The safest car ever is set to be unveiled in the near future, according to Volvo. It’ll be the first car to monitor drivers using cameras and sensors to detect if they are drunk, falling asleep or overly distracted while at the wheel. Due to be unveiled next month, the electric EX90 SUV will boast …
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Nissan recently demonstrated a Skyline sedan fitted with a still-in-development version of the automaker’s ProPilot driver-assist feature. The latest version adopts lidar detection to create a highly accurate view of a vehicle’s surrounding environment in real time, to support much more capable collision-avoidance features than current automatic emergency braking features. The Skyline sedan (sold in …
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Child-shaped bollards are terrifying motorists in a quiet village. The bizarre pavement decoration emerged this weekend after someone posted it online after driving through Stoney Stanton. The child-shaped bollards are painted in a semi-realistic manner to urge motorists to be more careful behind the wheel. Stoney Stanton Parish Council and the local school installed them …
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A van to film vehicles on motorways and main A roads is being used by National Highways, with artificial intelligence used to spot the law-breakers. The parked vehicle can detect drivers holding a mobile phone at the wheel and people failing to wear a seatbelt. It also has tech to detect tailgating. A police warning …
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If you’re like most pet owners, you consider your furry friend to be a member of the family. So it’s only natural that you would want to include them in your everyday activities, which may include driving. Travelling with pets can be a great way to bond with your furry friend and make sure they …
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A new call from Baroness McIntosh of Pickering has highlighted a loophole, where cyclists can still legally use mobiles while in the saddle – even though motorists cannot. The former MP wants a law change so cyclists are prosecuted for the offence of using a phone – the same as car drivers. Presently there is …
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The Government is being accused of ‘gambling’ with the lives of women and older drivers as delays to new safety measures for car manufacturers continue, according to the AA. In Northern Ireland and the European Union new vehicle models will be required to be fitted with new safety features. Head-on collision protection has become necessary, …
New forest, Exmoor and Dartford ponies are set to be included in the Highway Code. Following a review, the code is expected to incorporate advice about driving close to feral and semi-feral ponies. Campaigners in the new forest have welcomed the changes, after calling for measures to reduce animal road deaths. The new wording is …
Road safety experts have said that measures are needed to keep elderly drivers on the road after a report indicated that in 20 years motorists in their seventies will stand a 40 per cent-higher chance of being killed in a car accident. A Government-funded report from the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) highlighted the fact that …
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Adding road safety training to the national school curriculum could leave the next generation of road users better prepared for when they start learning how to drive. The call comes from risk management specialist and road safety provider TTC Group stating that road safety awareness should be taught in schools. With 4,140 reported road casualties …
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