The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) Congress in Sofia, Bulgaria, has launched the global “Safe Rates and a Safe Industry – We’re In, Are you?” campaign for Australian truck drivers in the ...
Budget cuts could force tens of thousands of street lights in Northern Ireland to be switched off this winter. Roads minister Danny Kennedy issued the warning as his department faces a £15 million cut, leaving it unable to pay ...
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Audi has conducted public testing of its piloted driving system in Florida as a step towards implementing the system in its vehicle. The piloted driving system is a new driver assistance system by Audi that includes congestion pilot, ...
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BMW Group is set to open a driving center in Incheon, Korea, with an investment of $75.5m -- the company’s first such facility in Asia. The driving center concept is a part of BMW's Future Retail strategy, which includes city center ...
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Nissan Motor plans to launch new vehicle automation technologies over the next four years, with an aim to accelerate consumer adoption of Autonomous Drive systems. The technologies will include automated lane controls and highway ...
Nissan Motor plans to launch new vehicle automation technologies over the next four years, with an aim to accelerate consumer adoption of Autonomous Drive systems. The technologies will include automated lane controls and highway ...
File photo. Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Tony Sheldon said a recent court decision relating to the truck crash that killed two Western Australian men in 2011 serves as a reminder that road safety is more than red tape ...
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Google has moved ahead with the self-driving car project with introduction of the new completely self-driving car prototype in the US. The new car does not have a steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal as it is completely ...
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Plymouth expects £1 million annual savings from LED street lighting upgrade Plymouth City Council has given the go-ahead for an £8 million street lighting upgrade as part of a wider energy and carbon dioxide saving programme. ...
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A national tribunal is to consider minimum safety standards for Australian petrol tankers, after nationwide research revealed 1 in 4 tanker drivers were pressured to speed and 1 in 2 drivers reported inadequate brake inspections. ...
The Land Rover Discovery has carved an enviable reputation for itself - from deserts, jungles and barren peaks, where its extraordinary capabilities have seen it through the harshest terrains. From 2015 onwards, the Discovery nameplate ...
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The first Mercedes-Benz Econic models with Euro VI engines have been delivered to Hamburg. That is where Hamburg municipal sanitation (SRH) has now taken delivery of two 2630 L model vehicles, fitted with Rotopress model refuse collection ...
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A NHVAS review is underway as part of Heavy Vehicle Roadworthiness Program, following a week of confusion and contradiction. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is undertaking the review of the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme ...
Authorities are being urged to review road lighting on two stretches of the M65. Following a fatal crash in November near junction 8 - a stretch which is managed by the Highways Agency - the Blackburn Coroner has written to the Agency ...
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A new report released by NRMA Motoring & Services has shown Australia’s reliance on imported transport fuel has risen from 60 per cent in 2000 to 91 per cent in 2013, putting immense pressure on Australia’s liquid fuel security ...
Tags: imported transport fuel, medicine supplies, electric vehicles