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More than half of motorist have driving aggression issues

A survey of motorist by Churchill Car Insurance in the UK has found that behind the wheel aggression is a problem for more than half of drivers.

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11.04.2016

It’s not just your health that smoking can damage

National No Smoking Day falls on 9 March and serves as a reminder of the new law, which bans smoking in vehicles carrying children. Not only is this a timely health warning, but motor industry valuation specialist, cap, warns that smoking in the car can also damage the resale value of vehicles. With this in mind, cap urges car owners to stub out the cigarette for a healthier body and bank balance.

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04.03.2016

Mercedes E-Class takes step to self drive

Mercedes has taken a further step towards autonomous driving by announcing that its 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class will have the option of new feature called Active Lane Change Assist.

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21.12.2015

Vehicle-to-X technology from Continental protects vulnerable road users

International automotive supplier Continental is constantly developing new technologies to improve the safety of vulnerable road users (VRU).

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27.11.2015

ZF TRW’s New Center Airbag Targets Future Side Impact Requirements

ZF TRW, the Active and Passive Safety Technology Division of ZF AG, has developed a new airbag that is designed to help vehicle manufacturers improve side impact protection. The center airbag is integrated into the inner side of the seat back and deploys to help protect the head, shoulder and torso areas of occupants in the front seat.

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25.11.2015

Research shows speed cameras responsible for bad driving

Using more than a billion miles of driving behaviour data, collected over three years (2011-2014), Wunelli, a LexisNexis company, has revealed the most frequent braking black spots across the UK created by speed cameras, based on motorists braking excessively just before speed cameras to avoid being caught.

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28.10.2015

Google patents technology for car-to-car video feed

Vehicle-to-vehicle communication is considered one of the next major breakthroughs in motoring, and Google is getting into the arena with a new patent that aims to make driving safer.