Max Pichon
Data from telematics key to vehicle insurance evolution
With the increasing use of new technologies that make driving much safer, leading reinsurance firm Swiss Re has stressed the crucial and long-term role of telematics…
Hellaby rejects $308m Bapcor bid for takeover
An AUD$308 million takeover bid for New Zealand's Hellaby Holdings by Australia's largest car parts supplier, Bapcor, will need to go a lot higher to succeed…
Toyota Landcruiser 70 series get top marks for safety
Toyota’s workhorse, the Landcruiser 70 single cab chassis has been upgraded and following a suite of destructive crash tests has reached 5 star standards. The tested…
Hyundai’s new fuel cell van revealed
Hyundai's H350 fuel cell concept LCV, which comes with a range of 422km and emits only water ,has been unveiled. The fuel cell powered van was…
QUT, CAT taking driverless vehicles underground
Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision have been chosen to help Caterpillar take its mining equipment and…
Global telematics market to boom by 2022
The global telematics market is expected to grow from an estimated US$26.3 billion in 2015, and reach US$140.1 billion by 2022 according to a study by P&S Market Research…
EU commissioner seeks customer compensation for Dieselgate
The European Commission will meet consumer groups this week to make sure they are doing enough to seek compensation for European drivers affected by Volkswagen's diesel…
Graham: the new face of car crashes
Evolutionary science and human vulnerability are at the centre of a new Australian initiative called 'Graham' - an interactive lifelike sculpture demonstrating human vulnerability - to…
Aus fatalities involving heavy vehicles down almost 20% in a decade
The number of fatal crashes involving heavy vehicles in Australia has decreased dramatically over the last decade, according to new road trauma statistics. The Bureau of…
Aussie truck, van sales continue roller coaster ride
The second quarter of 2016 has seen some solid results in the Aussie light and medium duty truck sectors. But the market is very different in…