On February 5th, the European Parliament Directorate-General for Internal Policies Policy Department B published its latest study: "The World is Changing. Transport Too." Read below for the abstract: "The European population is growing and ageing. Mobile information and communication technologies are developing rapidly. Global competition and the...
[caption id="attachment_10010" align="alignright" width="456"] Source: Robert Bosch[/caption] Eight new projects across the UK have been awarded £20 million in funding to research and develop enhanced communication between vehicles and roadside infrastructure or urban information systems, including new ‘talking car technologies’, British Business Secretary Sajid Javid will...
The Commission has today proposed a major overhaul of the so-called 'EU type approval framework' to ensure car manufacturers comply strictly with all EU safety, environmental and production requirements. Under current rules, national authorities are solely responsible for certifying that a vehicle meets all requirements...
Stuttgart, Germany and Yokohama, Japan – Bosch is taking the development of automated driving one step further. As well as in Germany and the U.S., the supplier of technology and services is now testing the technology of the future in Japan. Bosch’s initial goal is...
At the beginning of the year, CLEPA successfully launched its REMAN Policy Working Group in order to raise awareness and gain support from policymakers on a European and international political level by promoting Remanufacturing. The first meeting of the WG took place on the 18th of...
CLEPA has been selected by the European Commission to be a member of the High Level Group GEAR2030, the EC consultation process for sectoral policy in the automotive industry, which was officially launched at the end of last year. The High Level Group will discuss the...
[caption id="attachment_9838" align="alignnone" width="546"] Brussels, January 21, 2016, assignment for ACEA at their annual meeting. © Fred Guerdin ©[/caption] On 21 January 2016, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) hosted a reception in Brussels on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. After Secretary General Erik Jonnaert had...
The relation between Telematics and the automotive industry comes very close to what some might call a revolution. Although it is clear that data gathering is not something new in the automotive industry, collecting it at the volumes and speed we are currently witnessing and integrating...