KPMG International has published the 2018 Autonomous Vehicles Readiness Index (AVRI). The report provides an in-depth view of what it takes for countries to meet the challenges of self-driving vehicles, evaluating the preparedness of a cross-section of 20 countries globally. The Index evaluates each country according to...
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The Commission continues to work with EU countries and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to continuously limit the risks posed by chemicals to human health and the environment in the context of the EU's REACH regulation – the most comprehensive chemicals legislation in the world. Today,...
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The EU is stimulating the market for zero- and low-emission vehicles by encouraging their use in public procurement. On 11 February, the Romanian presidency reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a reform which will increase market certainty and help cut down overall...
The European Commission hosted the first road safety workshop between the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brussels from 30 January to 1 February 2019. The event provided a valuable networking opportunity for road safety experts with a view to future...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Commission, with the support of the EC-funded project ARCADE , is pleased to announce its Second European Conference on connected and automated driving: 'Connected Automated Driving: Europe takes the lead'. The deployment of Connected and Automated Driving (CAD) can...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The new European Technology and Innovation Platform on Batteries has been launched today at an event in Brussels. Bringing together private and public actors and industrial and research stakeholders throughout the whole value chain of the sector, its...
TAYSAD, the Automotive Supplier Association of Turkey, has recently published its “R&D and Design Centres Catalogue”. The publication includes a comprehensive overview of the R&D and Design capacity of the Turkish automotive supplier industry with its capabilities and interests, including their expertise on the different...
The year 2019 promises to be a challenging year for many European automotive suppliers. The global economy is slowing down, most pertinently in China and Europe. Global trade tensions are aggravating matters. And the new EU CO2 emission targets, which are causing dramatic shifts in...