CLEPA and Deloitte are pleased to invite you to submit proposals for the CLEPA Innovation Awards 2017 which will be handed over on 29th of June 2017 in Rome. The CLEPA Innovation Award recognizes the innovation capabilities of European automotive suppliers for novel technologies, products or business...
European automotive suppliers and automakers are working together to develop self-driving car technology. Several suppliers - notably Delphi Automotive and Bosch - are among the more popular technology partners with multiple alliances around the globe. Some companies, such as Tesla Motors, General Motors and Ford...
The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) published a study on the "Cyber security and resilience of smart cars". The report identifies good practices and recommendations to ensure the security of smart cars against cyber threats. The study suggests the following recommendations, to increase...
On the 10th of January, the European Commission published a Communication on "Building a data economy". It is aimed at paving the way for new legislative actions in order to achieve the Digital Single Market. For the European Commission, big data is an essential resource for...
Bird & Bird in association with CLEPA and Automobil-Industrie have the pleasure of inviting you to the next annual international automotive conference, Automotive Connect, taking place on 9 March 2017 in Frankfurt am Main. Legal and non-legal experts from the industry will provide commercial perspectives...
On the 9th of December, the European Commission adopted the report on the operation of the system of access to vehicle repair and maintenance information. Vehicle manufacturers are required under European legislation to ensure that independent operators have easy, restriction-free and standardised access to vehicle RMI...
On 6 December 2016, the Forum for Mobility & Society issued a set of recommendations to EU policymakers in calling for improved efforts when it comes to reaching road safety targets. The document was launched during a lunch debate on road safety in Europe. The event...
How to continually generate sustainable value in further maturing and competitive procurement environments Many organizations have professionalized their direct material procurement in recent years, yet pressure on continually leveraging savings potential remains the top priority of today´s CPOs – but how can companies manage to achieve...
On November 30 2016, the European Commission adopted a European Strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), a milestone initiative towards cooperative, connected and automated mobility. The Strategy will make it possible to deploy vehicles that can "talk" to each other and to the transport infrastructure on...
Brussels, 1 December 2016 - Europe’s automobile manufacturers and automotive suppliers have announced that they are joining forces to find a solution for secure and safe access to vehicle data to interested market participants. This announcement was made today by the sectors’ associations – the...