Auto industry develops articulated pedestrian dummy
Brussels, 1 March 2016 – In order to support the development of the scenarios that are used for testing vehicle systems that prevent collisions with pedestrians, the European Automobile Manufact...
01 March 2016 - Read more
Building Automotive Skills for the Future
Today, the European Automotive Skills Council held its final conference at the European Economic and Social Committee, where European policymakers, industry and social dialogue stakeholders gathered t...
26 February 2016 - Read more
Working Group Technical Regulations activities: January- February 2016
The CLEPA Working Group on Technical Regulations (WG TR) held its first 2016 session on 18 and 19 February 2016 at CLEPA offices.
The WGTR reviewed and commented the new CLEPA WG organiza...
22 February 2016 - Read more
Automotive and telecom industries set joint priorities for connected and automated cars
Barcelona, 22 February 2016 – In order to facilitate the uptake of automated 10147...
22 February 2016 - Read more
European Parliament holds Public Hearing on Road Safety
On Tuesday February 16th, the European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee held a public hearing entitled: ‘Towards a European Road Safety Area’.
The hearing sought to eval...
19 February 2016 - Read more
Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Labelling Reviewed
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Energy Working Group recently published the study: “Review and Evaluation of Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Labelling and Consumer Information Programs”.
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19 February 2016 - Read more
Driverless cars face further challenges in the US
Earlier this February, a legal opinion by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set the Internet abuzz. Why? Because it informed Google that the artificial intelligence used to pilot i...
19 February 2016 - Read more
Skills in the spotlight
This month, skills and training for the labour market have been in the spotlight across Europe. First, we look at the European Parliament’s Culture Committee draft report which calls for greater sup...
18 February 2016 - Read more
ACEA Event: Reducing CO2 from Road Transport Together
On February 16th 2016, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) held an event in Brussels entitled: ‘Reducing CO2 from Road Transport Together’, gathering a variety of relevant...
18 February 2016 - Read more
European Council approves second RDE package
On 12 February 2016, the Council approved the adoption of the second package of rules to introduce real driving emission (RDE) tests. The new tests are intended to measure more accurately pollutant...
13 February 2016 - Read more
Roadmap on Energy Union Integrated Research Strategy
On February 8th, the European Commission published its Roadmap on Energy Union Integrated Strategy on Research, Innovation and Competitiveness. Below is the introduction and for the full roadmap, clic...
09 February 2016 - Read more
European Commission presents Type Approval Overhaul
The European Commission has tabled legislative proposals to ensure car and components manufacturers comply strictly with all EU safety, environmental and production requirements.
The Comm...
09 February 2016 - Read more
Speech by Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc at a Road Safety Conference in Ljubljana: “A lot done, more to do”
European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc visited the International Conference on Road Safety in the Danube Region Ljubljana on 5 February 2016. At the conference, she gave the following speech...
05 February 2016 - Read more
European Parliament Study: The World is Changing. Transport Too.
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 t...
05 February 2016 - Read more
Real Driving Emissions
CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, welcomes the decision 10019...
03 February 2016 - Read more
Driverless cars technology receives £20 million boost from UK government
Source: Robert Bosch
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...
02 February 2016 - Read more
European Commission tightens rules for safer and cleaner cars
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 requiremen...
27 January 2016 - Read more
Automated driving: Bosch now conducting tests on roads in Japan
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 tes...
27 January 2016 - Read more
European Automotive Industry Gearing up
CLEPA welcomes the official launch of the High Level Group GEAR2030 9894...
26 January 2016 - Read more
CLEPA launches REMAN Policy Working Group
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...
26 January 2016 - Read more
Launch of the GEAR2030 consultation process – first meetings in January 2016
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 lau...
25 January 2016 - Read more
ACEA celebrates its 25th anniversary
Brussels, January 21, 2016, assignment for ACEA at their annual meeting. © Fred Guerdin ©
On 21 January 2016, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) hosted a recepti...
25 January 2016 - Read more
Telematics and the European Commission DG MOVE: C-ITS Platform
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 aut...
25 January 2016 - Read more
President Barack Obama Visits ZF NAIAS Booth
Detroit. ZF was the only automotive supplier to host President Barack Obama at its North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) booth during his visit to Detroit on January, 20. The company demonstr...
21 January 2016 - Read more
European Parliament Green-lights Emission Measurements Inquiry Committee
The European Parliament gave the green light for the creation of a committee of inquiry into car emission tests in a vote held on Thursday, January 21st. The committee, comprised of 45 members in to...
21 January 2016 - Read more