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Cambridge-inspired ‘road train’ concept on track

Ricardo UK Limited’s technical centre in Cambridge is at the heart of the platooning initiativeA Cambridge-inspired ‘road train’ concept requiring only the lead driver in a convoy of vehicles to take the wheel while following drivers chill out has successfully completed the first test demonstrations.

Harwich Port switched on for electric vehicles

(L-R) Andrew Harston, port development director for Hutchison Ports (UK) Ltd; Trevor Wickham, sales manager for Glyn Hopkins Nissan; Barry Brown, Mayor of Harwich and Stewart Bethell, scheme coordinator for Hutchison Ports (UK) Ltd.A new electric vehicle charging point at Harwich International Port was officially plugged in by the local Mayor – becoming the first port to be included in the Source East Electric Vehicle Recharging Network.

ARM at heart of Audi digital drive

Audi vehicle interior – digital instrumentation and navigation powered by NVIDIA.Chips from ARM Holdings in Cambridge are helping to drive a digital revolution for global carmaker Audi.

India buys more of the UK electric vehicle industry

Dr Peter Harrop, chairman of IDTechEx, CambridgeThey have a saying in India that the British Empire is coming back - only the headquarters will be in New Delhi this time.

Lola revs up energy harvesting for prototype

Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechExThose designing electric vehicles have much in common, whether they are hybrid or pure electric, on-road, off-road, on-water, underwater or in the sky. That is true for unmanned and manned vehicles.

Lotus to pump £85m into Norfolk facility

Hollywood stars, the Baldwin brothers showcase Lotus’ star quality at a Los Angeles party last yearNorfolk carmaker Group Lotus has unveiled a £1/2 billion blueprint to turn the business into a world leading sports car producer and engineering hothouse.

Lotus millions could safeguard Norfolk jobs

Deputy Prime Minister Nick CleggGroup Lotus is believed to have secured a £10 million loan from the UK government to help underpin a major restructuring strategy.

Top marque for Cambridge as Bentley wheels in

The new Bentley Continental GTCBentley Motors UK will unveil its new Continental GTC to mark the launch of the company’s newest dealership in Cambridge.

BMW rolls out Ubisense tracking system globally

BMW using Ubisense tracking systemA new deal has been forged between BMW, IBS and Ubisense, extending the deployment of a real-time Location Identification System (LIS) across the global vehicle manufacturer’s production facilities.

Streets predicts boom for new UK luxury carmaker

Pictured at the launch of the Hemera are (left to right) Johnny Herbert, Ian Croft (Streets), Kenny Chen (Eterniti Motors) and Paul Tutin, streets chairman and managing partner.An East of England accountancy practice is helping to drive the growth of an exciting new UK motor marque set to take the automotive world by storm.

Ford drives towards all-digital in-car entertainment

Ford will take a big step forward with the arrival of the advanced SYNC with MyFord Touch system in Europe, arriving first in the Ford FocusCassette tapes that once revolutionised in-car audio entertainment were driven out of the dashboard by the compact disc revolution.

Lotus funding bid goes into overdrive

Vince CableGroup Lotus in Norfolk UK has made a fresh bid for government funding to underpin future production at its Hethel plant.

Nissan drives growth in Bedfordshire

Nissan Technical Centre Europe, CranfieldNissan’s decision to build its Qashqai model in Britain will have spin-off benefits for its nervecentre in Bedfordshire, according to the CBI.

Flagship BMW and MINI dealership opens at Cambourne

BMW and MINI flagship dealership at CambourneElms Cambridge opens the doors to an iconic £8.5 million dealership on Monday (June 6) at Cambourne.

Innovative concept to cut road deaths

Pedestrian-car-ARUA 'pedestrian-friendly' car bonnet design that could reduce fatalities and serious injuries in car accidents is being jointly developed in an industry-academia collaboration.

Suffolk firm celebrates expansion

Genus directors Tony Davis and Alan BeckettAn independent Bury St Edmunds company has reason to celebrate after marking almost 10 successful years in business with a move to new bespoke premises.

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