Welsh car manufacturer to bring to market new 4x4 Britain’s car industry is set to get a big boost as a car maker in South Wales plans to build a new 4x4 vehicle. Billionaire businessman, Sir Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos Automotive will create about 200 jobs at the new plant in Bridgend. Ineos Automotive will be situated next to a...
China dedicates a mountain highway to test self-driving cars China has dedicated a stretch of mountain motorway in the Eastern Shandong province to test self-driving vehicle connectivity. This is in an effort to challenge the United States in its autonomous driving technology programmes. A local Chinese Transportation Development Group has taken over a 26-kilometre-long (16 miles) highway for autonomous testing....
1 in 4 police officers in Northern Ireland cannot drive a cop car Almost a quarter of all PSNI officers are not allowed to drive?. The Police Federation said: "That would be an operational matter for the PSNI to address" In order for a Northern Ireland police officer to get behind the wheel of a patrol vehicle, they must receive...
Vehicles to send alerts to avert heated car deaths Car manufacturers in the United States are planning to install an early warning system in cars that can alert car owners to the danger of occupants overheating. Systems that can remind parents and guardians to check children in the back seat may become a requirement by law but all major U.S....
Criminals in County Limerick are giving “two fingers” to the law by registering their vehicles in the names of members of the Gardaí or in the names of children. It was revealed in Kilmallock Court, County Limerick, that one “owner” of a vehicle was a four-year-old girl. As a result of that particular criminal investigation, a Volkswagen Passat was seized...
Great Britain car stickers may be needed on UK cars in Ireland after Brexit UK Motorists are being told that they need to display a GB sticker when they drive in the Republic of Ireland if Brexit occurs at the end of October. New UK government advice said the sticker must be displayed in all EU countries by British drivers....
Vehicles are being identified as the leading cause of work-related fatalities in Irish workplaces A new report by the HSA (Health and Safety Authority) has identified vehicles as the leading cause of deaths. The HSA annual report was published on Friday, August 30 and shows that last year, 39 people lost their lives while operating a vehicle at work. This...
No Garda car for over six months Ballybofey, Co Donegal has been without a Garda patrol car for over six months. It is very strange for a busy town of this size not to have a squad car for such an extended period and the situation has been slammed by local County Councillor Patrick McGowan. Bizarrely, local Gardaí have resorted...
Range Rover stripped down and abandoned in broad daylight Check out this Luxury Range Rover found stripped for parts and just abandoned on a Birmingham street. Birmingham police tweeted the image after it was reported to them that the vehicle was which only a matter of days ago was a perfectly respectable vehicle. The luxury sports vehicle is believed to...
Who is in control of your electric car? A pregnant Irish woman was left stranded on a motorway in Northern Ireland without any power to her electric car when Renault switched off her battery remotely and without any warning? The woman eventually had to call for a tow truck to get her car off the motorway. The woman's husband, Philip...