Report: Autonomous vehicles could shrink the auto insurance industry by 60 percent
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 27, 2016 — Major accounting consultancy KPMG released a white paper this week covering the potential impact of autonomous vehicles on the auto insurance industry. It seems appropriate the report arrives the week of Halloween, as the main message is downright scary. According to the report, the coming […]
Friday Fun: Dieselgate’s effects, AV insurance and Fenix makes acquisitions
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 15, 2015 — A collection of interesting goings-on in the auto world from the past week: – The VW scandal continues to generate some interesting knock-on effects. VW, of course, was caught cheating on emissions tests. The scandal has focused attention on emissions testing in general. There is some […]
Consumer watchdog group agitating for transparent testing of automated vehicles
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 13, 2015 — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has announced it will post all autonomous vehicle accident reports on its website. The move comes after a citizens’ group, Consumer Watchdog, suggested the DMV make the reports more easily available. In a press release announcing the action, an […]
Navigant publishes OEM self-driving ‘Leader Board’ report
by Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 21, 2015 — A new report assess the strategy of eighteen autonomous vehicle OEMs with respect to their automated car programs. Autonomous driving has become the new and trendy subject in the auto industry of late. But according to the new report from Navigent, self-driving […]
Report: Autonomous vehicle sales may reach 85 million annually by 2035
Toronto, Ontario — September 8, 2015 — A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the emerging market for different levels of fully and semi-autonomous driving, with global market forecasts by region for vehicle volume and revenue, through 2035. As manufacturers continue to roll out the first combinations of advanced driver assistance features, some cars will […]
New report on self-braking vehicles shows ‘measurable difference’
By Jeff Sanford Arlington, Virginia — September 1, 2015 — The US-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has just released its latest report ranking new vehicles that can brake without driver intervention. IIHS began compiling this report in 2013. This year’s ranking finds many more vehicles are coming equipped with sensors and programs that […]
New 32-acre facility built to test automated vehicles
By Jeff Sanford Ann Arbor, Michigan — August 14, 2015 — The Automated Vehicle Symposium 2015 took place in Ann Arbour Michigan recently. The conference explores the issues around the rapidly emerging automated vehicle (AV) sector. Collision Repair magazine spoke with Susan Spencer, Senior Associate, at the Canadian Automated Vehicles Center of Excellent (CAVCOE), for […]
Public acceptance ‘very high’ for automated vehicles
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 6, 2015 — Canadian AV expert Susan Spencer, Senior Associate at the Canadian Automated Vehicles Center of Excellence (CAVCOE), recently travelled to Ann Arbour, Michigan, for the Automated Vehicle Symposium, the key conference for those interested in the emerging automated vehicle (AV) market. Spencer brought back many interesting […]
Cyber security, potential impacts the hot topics at AV Symposium 2015
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 5, 2015 — The Automated Vehicles Symposium is an annual event designed to advance the deployment of self-driving vehicles. This year’s event, held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, drew over 900 people from various industries involved with driverless cars. The keynote address was delivered by Chris Urmson, head of […]
Google self-driving car in first accident with injuries
By Jeff Sanford Mountain View, California — July 20, 2015 — It finally happened. One of Google’s self-driving test cars has been involved in a serious accident in which passengers were hurt. The computer-directed vehicles have been zipping around Mountain View, California as a way of testing the ability to be “self-driving.” According to Google, […]
