Tom Leggett is Lead Research Engineer for Automated Driving at Thatcham Research. This is his final blog in a series providing behind the scenes insights into his work developing a world-first consumer rating framework for Automated Driving Systems.
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Published by Rhys Taylor-Brown
Having left the European Union, the UK no longer signs up automatically to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulations on vehicle safety. With the introduction of a new set of global safety regulations to come in July 2022, Steve Boyle the managing director of Moshon Data, joins a number of voices from industry urging government to commit to the new standards for a multitude of reasons.
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Mercedes-Benz has announced that it will accept legal responsibility for collisions that occur in cars fitted with an ‘L3’ Automated Lane Keeping System, when directly caused by a fault with its technology but not when the driver has "failed to comply with their duty of care".
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Advanced Emergency Braking Systems (AEBS) have been fitted as standard to most new HGVs sold in the UK since 2015. Drivers and operators of HGVs need to understand how it works, what it does and why it’s vital, according to Driving for Better Business, which has launched online guidance on the life-saving technology in collaboration with Thatcham Research.