Drive Assist
Briefing: Is the idea of driverless cars just a dream?
With the lack of any real progress on automated vehicles, senior reporter Pamela Kokoszka asks will we see driverless cars on UK roads this decade, or is it just a pipedream with no real place in society.
Musk predicts superhuman safety levels in driverless car AI ‘this year’
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has predicted that the manufacturer will achieve autonomous car artificial intelligence ‘far in excess of the safety level of a human’ within the year.
Concerns persist around public understanding of self-driving vehicles
With different levels of autonomous technology available, insurers have warned that an Automated Vehicles Act must be clear on what self-driving cars can and cannot do and this must be communicated effectively.
Insurance firms 'should lower premiums for Tesla cars'
Insurers should lower premiums for Tesla cars owing to increased safety features built into the vehicles, analysts said.
Spotlight: ADAS webinar: Negotiating the potholes of automated driving
A panel of motor experts discussed the challenges of repairing cars equipped with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, at a webinar organised by Post in association with Auto Windscreens.
Spotlight: ADAS: Safety first
Rupert Armitage, managing director of Auto Windscreens, argues Advanced Driver Assistance Systems need to be recalibrated by manufacturers, and not the aftermarket
Insurers in call for clarity over autonomous and assisted technology
Insurers have today highlighted the potential dangers of the ambiguities surrounding autonomous driving and driverless technology.
Motor Report docu-video - Fraud, driverless cars, young drivers and claims
The Motor Report is out - but what do the experts think of the findings?
Insurers could be made 'irrelevant' by driverless cars
Insurers could face becoming "irrelevant" in the age of driverless cars according to a survey of drivers.
Insolvency Service investigating conduct of Drive Assist directors
The Insolvency Service is believed to be conducting an investigation into the behaviour and transactions of the directors of credit hire firm Drive Assist, according to the company’s liquidator Zolfo Cooper.
Unsecured Drive Assist creditors to share £600k
Drive Assist liquidator Zolfo Cooper has informed Post that latest estimates suggest unsecured creditors of the credit hire firm must split around £600 000.
Drive Assist calls in the liquidators
Zolfo Cooper has been named liquidators for credit hire firm Drive Assist almost two years after the business first entered administration.
Private equity houses tipped as frontrunners in Giles sale
Giles backer Charterhouse will find a welcoming audience in private equity markets as it seeks to sell its stake in the broker.
Credit Hire: Co-operation not combat
With concerns over credit hire at an all-time high after the collapse of Drive Assist, what is the future for credit hire organisations, and can they ever truly make peace with insurers?
Drive Assist collapse threatens bodyshops
The National Association of Bodyshops is threatening legal action against Drive Assist’s administrators, after claiming the credit hire firm left 15% of NAB members “at risk” of running into cash flow difficulties after it entered liquidation.
Drive Assist saga leaves 15% of NAB’s members at risk
The National Association of Bodyshops is threatening legal action against the administrators of Drive Assist, after claiming the credit hire firm left 15% of NAB members “at risk” of running into cash flow difficulties after it went into liquidation.