Driverless cars
Ford targets 2021 for driverless cars without steering wheels
Global motor giant Ford is looking to build a mass produced fully driverless car for ride-sharing by 2021.
Week in Post: Rio 2016, diving doggies, a racism row and rejoice, the Insurance Act is finally here!
You know you’ve been bitten by the Olympic bug when you find yourself watching the weightlifting at 1:30am in the morning, hours before you have an event and need to be pretty sharp.
Blog: Autonomous vehicles - whose claim is it anyway?
Autonomous vehicles are regularly in the press heralding a new era of transport and social inclusion. While a fully autonomous world is an exciting prospect, most commentators will readily admit that it may be at least 20 years before we can call an…
No clarity over who will pay for ADAS recalibration
Thatcham Research has issued a new voluntary code of practice to provide clear guidance on the recalibration of car safety technology during the replacement or refit of windscreens.
Blog to the future: One day, more than 10 customer interactions – could this be an insurer reality by 2030
The alarm goes, it is 6:45am on 25 July 2030; and the first thing you do is check your Healthcare Insurer-provided wearable tech-band to see how your sleep rated.
Legal: Driverless cars journey on a bumpy road
Connected and autonomous vehicles are capturing headlines across sectors, none more so than in the insurance industry and at times we could be forgiven for thinking that a hands-off eyes-off car is just around the corner.
Passenger drones: Look to the skies
The airspace above our cities could be the roadway of the future but what will insurance look like in times to come? And what kind of policy would cover flying taxi cabs – motor or aviation?
Only one in 10 insurers are prepared for arrival of driverless cars
The majority of insurers are unprepared for the arrival of driverless vehicles, according to a report from KPMG.
Telematics providers welcome government consultation
Telematics providers have welcomed the opening of the government consultation on autonomous cars.
Insurers discuss driverless cars consultation in Parliament
Insurers met on Tuesday in Parliament to discuss the government's consultation paper on insurance for driverless cars.
Third Tesla crash raises fears over safety of driverless technology
A third Tesla car has crashed using the driverless 'autopilot' feature, raising fears over the safety of the technology.
Insurers welcome driverless cars consultation paper
Insurers have welcomed the consultation paper released today by the Department for Transport on the use of autonomous cars on the road.
Driverless cars could be used 'as a potential weapon', says Axa
Driverless cars could be vulnerable to cyber attacks and could even be used as a “potential weapon" in a city, a report from Axa has warned.
Consultation starts on 'revolutionary' changes to insurance over driverless cars
A major consultation on the use of autonomous cars has been launched officially today by the Department for Transport.
Axa provides insurance for driverless car tests
Axa has written a bespoke policy for driverless car tests across the UK.
First driverless death will push full autonomy further down the road
The first potential death caused by a Tesla car will push the reality of fully autonomous vehicles further down the road and have repercussions for the insurance industry, experts have warned.
How insurers can grow telematics propositions in the UK
Post’s first Motor Insurance World conference hosted a VIP roundtable, debating how insurers can grow telematics propositions in the UK and help motor insurance shed its distress purchase tag
Biba raises questions over government's driverless cars consultation
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association said it has a “lot of questions” over the government’s consultation document on driverless cars.
Motor: Hands off - the latest on self-driving cars
On the day the Queen's Speech confirmed driverless cars would soon become insurable on UK roads, more than 2000 motor engineers, manufacturers, insurers, suppliers and academics gathered in Lisbon to hear from some of the industry's headline acts
Driverless car insurance policy launched by broker Adrian Flux
The UK’s first driverless car insurance policy has been launched ahead of a government consultation this summer.
DFT confirms it will amend Road Traffic Act to cover driverless technology and invites insurers to consult on legislation
A government minister has called for the insurance industry to participate in a consultation over regulations surrounding the cover of autonomous vehicles.
IBIS 2016: Google has no plans to be dealer or manufacturer of cars
Entering automotive dealership and manufacturing is not the agenda for Google, delegates were assured at IBIS Global Summit 2016 in Barcelona today.
Legislative support extended to driverless cars
Autonomous cars have gained legislative backing in the Queen’s Speech today (18 May) as insurers hail the innovation as doing more to save lives than seatbelts.
56% worry about insurance of driverless cars
More than half of drivers worry they will automatically be classed as ‘at fault’ by insurers if they are involved in an accident with a driverless car, according to a survey.