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Ebbon Group has moved into artificial intelligence (AI) with a new partnership with Zegami, and the creation of a new business entity, Ebbon Intelligence.

Kia has recalled almost 1,000 new Sorentos in the UK due to a fault with the car’s eCall SOS feature.

ATS Euromaster has performed more than 500,000 digital vehicle health checks since it launched the service in 2019.

UK road deaths in the 12 months up to June 2020 are down 14% compared to the equivalent period in the preceding year, new data from the DfT shows.

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) is calling for drink driving laws to be overhauled, including a reduction in the legal limit.

A record number of vehicles – almost 1.3 million – failed their MOT last year, because of faults relating to exhaust emissions, new data suggests.

Fleets need to be aware of the growing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health and subsequent safety risks to drivers, FleetCheck is warning.

FMG will integrate its 24/7 accident management service into ALD Automotive’s commercial vehicle and company car leasing solution.

The number of rear-end collisions on UK roads fell by 27% last year, according to data from accident aftercare provider AX.

IAM Roadsmart is calling for “comprehensive” training on the use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), such as adaptive cruse control and autonomous emergency braking.

Insurance and Mobility Solutions (IMS) has partnered with Sogo to supply telematics solutions focused on asset protection and collision detection.

A survey has been launched for fleets to have their say on how driving for work guidance from the HSE and DfT can be improved.

Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new Vision Zero Dashboard tool, which enables people to access and interpret London’s road collision data more easily.

Fleets with vehicles impacted by the current lockdown are being urged to start thinking about how they will remobilise their operations when the pandemic ends.

DriveTech, part of the AA, is urging businesses not to overlook e-scooters when it comes to risk management.

MOT test centres will remain open during Lockdown 3, but driving tests cancelled.

Highways England could be charged with manslaughter following the death of a 62-year-old woman on a stretch of smart motorway.

In almost half (47%) of thefts from vehicles in England and Wales, new figures from the ONS suggest that the vehicles were left unlocked.

Licence Bureau, part of TTC Group, has surpassed the five million driver licence check milestone.

New vehicle safety systems, such as autonomous emergency braking, are being switched off by drivers, new research suggests.

New research from CompareTheMarket has revealed that catalytic converter thefts have increased across England.

Michelin has announced it will incorporate Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips into all its car tyres by 2023.

One in three of all road fatalities and more than one in five of all casualties occur in driving-for-work collisions, a new landmark study suggests.

Hazard perception training should be a key part of a fleet’s driver training strategy, starting at recruitment, members of the Fleet200 were told.

Risk management continues to be a high priority for fleet managers, but those in this Fleet200 roundtable discussion said their strategies had been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

JCT600 Vehicle Leasing Solutions has struck a new three-year contract with long term incident management partner FMG.

Van fleet managers must address gaps in driver training, heavy workloads, and mental health issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, say industry experts.

The new Land Rover Defender and Isuzu D-Max have been deemed “too aggressive” in the Euro NCAP head-on safety collision test.

Zego has acquired telematics company Drivit for an undisclosed sum, enabling it to collect real-time driver behaviour data in-house.

Euro NCAP has awarded the all-new Kia Sorento SUV line-up, including the upcoming plug-in hybrid, a five-star safety rating.

Fleet managers are being urged to ensure they are selecting the right replacement tyres for their cars and vans, to avoid unnecessary costs.

New products launched by Flock and Clifford James, while usage-based insurance policies from Zego 'save fleets thousands'.

Larger organisations are more likely to employ road-risk management measures for their employees while driving at work, research by Arval Mobility Observatory has found.

Nexus delivers record volumes of rentals, the Fleet Safety Academy partners with Ctrack by Inseego and Engie announce it's expanding its EV charging network.

Driver engagement could be key in improving mental health and wellbeing, says Rosie Sharp, behavioural sciences researcher at TRL.

Dr Mohsen Mohseninia, vice president of market development Europe at Aeris looks at the importance of connectivity when it comes to fleet video telematics solutions.

A new statistical release from the Department for Transport (DfT) has highlighted an increase in speeding on UK roads during the first Coronavirus lockdown.

Road users have sent more than 50,000 dash cam recordings of potential traffic offices to police forces since 2017, with one-third resulting in action.

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), together with a coalition of organisations, has written to all 27 EU Transport Ministers and Industry Ministers expressing concern that the technical requirements for speed limiters are not strict enough.

Production process problems have been blamed for recalls by Ford and BMW affecting more than 46,000 cars, including almost 5,000 in the UK.