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Driving Doctor perfects telematics data management
Telematics data management and Telemetry The Driving Doctor a new driver behaviour software provider is claiming that they can remove a major obstacle that has hindered the uptake of telematics. Like most scientific terminologies, the words telematics and telemetry has their root meaning in the Greek and relates to remote operations with a given object. The term “telemetry” is probably...
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UK to remove insurance barriers for self-driving cars
Insurance barriers to be removed for self-driving cars New insurance rules are now being introduced in Britain plans to ensure victims of accidents involving self-driving cars are compensated quickly. This will aid in opening up the self-driving car market by removing a major obstacle to the nascent industry. Up until now, the introduction of self-driving cars has been hampered by...
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Almost 8,000 multiple ban drivers still behind wheel
Banned drivers still behind wheel The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has said that here are almost 8,000 drivers on Irish roads who have multiple concurrent disqualifications on their licences but who are continuing to flout the law by driving while under ban. The RSA findings from August 2016 found that the licences of 7,651 drivers had multiple banning orders on...
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Convicted drink-drivers to receive a mandatory road ban
Drink-drivers will now recieve mandatory road bans In a zero-tolerance move, the Transport Minister Shane Ross has announced that convicted drink drivers will receive mandatory roads bans. Ross told the Oireachtas Transport Committee that the current obligatory three points “sends out the message that it is not a serious offence”. At this present time, the law says that drivers caught...
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Will you need a Driving Licence for a Self-Driving Car?
Will you need a Driving Licence for a Self-Driving Car? Future generations of motorists may find they will not need a driving licence, as we know it today. The first driving licences in the world were issued back in 1903 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. If your car can drive itself and has a robot driver, why would you...
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Insurance industry bracing for major change with the arrival of Self-Driving Cars?
Major changes could affect insurers with the arrival of Self-Driving Cars Will the inevitable arrival of autonomous vehicles on a mass scale send the auto insurance industry over a cliff? Some are saying that if you have a motor insurance business it may not exist in 20 years. Why? You can blame the seismic shift that is occurring in the...
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Autonomous Cars Will self Learn Like Mobile Phones
Self Learning Autonomous Cars At the moment we get daily updates from our smartphones for our apps and the operating systems even getting these updates while we sleep. It is proposed that we will also get automated updates for our smart cars in the future which will help the car to handle cyclists, dogs, balls rolling into the path of...
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New roadside tests to check for prescription drugs
New roadside tests to check for prescription drugs The Department of Transport has confirmed that in just a matter of weeks motorists will face roadside checks for commonly prescribed medicines such as Valium and sleeping tablets, as well as for illegal drugs. The drug testing will be introduced in March and gardaí will subject motorists to random checks using a...
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Speed ramps - "a bloody nuisance"?
Are speed ramps "a bloody nuisance"? It has been claimed this week that 'Speed bumps', which are scattered all across Ireland are costing drivers hundreds of euros in maintenance costs every year. Many drivers are complaining that they are forking out hundreds as a result of maintenance needed after negotiating these ramps. The question must be asked, though, are speed...
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Driving safety for professional drivers
Professional driver safety How many hours can you drive without a break? How many hours can you drive in a day? If you are a bus or truck operator, more than any other driver on the road, you understand that the priorities must be the health, safety and welfare of your staff, passengers and other road users. All professional drivers...