Category:Global Focus News
Scania to pioneer full-length autonomous buses in Sweden
Scania and Nobina, the largest public-transport operator in the Nordic countries, will start trials of autonomous buses on regular routes in the Stockholm area...
Van drivers break the law (and maybe their necks too)
More than half of van drivers in the United Kingdom (UK) have admitted to making calls behind the wheel without using a hands-free device....
Daimler ditches platooning!
Incredibly, after years of hoo-haΒ surrounding the topic of platooning, the concept has been ditched byΒ the worldβs biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles! This revelation came...
Daimler spends β¬20 billion on battery cells
Daimler has gone on a shopping spree, ordering battery cells to the value of a whopping β¬20 billion (about R324 billion). The orders will...
MAN hits the water!
FOCUS readers associate MAN with vans, trucks and buses. However, the company is now also focusing on the Asian luxury yacht market. Specifically, it...
Volvoβs Nilsson retires
Claes Nilsson, executive vice president of the Volvo Group and president of Volvo Trucks, has announced his retirement. Nilsson has visited South Africa many...
Motion sickness β gone!
Lots of people really battle with motion sickness while in a vehicle. In fact, more than 30-million people in Europe suffer from this ailment!...
Want to preserve your classic vehicle?
Vehicle collectors the world over can rejoice! Classic Guard, a new ceramic coating, has been launched β and it is set to do wonders...
Honda shows its Autonomous Work Vehicle at CES 2019
I was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last month. What a cool event! There was a lot of amazing stuff...
Scania supplies trucks for e-highways
Scania is supplying 15 trucks for trials on German e-highways this year. Trials will initially commence in Hessen along the A5 Autobahn, where the...
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