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The CEO of Chinese search engine and mapping service, Baidu, is reportedly under police investigation following reports that he took one of the company’s self-driving cars to a technology conference.

Independent automotive engineering and testing organisation HORIBA MIRA has expanded its test and engineering capabilities following the official launch of its dedicated Advanced Emissions Test Centre (AETC).

TomTom and Chinese mapping service provider Baidu have joined forces to develop high definition (HD) maps for autonomous driving.

Inrix has announced the availability of its On-Street Parking service in the new BMW 5 Series car, providing real-time on-street parking service for a connected car, using historical and real time parking data to predict the availability of parking spaces.

German dynamic measurement technology developer Kistler Group has acquired eso, which manufactures portable speed measurement, in a deal which will enable Kistler to expand into traffic safety.

Transport for London (TfL) and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, have announced three more electric-only bus routes in the city on routes 46, 153 and 214, the latest in a series of measures to tackle London’s toxic air.

utch public transport company HTM Personenvervoer has deployed Masabi JustRide mobile ticketing on its trams and buses in The Hague, allowing passengers to buy tickets via smartphone using an application with support for Dutch, German and English, and payments using IDEAL, the popular Dutch payments system.

From 2019, every Volvo launched by carmaker Volvo Cars, the premium car maker will have an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that have only an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business.

The Flourish Consortium is holding its first annual media and showcase event, today, 6 July.

Volvo Australia is discovering a unique problem as it begins to test autonomous vehicles in Australia – it seems the way kangaroos move is confusing the car’s detection system, ABC Australia reports.

Inrix has partnered with European parking operator APCOA Parking Group to exchange parking information in a deal which will provide Inrix with access to information from 1.4 million parking spaces at over 9,000 locations in 13 countries.

US engineering services firm Parsons has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), which is dedicated to creating and strengthening mutually beneficial relationships between MIT and corporations worldwide.

Kapsch TrafficCom has been awarded a contract to design, develop, implement, support and maintain a turnkey regional mobile ticketing system (MTS) by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).

Technology company Continental has agreed to acquire a minority share French autonomous shuttle manufacturer EasyMile and the companies plan to cooperate closely in the development of environmental sensors, braking systems and driving safety technologies.

The percentages of vehicles exceeding the speed limit in free flow conditions on UK roads have declined slightly for most vehicle and road types between 2011 and 2016, according to statistics published by the Department for Transport.