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JOURNAL
NEWS
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THESE?
A blast from the past! Who remembers the printed repair
methods booklets?
Before escribe, repair methods were shared through our
printed booklets, says Thatcham Research, sharing images of
the booklets!
“As vehicles have become more advanced, so too has
the way repair information is delivered,” said Thatcham
Research. “Today, escribe provides repairers with instant
access to trusted repair methods, ADAS and EV alerts, expert
technical support, and repair intelligence developed in our
Repair Technology Centre.
“It’s come a long way since these booklets, but our mission
remains unchanged: helping repairers access the right
information at the right time.”
‘ENGINEERED
UPDATES’
LANDS FIRST
EDITION!
WAYVE & UBER
15 “ROBOTAXIS”
LAUNCH IN LONDON
Uber customers in London requesting an UberX, Uber
Electric, or Uber Comfort can be matched with a “supervised
autonomous” Wayve vehicle: an all-electric Ford Mustang
Mach-E vehicle equipped with the Wayve AI Driver, as well as
surround sensors.
“Engineered Updates” is a new series from the IAEA. The
CPD style video updates will includes a series of interviews
with technical suppliers to give market updates and
overviews for IAEA Members.
These will be hosted on the IAEA’s YouTube channel.
In the 昀椀rst episode, David Punter speaks with Rupert Pontin
from Brego discuss vehicle valuation. David and Rupert
discuss grey campers, the con昀氀ict, old diesels and battery
life.
Find the IAEA on YouTube @theinstituteofautomotiveen74.
The Uber and Wayve partnership marks the 昀椀rst time
autonomous vehicle (AV) trips are available in the UK.
It’s part of a one-year trial, with Transport for London
approving up to 15 vehicles. The modi昀椀ed Wayve cars are
approved as private hire vehicles rather than as automated
vehicles, which means a licensed PHV driver has to be
aboard and legally responsible for the car throughout every
journey.
Any AV on the Uber network must meet all of the company’s
Safety Guidelines. The initial launch phase features
supervised autonomous rides, meaning a trained and TfL
licensed private hire driver is onboard to oversee the trip.
ALLIANZ CONSIDERS £5 BILLION
ACQUISITION OF THE AA
At the time of going to press, Sky News was reporting that
Allianz has been holding talks about acquiring the AA.
Allianz is considering a £5 billion takeover of the AA, the
breakdown recovery group which ranks among Britain’s
biggest membership organisations and has more than 16
million customers in Britain.
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Sky News has learnt that Allianz is one of a small number of
parties which have been holding talks with advisers to the
AA about a deal. Banking sources said that Allianz, which
has a market capitalisation of over £144bn, had been in
discussions about an offer over a period of several months,
but cautioned that the current status of negotiations and
prospects of a transaction materialising were unclear.
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