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SIZE CHANGES HOW TRUCKS MOVE 🚚 A fully loaded truck behaves much differently than a passenger car. Wide turns, longer stopping distances, and slower lane changes are all part of operating a large commercial vehicle. Understanding these differences can help you make safer decisions every time you share the road. #TruckSafety #DriveSmart #YouHurtWeFight

Canada has signed on to the United Nation's first global safety rules for fully self-driving cars. But the country also has to write its own rules to comply. Ottawa was among 13 countries — alongside the U.S and China — that voted to fold the rules into a companion 1998 agreement, one that sets shared technical standards for vehicles but doesn’t carry an automatic cross-border sales recognition. The UN rules require an automated system’s driving performance to match or beat that of a competent human driver, with manufacturers required to prove it through simulation, closed-track testing and real-world trials, backed by an audited safety management system and data recorders. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gzMBCYTh #AutonomousDriving #RoboTaxi

China pulls plug on blue lights that signal hands-off driving China's industry regulator has reportedly ordered that passenger vehicles no longer be fitted with blue lights indicating the activation of driver-assistance systems. cnev.co/mxyEMWi 👇

Manual Gearboxes Are Officially Dying: 92% of New Cars Ordered in Britain This Year Are Automatic. They’re Vanishing Even Faster Than Expected. Fewer than 1 in 12 new cars delivered in the first half of 2026 came with a traditional gearstick: just 7.9%. That’s down from 14% last year and 21% in 2024. In two years the share of manuals has fallen by more than 60%. Only 72 models still offer a manual option out of 356 on the market. More than half of manufacturers selling in the UK have already dropped manuals entirely. What’s driving the shift? Modern automatics are smoother, more refined and far more affordable (the premium has halved to £1,000–£1,500). Hybrids and EVs are almost exclusively automatic. Drivers increasingly prefer the ease of two-pedal driving, especially in stop-start traffic. Auto-only driving tests have also soared: now more than 1 in 4 new drivers, though pass rates remain slightly lower than for manuals. The downside? An automatic-only licence can make hiring a car more expensive (or harder) in parts of Europe where manuals still dominate: Italy (48%), Spain (41%) and France (~30%) in 2025. Experts suggest pure manuals could largely disappear from new cars not long after the end of this decade as manufacturers stop investing in a shrinking segment. What’s your take: stick or paddle?

We spend hours comparing the cost of a new car or van — but how much time do we spend comparing its safety? Vehicle safety is often reduced to a simple star rating, but there's much more behind the headline figure. Understanding vehicle safety ratings helps you compare cars, electric cars and vans more effectively. Today's safety assessments consider much more than crash protection. They also examine adult and child occupant protection, vulnerable road users and driver assistance technologies designed to help prevent collisions before they happen. Looking at safety alongside purchase price, running costs and taxation helps build a more complete picture when choosing your next vehicle. That's why we've created "Understanding Vehicle Safety Ratings for Cars, Electric Cars and Vans" on the DriveSmart website — to explain what modern safety ratings mean and help you make a more informed vehicle choice. #automotive #taxes #electriccars #electricandhybridcars #humanresources

Cabbies ditch buying new cars as soaring costs triggers huge surge in demand for used vehicles, according to new The Taxi Centre data 🚨 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 💬⬇️

AI is being deployed in all sorts of unique modalities, but driver safety continues to be one of the most fruitful and innovative ones. The EU tends to lead from the front — it will be interesting to see if the US and the rest of the world follows. #driversafety #AI

Safety and productivity belong together: Operator Detection Asssit (ODA) helps make it possible. ODA is a safety feature available on selected Toyota powered pallet trucks and powered stackers. It’s designed to enhance operator protection while keeping operations running efficiently. Using advanced sensor technology, ODA continuously monitors the operator’s position and automatically adapts to truck speed, acceleration, and braking. By responding to the operator’s proximity to the truck, it helps to minimise risks in confined working environments, particularly around the operator’s feet. Discover more about the Staxio range: https://ow.ly/seMV50ZrfC3 And the Levio range: https://ow.ly/nQc350ZrfBZ #ToyotaMaterialHandling #ODA #OperatorDetectionAssist #ToyotaStaxio #ToyotaLevio

Ford issued a recall for nearly 80,000 SUVs over defective driver’s seats that could recline on their own, potentially pinning rear passengers. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g7APq4Fm Photo: Justin Sullivan via Getty Images

Who's really at fault in most fatal crashes involving cars and semi-trucks? On What The Truck?!?, Fleetworthy's Rob Abbott explains why passenger vehicles are to blame in the majority of fatal car-truck crashes and why sharing the road safely starts with understanding how commercial trucks operate.