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UK commercial vehicle output continues growth with best July for six years

SMMT

to 8,097 units in the best July since 2016 and eleventh consecutive month of growth. Output in July was the highest for the month since 2016, 1 and rounded off the best performing first seven months to a year in a decade, 2 with 58,693 CVs built in Britain so far this year. CV production July 2016: 8,794 units.

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Will autotech ventures race east in 2024?

Robotics Business Review

Autotech promises unfulfilled In 2016, John Zimmer the co-founder and president of Lyft, wrote a 16-page whitepaper predicting that the majority of rides on his network would be autonomous by 2021. We’ve done many pilots both in automotive, as well as the commercial space,” she said.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

While these two trends are common across many industries, perhaps nowhere are they more pronounced than in the automotive industry. Beyond the automotive industry, even the most basic household appliances are now wireless and connected. New companies may have limited resources and expertise necessary to overcome hurdles that may arise.