Media-Insert Communications

Media-Insert Communications

The blog of Media-Insert Communications – featuring freelance P.R. and journalism links to the work of Graham A. Jarvis.

Editing, Journalism, Copywriting, and Public Relations

Category: Self-driving vehicles

  • The way to get ahead of the game is not to necessarily have an always-on autonomous vehicle that is always connected but to have a means of allowing the vehicle to be self-reliant while allowing data and applications to be updated when a connection exists. With this approach the car when it is beyond the…

  • “We need data to understand who’s responsible in the event of an accident,” he replies. The second challenge in his opinion is related to the first one because with the development of autonomous driving there needs to be an evolution of the regulatory framework to answer the liability question. “In a number of countries most…

  • The opening day’s theme revolved around a drive to use the vehicle data, Graham Jarvis reports This year’s Connected Car Insurance Europe opened for the first day with topical discussions about the future of the insurance industry, the need to use telematics data as the stepping to stone to this goal, how telematics can be…

  • Fabien Roth, general manager from advanced infotainment marketing at Panasonic says: “Augmented reality will display an image at least 10 metres ahead of the car, meaning that the content will be integrated to make it natural to drive and to monitor information.” He adds that augmented reality will project images ahead of the car, and…

  • David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks, answers the question: "Is the dark view of AI really justified?" Published on 20th February 2017 by IT Pro Portal. By-lined to David Trossell. #YearInReview    

  • Autonomous liability creates a dual coverage, Graham Jarvis discovers. Traditional motor insurance makes the driver of the vehicle potentially liable for any damage or injury caused by an accident, whether that involves the policyholder or a third party. With autonomous vehicles it opens up many liability questions – particularly in the case when the car…

  • Finding ways to cover the costs of Big Data explored by Graham Jarvis. [Tele.Jarvis.2016.07.12] Data seen as an essential cost to attract …Read the complete article here… By Graham Jarvis. Published by TU Automotive magazine on 30/09/2016. Publisher: Penton Media.

  • Consumer Preferences For Connected Car Insurance. Matthew Green, key account director, Consumer Intelligence gave a very thought-provoking presentation where began by revealing that 62% of 18-24 year olds don’t like the idea of being watched by telematics insurance. So what does the industry need to do change this viewpoint? Read more…

  • Graham Jarvis wraps up the themes, ideas and news from TU-Automotive’s latest conference in London. The first ever Connected Car Insurance Europe 2016 opened with a reflection on the latest trends in the insurance industry. Delegates heard that telematics as a technology has the ability to collect data to empower products and services. This is…

  • THE UK government gave the green light in March’s Budget for trials of self-driving trucks, confirming media reports that appeared earlier in the month that they would be tested on a quiet stretch of the M6 motorway in Cumbria.