www.autolive.co.za Issue No. 104 | 14 December 2017 THE BIG CAR TRENDS FOR 2018 “The automotive industry has faced to achieve this goal by 2025. Impressive and afford- a turbulent 2017. Manufacturer able electric and autonomous models are already exits, global political upheaval available but in 2018 we’ll see the big brands fight to launch the first mass-produced electric vehicle. and recalls have proven that the only certainty for the market is Even smarter cars uncertainty – nonetheless, there CES 2017 (the international Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas) was choc-a-bloc with proto- are early indications of new trends types boasting some form of autonomous driving emerging,” said Jeff Osborne of capability and intelligence. The Honda Automated Gumtree Automotive. Network Assistant (HANA) artificial intelligence system and the company’s so-called Safe Swarm concept, enabling vehicles to mimic the behavior Global of schools of fish to ensure safer driving, were the Electricity is very current stand-outs. 2018 is likely to see further exciting India, Norway, Britain, France and China have an- developments in this space, especially as tech gi- Jeff Osborne, Head of Gumtree nounced their intention to completely eliminate the ants like Google and Apple are either competing or Automotive. use of fossil fuels in cars by 2040 and Germany vows continued on page 2 Page 7 Page 10 Page 17 Product recall risks keep Black-owned suppliers get Hino wants to rewrite the growing VW contracts Dakar record book Subscribe for free @ www.autolive.co.za Page 2 Editor and Advertising Manager continued from previous page Liana Reiners some reduction of cost but it will also
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