MAY 2016
MOTORISTS VIEWS ON DRIVERLESS CARS
IAM RoadSmart, formerly the Institute of Advanced Motorists, has conducted an independent survey of 1,000 British motorists and a separate poll among its 92,000 members. The research found that 65% of motorists want to retain the right to drive even though driverless cars are coming. Those 65% of motorists believe that a human being should always be in control of a vehicle, with 53% saying that the focus should be on making drivers safer. Although members of IAM RoadSmart welcome the hi-tech advances
which are improving vehicle safety, they want to maintain their control of the car – even though autonomous technology will be able to do it for them. Sarah Sillars OBE, chief executive of IAM RoadSmart, said: “Intelligent cars
will deliver a step change in road safety by targeting the human errors we make from time-to-time. At IAM RoadSmart we believe a well-trained driver and an ever-vigilant car is a win-win scenario for the future. “This technology will also prove to be a major boost for business and keep UK PLC at the very edge of technological advance.” Sillars added: “One could see a time when motorists might be restricted to
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• 65% thought that a human being should always be in charge of a vehicle • 20% thought that driverless cars were a ‘good idea’ • 34% thought that driverless cars were a ‘bad idea’ • 22% thought that driverless cars would become the norm on UK roads • 55% thought that driverless cars would never be the norm on UK roads • 16% thought that driverless cars are an ‘exciting prospect’.
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REICHELT ELEKTRONIK ENTERS UK MARKET
As a retailer for industrial and consumer electronics, automation and computer accessories in mainland Europe, reichelt elektronik is now coming to the UK. The company will target its products at the business and consumer markets through its new English eCommerce site. CEO, Ulf Timmermann, said:
“reichelt is a company that appeals to a broad spectrum of audiences. “We supply business customers in the electronics and engineering sectors, from laboratories to workshops, education and IT, but we also meet the needs of the consumer audience.”
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OLDEST OPERATING MOOG SERVO VALVE FOUND
The Industrial Group of Moog has declared Doug Bitner, manager for the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Engineering Fluid Power Lab, the winner of its contest to find the oldest operating Moog servo valve. Bitner sent in a video showing lab equipment running with a 1963 Moog 21 Series servo valve. The second place winner was
Walter Andreas from IABG, who produced evidence of a 22 Series Moog valve manufactured in 1966. The third place award is shared by John Shannon of TATA Steel’s CPP Trostre Works in the UK and Tom Gecse of U.S. Steel in Canada.
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