A consortium of leading UK businesses has secured funding from Innovate UK to examine the data requirements needed to support autonomous navigation. The ground breaking ‘Atlas’ initiative will study data critical to the efficient operation of autonomous vehicles and how it can be enhanced.  Testing the feasibility of maintaining, processing and distributing this data is a core element of the project.

Nearly 700 of them rolled off the production line in Wolverhampton in the 1950s and 60s, and this weekend a handful of surviving Turner sports cars will be making tracks to Bantock House Museum. The vintage vehicles will be pulling up at the popular attraction today for an annual rally celebrating the heritage of a marque renowned for its great handling both on the road and the race track.

Visitors to this weekend's Goodwood Revival will be able to marvel at the 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe, which is making an epic journey from its home at The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, all the way to the UK. The prestigious festival takes place from 11-13 September 2015 and this year will not only celebrate its 50th Anniversary, but will also be the first opportunity for over 50 years for fans of the 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe to see the car in Europe.

Andy “Racing Preacher” Haynes, from Aldridge, along with driver Jon “the Rev” Bicknell, secured 4 podium finishes when they competed on the world famous Brands Hatch GP circuit as part of the British Motorcycle Racing
Club national championships. Having already competed on the smaller Brands Hatch Indy circuit the team were really looking forward to the sweeping curves and undulations that make up the famous Kent circuit.

New research has revealed that modern slang words such as ‘WTF’ and ‘FML’ are allowing certain rude number plates to sneak past DVLA checks. The findings from Carfused, the one stop shop for all car buying needs, reveals that nearly a third of Brits (32%) claim to have noticed a number plate because it had something rude on it.

Vintage vehicles will be pulling up at Bantock House Museum later this month for an annual rally celebrating classic cars built in Wolverhampton. The Turner sports cars were built locally between 1955 and 1966. Jack Turner (1916-2011) initially created a few bespoke chassis at his family home before opening a factory in Merridale Street which later moved to Pendeford Airport.