The Sidescan Predict comprises six sensors which use ultrasonic technology that alerts the driver to potential vehicles, objects and pedestrians, designed for collision avoidance within a detection area of 2.5 metres.

BorgWarner has announced it has agreed terms to buy existing power electronics manufacturing supplier, Bern-based Drivetek, for USD37 million, of which USD27 million was delivered at closing, with the additional USD10 million being paid over the next three years.

According to the agreement, AMTE Power can request that UKBIC manufacture up to 60,000 ‘Ultra High Power’ cells per year at its Coventry facility over an initial period of two years.

The company opened its first sales branch in Dubai, the UAE, expanding its global sales network by specifically bringing its full product range to the middle eastern markets.

Krone’s Ice-Protect system prevents ice slabs from forming on the tarpaulin roofs of commercial vehicles, increasing road and driver safety.

The two companies worked together to automate a Quon heavy-duty truck so it could transport and dump material without a driver.

Compatible with vehicles utilising an electronic brake system, RADC 1.0. monitors an area of up to 3 by 10 metres.

Mining and refining company Altilium Metals is committed to opening the country’s largest EV battery recycling facility by 2025, following a Government Innovation award for over GBP3m.

Stellantis and Qinomic have agreed to create a proof of concept for converting used vans with internal combustion engines to electric vehicles.

Dayco is set to invest USD11.5 million in a new manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to make drive belts - the new facility is scheduled to open in Q1 of 2024.

Equipped with a 30-kW fuel cell, a 33-kWh battery and a tank containing 4.5 kg of hydrogen at 350 bar, the bus offers a 300 km range with up to 15 passengers, and a 5-minute refuelling time.

According to an agreement between the two companies, Omega will be authorised to upfit and resell VMC 1200 trucks with aluminium tanks and vacuum truck hose reels for cleaning sewers, septic tanks, and grease traps.