All articles by David Leggett

David Leggett

Just Auto’s Editor since 2000. Past positions include head of automotive forecasting at the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), forecast analyst at IHS Markit and senior economist at the UK’s Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Comment

What the UK Government must do to increase EV uptake

In a guest editorial, Quentin Willson argues the case for UK Government policies that would increase EV take-up and boost Britain’s auto industry

News

Mercedes-Benz to present vision of ‘hyper-personalised UX’ at CES 2024

Claims AI-powered MBUX Virtual Assistant takes driver-car relationship into ‘new dimension’

News

Korea calls on France to amend new EV subsidy bill

Claims planned subsidies for EVs in France would violate the EU-Korea free trade agreement (FTA)

News

Autoliv and Nio to develop safety tech for EVs

Important contract win for Autoliv with Chinese EV maker startup Nio

Features

Renault claims first ‘industrial metaverse’

Renault claims a new milestone in its digital transformation by launching ‘industrial metaverse’

Uncategorized

Waymo and Swiss Re announce research collaboration on AV risks

Move is aimed at addressing need for new risk assessment methodologies for autonomous vehicles