26 August to 1 September 2017

In the last week there was national, trade and regional coverage for the Institution’s public perceptions study on the issue of driverless cars. There was continued coverage in the trade press for our recent investment, through the Stephenson Fund, into sensor company Inductosense and there was a detailed write-up in Rail Engineering of the Institution’s Rail Electrification event in June.

• 30/08/2017 Driverless cars are a big worry for majority of British drivers - this is why – The Daily Express

  Article about the Institution’s public perceptions study into driverless cars. The study was also covered in articles in The Times (link not available), The Daily Star, Digital Look, Electronics Weekly, Body Shop Magazine, Insight, Automotive Management, ITS International, Design Products & Applications, Automotive Testing Technology International, Process & Control Today, Electronics Specifier, The Falkirk Herald, Fife Today, Ellon Times, Milngavie & Bearsden Herald, Berwickshire News, Cumbernauld News, Donside Piper & Herald, The Buteman, Mearns Leader, Buchan Observer, Hawick News, Midlothian Advertiser, Linlithgow Gazette, The Southern Reporter, Motherwell Times, Carrick Gazette, Kincardineshire Observer, Carluke Gazette, Inverurie Herald, Glasgow Extra and Deeside Piper & Herald

   

• 30/08/2017 Ultrasonic sensors bring in £1.1m investment to Bristol startup – Tech Spark

  Article about the Institution’s most recent Stephenson Fund investment into Inductosense. There was also coverage in Process & Control Today, Newsy UK and Business Cloud.

   

• 25/08/2017 IMechE Rail Electrification 2017 – Rail Engineer

  Write-up of a recent Institution Rail Electrification event.

   

• 29/08/2017 DSEI launches People and Skills Day to address critical skills gaps in the defence and security industry – FE News

  Article about a new initiative to promote engineering skills, which includes a reference to the Institution’s UAS Challenge.

   

• 01/09/2017 How Essentra Components is adopting Industry 4.0 – Machine Building

Article which refers to an Institution report looking at Industry 4.0.