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to be saving the insurers 15%. There
are frequent spare parts shortages,
but there is a developing second-hand
parts market. There are a number of
‘green’ initiatives being developed,
which will become obligatory for the
profession and industry.
to be required to be licenced. There
are two professional institutes available
for experts to join, but they do not
wish to be obligated to join both when
licencing is introduced. In view of this,
experts will be looking to subscribe to
just one institute.
Belgium
Belgium has the highest proportion of
company cars per capita in Europe.
increasing signi昀椀cantly and that there is
a shortage of skilled motor repair staff.
He went on to advise that there are too
many Chinese EVs, which is resulting in
a shortage of charging stations. Fees
from experts have been increasing, but
only to a limited degree. He said that
he would be interested to learn how
experts could bene昀椀t from AI.
Turkey
Chair
Mehmet Ali Yurtsever of TOBB advised
that their institute has 300 members,
of which 115 are automotive experts.
He explained that repair costs are
Jacques explained that it would
be dif昀椀cult to coordinate AI for all
country members, because of differing
legislation.
Eddy Speer of UPEX explained that
the government have clear criteria for
experts and that there were moves
afoot to make the rules stricter.
Currently there are no regulations
relating to private investigators or
experts, and they are very likely going
Delegates at the FIEA Technical Day in Belgium heard from a range of speakers.
FIEA Technical Day: Vision 2030 :
2035 at Le Chant d'Eole, Quévy,
Mons, Belgium – Friday 27th
October 2023
The morning started with a welcome
from the President of the FIEA, Jacques
Trassoudaine.
He explained the four pillars of the
FIEA:
1.
Control of repair costs
2.
Road Safety
3.
Environment
4.
Consumer Protection
He went on to speak of the challenges
related to electric and hybrid vehicles,
and that there was an EU White Paper
on vehicle electri昀椀cation, driverless
vehicles, air and noise pollution. Air
pollution is already a serious problem
in Asia. He explained that by the
end of the decade, China will almost
certainly beat Tesla in electric car
production. He considered
two-wheeled electric vehicles to be
the champions of the road regarding
innovation. He predicted that shared
mobility would expand signi昀椀cantly,
and 昀氀ying cars and vans would be
commonplace for emergency services.
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He warned that the manufacture of
semi-conductors has vulnerabilities
which could affect the supply of new
vehicles and the aftermarket, and that
hackers will continue to try and exploit
any weaknesses by attacking all types
of computer systems.
With the advent of driverless vehicles,
the question of liability will need to be
addressed in the event of a collision,
and whether liability would be shared
between driver and software engineers.
He advised that a Mediterranean
island was a 昀椀rst to be 100% green.
The Dodecanese Island of Tilos has
approximately 800 inhabitants, and is
said to be self-supporting for energy.
MEP Susana Solis Pérez of Spain,
who is a Member of the EU’s Regional
Development Committee, gave
a remote video presentation. She
is involved in meetings related to
Euro 7 regulations which are due to
be brought into effect in 2025. She
explained that EU was working towards
a target of having vehicle fast charging
stations every 60 kms by 2025, 100%
electric buses by 2030, and that EV car
battery life will need to have at least
75% maximum capacity at 10 years of
age.
Diane Gavaerts, CEO of Ziegler
Group of Belgium advised on the
impact of hydrogen power for heavy
transport. The logistics company was
founded in 1908 using horses and
carts. It now has 3,500 employees and
operates all types of transport in 16
countries.
She explained that transitioning for low
emissions was going to be expensive,
but not transitioning would cost even
more. Different countries have differing
sustainability standards, with which
international transport companies are
obligated to comply, and harvesting
data on emissions is vital.
Ziegler Group has been working with
a US company researching the use of
autonomous vehicles in and around
Brussels. They started on private land
and then moved onto public roads. The
vehicles are meticulously monitored,
and last year included three-wheel
cargo bikes, which can carry twice the
load of conventional vans, operating
on city centre bicycle lanes.
Manual Monterray of Hysun
Hydrogen described the company,
which was founded in 2019 with the
support of a government startup
scheme. It began researching into
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