Automotive, F1 & Motorsport Issue 1 - September 2018 | Page 2

CONTENT SUMMARY NEW MANUFACTURING RESEARCH - 05 of the UK’s manufacturing economy. F1 2018 UPDATE - 10 What's going on in the world of Formula One three races into the season? Who's in the lead and how are the teams doing? Find out here! IS THE END COMING FOR DIESEL? - 08 Legislation coming in may kill of diesel vehicles for good. Several European countries have plans to outlaw the vehicles, so when will we see them off the road? THE AGE OF A NEW SPACE RACE - 13 SpaceX had some great successes with its launches of its Falcon 9 rockets and first Falcon Heavy test launch igniting a new space race. A study by world-leading economics consultancy Oxford Economics has for the first time taken into account the full impact T he rise in artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked fears for future employment. A study published by Oxford University stated that 35% of jobs in the UK were at high risk of being automated over the next two decades. However, a recent study by the OECD has put that figure down to 12%. The OECD has said that previous studies grouped jobs with the same title resulting in high predictions, their new analysis takes into account difference in reasonability for individuals with the same job title. Resulting in their much lower prediction. 2 | MANE ENGINEERING | MAY 2018 AI PRESENTS LESS RISK TO JOBS, ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY