Stay alert! More than 50,000 crashes occur in parking lots and garage structures annually, resulting in 500 or more deaths and more than 60,000 injuries.
Thousands of pedestrians end up with broken bones, tissue damage or even worse because of cell phone or other distractions in parking lots.
During the hectic holiday season, drivers and pedestrians also are likely to be distracted by extensive to-do lists and are hurriedly trying to get from one place to another.
Read more of the original article at National Safety Council.
The ALD Automotive | Wheels Global Alliance is announcing the launch of GlobalFleetReporting.com (GFR), a new global data visualization and reporting solution that consolidates fleet management data from multiple sources, including third-party data, in a secure and confidential manner.
“Global clients often work with multiple partners around the world and are frequently challenged to compile a complete and aggregated picture of their fleet,” adds Dan Frank, President and CEO of Wheels. “We’re excited to help clients gain control of their own data with our new tool that generates meaningful insights and facilitates optimal decision making.”
Available for clients of the ALD | Wheels Global Alliance, GRF brings together operational performance metrics and consolidated fleet data to help clients manage their fleet on a global scale. Highly flexible and easy to use, GFR allows clients to assemble and analyze consolidated fleet inventory at a vehicle level and cost data at an aggregated level.
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GM wants to get a jump on the autonomous car market and revealed its growing fleet of driverless, battery-powered Chevrolet Bolts in San Francisco to industry analysts who say that the self-driving program is key to long-term growth.
Journalists rode in the self-driving Bolts, traversing the hilly, narrow and congested streets of the city’s Dogpatch neighborhood — stopping for pedestrians, slowing to pass double-parked vehicles, navigating gently away from bicycles - without a hitch. The vehicle's onboard computer said it encountered 265 people, 49 bicycles and 489 cars.
“We are working fast and furiously,” said Doug Parks, an engineer who has worked for G.M. for 33 years. “It is super exciting, and I love what the company is becoming.”
A blend of financial resources, automotive experience and management determination allow GM to compete with other automakers and big tech companies. It also has a history of failures to triumph over — none bigger than its collapse into bankruptcy in 2009.
Read more of the original article at The New York Times.