New York City Mayor Eric Adams has issued Executive Order (EO) 39, which will address truck and bus safety for the city’s fleet and contracted units.
City contractors will have new safety requirements, including preparing fleet safety plans, increasing driver training, adopting telematics, and adding 360-degree cameras to mitigate the impacts of visual impairments for operators.
The city explained that an estimated 5,600 contracted trucks will be impacted by this executive order. The city also operates nearly 7,500 trucks and 10,000 contracted school buses, meaning the EO will result in safety enhancements for over 23,000 trucks and buses traveling throughout New York City daily.
Driivz, a Vontier company and part of its EVolve e-mobility portfolio, a leading provider of end-to-end smart EV charging and energy management software, today announced the appointment of Blake Jessen as its new Vice President of North America.
Jessen has over 18 years of experience in the distributed energy, clean-tech and electrification sectors, bringing a wealth of expertise and leadership to Driivz.
Aligned with Driivz’s mission to accelerate the EV industry's dynamic and continuous transformation, Jessen’s deep market knowledge and value-add approach position him to drive innovation and solidify Driivz’s presence in North America’s expanding electrification landscape.
The STEMbite YouTube channel applies science and math theories to everyday situations. Illustrating the inverse relationship between the speed you go and the time it takes you to get somewhere is a bit of a downer.
While it takes 90 seconds to cover one mile at 40 mph, it takes just 60 seconds to cover the same mile at 60 mph. Speeding up from 40 mph to 60 mph will save you 30 seconds for every mile you travel. So, while you’re weaving through traffic and risking a ticket, that 30 mile trip is over a mere 7.5 minutes sooner.
The amount of time you save diminishes as your speed increases. If you really push the needle up from 60 mph to 80 mph, you only save 15 seconds/mile.
There is data flowing to a fleet manager like an open firehose from many sources and in varying formats.
To make the data actionable a few things need to happen: automation, normalization, and aggregation.
Fleet managers need to consume several different types of data to create a holistic view of the driver and accomplish their driver safety goals.
Data normalization is generally considered the development of clean data. To create the sought-after holistic view of the driver, data needs to be aggregated into one central system or platform.
To learn more about creating and using actionable data, download the free SuperVision e-book 'Using Data to Improve Driver Safety' by clicking here.
The U.S. government should block the import of low-cost Chinese autos and parts from Mexico, a U.S. manufacturing advocacy group said on Friday, warning they could threaten the viability of American car companies.
"The introduction of cheap Chinese autos - which are so inexpensive because they are backed with the power and funding of the Chinese government - to the American market could end up being an extinction-level event for the U.S. auto sector," the Alliance for American Manufacturing said in a report.
Vehicles and parts produced in Mexico can qualify for preferential treatment under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement as well as qualifying for a $7,500 electric vehicle (EV) tax credit, the report noted.