J.D. Power recently surveyed 8,500 people to get their views on self-driving and battery-electric vehicles and it does not presage well for the automakers. That survey was conducted in March, before most stay-at-home orders.
Further dispiriting news, The Drive predicts a bumpy road ahead for the autonomous car industry in the wake of the shrinking capital market caused by the virus.
The pandemic has also upended the way fleets do business, reports Maria Neve, a manager at Mercury Associates, and none more so than in in the public sector. In her impressive article: Pandemic Underscores the Need for an Optimal Government Fleet Vehicle Replacement Policy, Neve advises fleets to plan now for near-term opportunities.
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Janice Sutton
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