Donlen has released Recall inSIGHT, its latest recall management offering today.
Recall inSIGHT is the only solution in the fleet industry that gives fleet professionals full visibility to their vehicle fleet’s open recalls, so they can take immediate action by working with their drivers to efficiently manage and address OEM and NHTSA recalls.
Before electric-cars become mainstream world-wide, several things need to happen.
Some crucial raw materials are scarce. There are not enough places to recharge. Battery-powered cars still cost thousands of dollars more than many gasoline vehicles.
“Many people are nervous about how fast this is coming and how much they have to invest,” said Norbert Dressler, a senior partner at Roland Berger in Stuttgart, Germany, who advises the auto industry.
Read the article at The New York Times.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called public transport a “pain in the ass” and suggested the subway was a great place to bump into a murderer.
Musk’s ambition, which he’s pursuing through projects including The Boring Company, is to replace subways and buses with autonomous, individualized ‘pods’ to take riders precisely where they want to go, on demand.
At an artificial intelligence conference earlier this month, Musk said that “public transport is painful. It sucks. Why do you want to get on something with a lot of other people, that doesn’t leave where you want it to leave, doesn’t start where you want it to start, doesn’t end where you want it to end?”
Read the original article at Fortune.
How human drivers will react to self-driving cars once they no longer have to steer, brake and pay attention to other traffic of the road is a big unknown factor.
Volvo Cars is putting video cameras into cars equipped with its latest driver-assistance features and giving them to five families to record their actions while rolling along in highway traffic.
“There are people who immediately jump in and trust the system,” Marcus Rothoff, a Volvo executive heading the project, said. “There are people that are very reluctant. A system that is designed for a person that is hesitant has to be designed in a different way.”
Read the article at Fortune.
NAFA Fleet Management Association, the vehicle fleet industry’s largest trade association, today opens registration for its annual conference, the Institute & Expo (I&E).
NAFA’s annual Institute & Expo is the largest event of the fleet management industry, offering attendees access to groundbreaking education in fleet and mobility, as well as the opportunity to increase their networking power and learn of new fleet products.
For a limited time, attendees can receive significant savings off registration costs with early-bird discount registration rates. In most cases, attendees can take $200 dollars off regular prices through January 31, 2018.
Fleet and mobility managers can choose between four-day, two-day, or expo-only passes to meet their specific needs and budget.
Benefits to I&E attendees include:
♦ Networking with thousands of fleet professionals
♦ Experiencing first-hand the latest services and products on the I&E expo floor
♦ Cutting-edge training and education on subjects that impact transportation both now and in the future
♦ Access to information developed to improve an employer’s bottom line
♦ Speakers, special events, and more
Attendees can register today at the official conference website
NAFA's I&E portal, www.NAFAInstitute.org, has a much-improved user experience. The registration process is greatly streamlined, event content is simply organized, and the registration is easy to accomplish through mobile devices.