Here’s a great explanation of how the key elements of Wheels’ Results+ methodology deliver optimal fleet performance for clients each and every day.
By Laura Jozwiak, Senior Vice President of Sales and Client Relations, Wheels, Inc.
The concept of connectivity has received a lot of buzz, and rightfully so. We are riding a wave of connectivity – vehicles, highways, the Internet of Things – and it is all powered by data. Analyzing data in new ways encourages advanced exploration, integration and education. It exposes powerful information that drives both our personal activities and business innovations.
Data is what powers SpaceX into space, tells us where we should go to dinner, summons the closest and best ride-sharing driver, and yes, delivers optimally run fleets. But is it all about the data? Of course not! It is foundational, but the real connections go beyond data.
Being an advocate for superior customer service, I would argue that it is the connections of people, along with the right data, that complete the value equation.
The future of the auto industry is faced with many challenges, including the wants and needs of their customers for both business and personal uses.
"Getting it wrong in one place might spell doom for a product somewhere else in the world and lead to the loss of billions in the regional currency. Getting it right, perhaps with only a few modifications for global production and sales, will spell success.
Ford's answer is the 2017 Ford Transit van, both the full-size cargo model and the compact Connect Titanium Wagon passenger model.
Read more of the original article at The Washington Post.
The briskly changing space of ridesharing partnerships, competition and a new rival led Google's parent company, Alphabet to make a $1 billion round investment in Lyft.
Chinese company, Baidu, is an autonomous vehicle giant with a presence in both China and the United States, unlike Alphabet.
"Baidu chairman and CEO Robin Li said on Tuesday that the company aims to roll out driverless buses in China in 2018, produce semi-autonomous cars by 2019, and sell fully autonomous vehicles by 2021. Baidu already has more than 50 partners for its driverless car efforts, including Bosch, Continental, and Dutch mapping company TomTom."
Read more of the original article at Slate.
Forum Featured Engaging Workshops, Technology Demonstrations, Keynote Presentations, Roundtable Discussions and More Under Theme “Powered by People”
Element Fleet Management’s annual forum, Fleet Roundtable, held in National Harbor, Maryland last week brought hundreds of fleet company executives and supplier partners, automotive manufacturers and Element experts together to learn, network, and discuss challenges and opportunities impacting fleet management now and in the future.
This year’s theme, “Powered by People,” focused on the influence of personnel – from fleet management and maintenance professionals to strategic consultants – on the fleet industry. In addition to workshops and discussions, Element expanded on the theme by highlighting video stories of the people behind fleet management services.