Sensory Steering Wheel Keeps Your Eyes on the Road
Jaguar-Land Rover has shown off a "sensory steering wheel" which can heat or cool down in the driver's hands as they approach a junction or turn indicated on the navigation system.
The approach is intended to replace audible alerts or vibrations, which the automaker said can be distracting to drivers. Rather than a driver taking their eyes off of the road, the steering wheel rapidly heats up or cools down, based on preference, to indicate a turn of maneuver is upcoming on a navigated route.
Read the article at The Car Connection.
The Risk of Overlooking Driver Safety
Whether a business has a fleet of trucks or a few salespeople on the road, driver safety and negligent entrustment pose a multi-million dollar threat.
Negligent entrustment occurs when a dangerous article, in this case a vehicle, is entrusted to somebody who is reckless, inexperienced, or incompetent. If the entrusted individual has an accident, the injured party has the right to bring a case against the individual’s employer.
In order to find fault with the employer, all the plaintiff needs to show is:
Transfer Flow’s Director of Business Development, Ben Winter, Elected to the NTEA Board of Directors
With 27 years of automotive industry experience, Transfer Flow’s Director of Business Development Ben Winter is elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA).
Ben will serve on the NTEA board as Manufacturer Director for a three-year term and will assist in both the Education Committee and the Services Committee.
Ben Winter was hired in 1992 at Transfer Flow, an automotive manufacturing company that focuses on legal fuel systems, OEM fabricated parts, and tube and hose specialties. In 2010, he became director of business development and sales manager. His role is multifaceted and involves networking, customer maintenance, presenting new business and fielding diversity in manufacturing.
Year-Round Sales of Gasoline Mixed With 15% Ethanol Approved
Trump announced that E15 gasoline, a brew comprised of 15% corn-based ethanol, higher than the benchmark 10% widely sold, will be allowed year-round.
It was a measure lauded by corn farmers looking for some relief from low prices, a trade war with China and incessant rains.
“A modest uptick in ethanol demand from year-round E15 pales in comparison to risks posed to the farming sector from escalating trade tensions with Mexico,” said Josh Price, an analyst with Height Capital Markets.
Read the article at The Detroit News.
How Ride-Hailing Companies Hope to Benefit From Public Transit
Ride-hailing companies see a ‘massive market opportunity’ in replacing bus and subway rides in the 4.4 trillion miles traveled by people on public transit in 175 countries in 2017.
Lyft emphasizes its capacity to supplement public transportation “by providing rides for the first and last leg of commute trips, late-night rides home and shuttle replacement rides.”
Uber, too, says it wants to solve the “first-mile, last-mile.”
Read the article at The New York Times.
