Self-Driving Cars and the Liability Questions on the Horizon
Litigation over autonomous vehicles is in its infancy; but we can expect negligence and product liability lawsuits, not to mention statutory claims as the government begins regulating.
Autonomous vehicles inevitably will be involved in accidents, raising new liability questions as to who will be responsible for a car’s “negligence.” The car manufacturer? The maker of the automation component parts, such as sensors, cameras or navigation systems? The person who was in the driver’s seat but not actually driving? All three?
Read the article at The National Law Review.
Blockchain: A Positive Disruption Coming to Your Industry
By John F. Wysseier, President and CEO, The CEI Group, Inc.
Imagine that you and everybody in your organization has completely accurate, detailed and real-time information about every transaction you conduct with your customers and suppliers as well as all the data collected by the sensors on your machinery and equipment.
Imagine further that it is the same information at every moment that every one of your customers, suppliers and business partners has.
Finally, imagine that the information is both incorruptible and secure from hackers and cybercriminals.
Donlen Focusing on Tech, and Attendance Interaction at NAFA 2019
Donlen will be presenting one-on-one technology demos and thought leadership sessions at NAFA 2019. In order to further showcase Donlen as the leader in tech-focused fleet management with a focus on efficiency for fleet managers, the presentations and demos will demonstrate the innovative tools and insights Donlen provides to its customers. Demos include The Donlen Risk Center, Recall inSIGHT, and DriverPoint Telematics.
NAFA attendees can attend these three sessions featuring Donlen representatives:
- “Ways to Reduce Your Fleet Spend (That Have Nothing to do with Fees)” presented by John Wuich, VP strategic consulting services, Eli Rossiter, director of safety and telematics products.
- “Innovative Fleet Manager Strategies to get Buy-in from the C-Suite” presented by Jim Wohlever, VP sales and client relations.
- “FMCs Reveal Their Visions for Fleet” with insights by president Tom Callahan.
The Way We Look at TCO May Change in the Near Future
Total cost of ownership is projected to rise, and - although there are alternative strategies to help mitigate increasing costs - the way we look at TCO may change in the near future.
Ford Thinks There Will Be Limits on What First Self-Driving Cars Can Do
Following years of hype and billions of dollars in investment, some other companies are admitting that expectations for self-driving cars were perhaps too high.
"We overestimated the arrival of autonomous vehicles," said Ford CEO Jim Hackett, who once headed the company's autonomous vehicle division, at a Detroit Economic Club event on Tuesday. While Ford still plans on launching its self-driving car fleet in 2021, Hackett added that "its applications will be narrow, what we call geo-fenced, because the problem is so complex."
Read the article at Engadget.
