Episode 1: Oscar Meyer Brand Ambassador/Hotdogger
Motus recently launched The Road Warrior Podcast, sharing the stories of road warriors, or mobile workers who drive for their jobs. Each week the podcast features an interview with a new guest who shares unique stories from their time on the road. These guests will also offer insights and tips for other road warriors.
It’s as engaging and fun as it is informative. You can listen here to Episode 1: Oscar Meyer Brand Ambassador/Hotdogger on Soundcloud.
Model 3, Meet Polestar 2
Volvo's premium electric brand, Polestar, announced on Wednesday the first direct Tesla Model 3 fighter. The Polestar 2 compact sedan boasts a Tesla-like battery range of 275 miles and starting price of about $43,000.
Silicon Valley's Tesla has stunned automakers with the runaway sales success of its Model S, Model X and Model 3. The latter was by far the best-selling luxury car in the U.S. in 2018 with 139,783 units sold. The Polestar follows Jaguar and Audi in responding to Tesla with Model S competitors.
Read the article at The Detroit News.
BMW Group presents BMW Natural Interaction for the First Time at Mobile World Congress 2019.
Once again, the BMW Group is revolutionizing how drivers interact with their vehicles. At Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona from 25 – 28 February 2019, the company will present BMW Natural Interaction. The new system combines the most advanced voice command technology available with expanded gesture control and gaze recognition to enable genuine multimodal operation for the first time. The first BMW Natural Interaction functions will be available in the BMW iNEXT from 2021.
Just like in interpersonal dialogue, BMW Natural Interaction allows the driver to use their voice, gestures and gaze at the same time in various combinations to interact with their vehicle.
Read more at BMW USA News.
Golfing in the Bluegrass State!
Something new and wonderful has been added to NAFA I&E this year – the NAFA Foundation-sponsored pre-conference golf tournament. The Foundation Golf Outing is being held on Sunday, April 14, at the beautiful Harmony Landing Country Club northeast of Louisville.
I’ve been in this industry for years and I know that we have an abundance of avid golfers. Fly into Louisville a day early and join your friends on the course. If you're a supplier, what better venue to spend some time with your clients. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the NAFA Foundation, and the NAFA Foundation benefits the fleet profession. Think of the fun and the networking -- it's a win-win.
Not a great golfer but love the game? Here’s what President Gerald Ford said about that: “I know I’m getting better because I’m hitting fewer spectators.”
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Mobile Fleet Services: A New Wave of Hidden Cost Savings?
As fleets face ever-rising costs, and those that do their own preventive maintenance are finding it harder and harder to find replacements for retiring technicians, are mobile fleet services the inevitable wave of the future?
By Mark Boada, Executive Editor
Fleet managers have been under constant pressure to find new ways to save money for decades. And let it be said, they’ve found many, from downsizing to outsourcing, from acquiring more fuel-efficient vehicles to, most recently, finding ways to prevent accidents.
Now, another new way has popped up: mobile fleet services that provide vehicle refueling and preventive maintenance. You might think the savings would be based on lower costs for fuel, parts or labor, but for the most part, you’d be wrong.
