Four Audi Officials Indicted by U.S. for Emissions Cheats
Four Audi officials have been indicted by the U.S. for their roles in a nearly 10-year long conspiracy to defraud American customers and regulators by rigging vehicles with illegal software to pass emissions tests. The charges were handed down Thursday by a federal grand jury in Detroit.
The four are: Richard Bauder, who led Audi’s diesel engine development department from 2002 to 2012; Axel Eiser, who oversaw that department and also headed the Volkswagen AG unit’s engine development division; Stefan Knirsch, who led that division after Eiser; and the carmaker’s former head of engine registration, Carsten Nagel.
Read the article at Bloomberg.
A Streamlined Platform for Connected Operations
Samsara offers one complete streamlined platform for connected operations - with the power to improve efficiency, quality and safety for fleets of all sizes.
Motus 2019 Fuel Trend Report Reveals Geopolitical Factors Causing Fuel Price Volatility
This year’s report identified that the state of crude oil – and geopolitical factors impacting supply and demand of crude oil – will lead to continued fuel price uncertainty, likely resulting in a slight rise in price in early 2019.
Click here for additional findings and to download Motus's 2019 Fuel Trend Report
Make Room in Your Garage for the Octocopter
With highway congestion getting worse and worse in most major cities, there’s plenty of talk about flying cars and cabs that could leapfrog traffic, and a small Ohio start-up is determined to be the first one to take to the air.
Columbus-based Workhorse Group is seeking FAA approval for its SureFly Octocopter, something that could come as early as mid-2020. The company is already taking orders for what is essentially a flying drone.
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.
The Right Fuel Card to Manage Your Fleet
It’s important to have the right tools to manage your fleet, and that includes having the right fuel card - one that’s convenient and secure for drivers, and that also easily provides you with all the tracking data that you need.
