Study Helps Define Comfort Factors for Less Stressful Commute
American drivers are looking for relief from stressful commuting and a lot of them are finding it in their cars according to the results of a new study from Volvo Cars and Harris.
Volvo commissioned the study to better understand how commuting and traffic drive stress levels amongst Americans, and what factors might help drivers decompress and find their own personal sanctuary on the road.
"Top features that would help commuters relax in the car: comfortable seats (52%), seats that optimize posture (40%), better noise insulation (31%), air filters that prevent smells/pollutants (27%), automated safety features (26%) and better selections of music, podcasts and other audio features (26%)."
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.
A Preference for Renewable Diesel Over Biodiesel
Fleet manager Gary Lentsch talks about why he prefers renewable diesel over biodiesel, and explains the difference between the two fuels.
Mobility as a Service: An Opportunity for Fleets and Fleet Managers
By Martha Garcia-Perry, VP of Growth Initiatives & Integration, MetroGistics/AmeriFleet
Would you rather own a car or have one on demand?
Just as we now have options for how we listen to and pay for music and movies, people want options for how they get from point A to point B. Today, companies like Uber, Lyft and ZipCar are offering people new options for getting around: apps that enable them to make car trips, whenever they want, without owning a car and without all the costs and hassles that go along with it.
Military Interested in Driverless Technology to Save Lives
Finding new ways to lower the risk soldiers face has become a top priority for various branches of the military: researchers have an added challenge of developing technology that can adapt to conflict zones in conditions all over the world.
Autonomous military vehicles would need both the ability to go off road in many cases and have sensors that can determine whether a bush beside the road is a camouflaged enemy or merely a plant
“You’re in a very vulnerable position when you’re doing that kind of activity,” Michael Griffin, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said during a hearing on Capitol Hill in April. “If that can be done by an automated unmanned vehicle with a relatively simple AI driving algorithm where I don’t have to worry about pedestrians and road signs and all of that, why wouldn’t I do that?”
Read the article at The Washington Post.
SiriusXM is the Perfect Perk for Fleet Drivers
For someone whose job it is to be in their vehicle all day long, SiriusXM is a perfect perk, and an inexpensive one at that.
