Elon Musk Doesn’t Describe Public Transportation as Pleasant
Tesla CEO Elon Musk called public transport a “pain in the ass” and suggested the subway was a great place to bump into a murderer.
Musk’s ambition, which he’s pursuing through projects including The Boring Company, is to replace subways and buses with autonomous, individualized ‘pods’ to take riders precisely where they want to go, on demand.
At an artificial intelligence conference earlier this month, Musk said that “public transport is painful. It sucks. Why do you want to get on something with a lot of other people, that doesn’t leave where you want it to leave, doesn’t start where you want it to start, doesn’t end where you want it to end?”
Read the original article at Fortune.
The Importance of Understanding How Drivers Interact with Autonomous Cars is Crucial
How human drivers will react to self-driving cars once they no longer have to steer, brake and pay attention to other traffic of the road is a big unknown factor.
Volvo Cars is putting video cameras into cars equipped with its latest driver-assistance features and giving them to five families to record their actions while rolling along in highway traffic.
“There are people who immediately jump in and trust the system,” Marcus Rothoff, a Volvo executive heading the project, said. “There are people that are very reluctant. A system that is designed for a person that is hesitant has to be designed in a different way.”
Read the article at Fortune.
NAFA Opens Registration for 2018 Institute & Expo
NAFA Fleet Management Association, the vehicle fleet industry’s largest trade association, today opens registration for its annual conference, the Institute & Expo (I&E).
NAFA’s annual Institute & Expo is the largest event of the fleet management industry, offering attendees access to groundbreaking education in fleet and mobility, as well as the opportunity to increase their networking power and learn of new fleet products.
For a limited time, attendees can receive significant savings off registration costs with early-bird discount registration rates. In most cases, attendees can take $200 dollars off regular prices through January 31, 2018.
Fleet and mobility managers can choose between four-day, two-day, or expo-only passes to meet their specific needs and budget.
Benefits to I&E attendees include:
♦ Networking with thousands of fleet professionals
♦ Experiencing first-hand the latest services and products on the I&E expo floor
♦ Cutting-edge training and education on subjects that impact transportation both now and in the future
♦ Access to information developed to improve an employer’s bottom line
♦ Speakers, special events, and more
Attendees can register today at the official conference website
NAFA's I&E portal, www.NAFAInstitute.org, has a much-improved user experience. The registration process is greatly streamlined, event content is simply organized, and the registration is easy to accomplish through mobile devices.
Majority of IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Models Only Qualify With Optional Equipment
The highest honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety were given to fifteen cars and SUVs despite stiffened requirements for 2018; most basic models don't come with the features IIHS requires to make the list, including automatic emergency braking.
Toyota led the industry with 10 vehicles on the Top Safety Pick+ or Top Safety Pick lists. Much-smaller Hyundai was second with nine models. Subaru, which is on a red-hot sales streak, got all but one of its seven vehicles on the lists.
"Automakers have really come to grips with the fact that safety is an important component of consumer choice, and they are working hard to meet the criteria," outgoing IIHS president Adrian Lund said. "They want to be known as leaders of safety."
Read the article at USA Today.
’Tis the Season to Be a Smart Driver
Happy Holiday from the Driving Dynamics Safety Team! Arrive safely and enjoy this special time of the year with your family and friends
By Art Liggio, President and CEO, Driving Dynamics
Between Thanksgiving and the New Year holidays estimates project that more than 100 million travelers will take to the road. This added traffic can bring with it extra stress. The congestion coupled with winter weather and spirited celebrations make for a potentially dangerous time to be driving.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of traffic fatalities increases by approximately 25 percent and injuries are in the tens of thousands during the holiday season.
Below are helpful reminders and a winter driving safety tip from Driving Dynamics to assure safe travels during the holiday season and always.
