LeasePlan USA and MapAnything Announce Partnership to Offer What’s Next in Telematics
Clients of LeasePlan USA can expect more from their telematics solution through a partnership with MapAnything.
Under the service agreement, fleets will have access to MapAnything’s advanced telematics and field productivity solutions through their Salesforce.com integration.
General Motors’ customers will realize an even larger benefit with MapAnything Live’s OnStar integration.
ARI & Institute for Supply Management Partner to Host Free Webinar
ARI in partnership with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) will host a free webinar on Tuesday, November 14 at 1:00 p.m. (EST) featuring ARI’s Director of Lease Portfolio Management Jesse Mann.
During the webinar, Lease vs. Purchase in the Era of New Accounting Rules – What’s Best for Your Fleet, Mann will discuss the differences between leasing, financing and purchasing fleet vehicles and the impact each can have on an organization’s fiscal outlook.
“For many businesses, navigating complex acquisition scenarios can be overwhelming but it is vital that you have the insight and tools necessary to make the best possible long-term decision for your organization,” said Mann.
More Than $1 Billion Raised by Chinese-Backed Electic Car Startup
NIO, a Chinese-backed electric vehicle startup wants to bring an autonomous electric car to the U.S. by 2020, has raised more than $1billion.
Fundraising delays have hindered other Chinese-backed electric car startups.
"NIO’s also the company whose EP9 supercar became the fastest purely electric car around the Nürburgring Nordschleife this year with a time of 6 minutes, 45.9 seconds, so they’re up to some cool stuff beyond just SUVs."
Read more of the original article at Jalopnik.
Driving Dynamics Launches Mobile-Ready DrivActiv™ eLearning for Drivers of Light-to-Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Driving Dynamics Inc. announced the launch of a new learning management system (LMS) and the availability of its online driver safety lessons in U.S English, American Spanish and Canadian French.
Under its new DrivActiv digital services brand, Driving Dynamics’ elearning service is now optimized for mobile devices and all training content meets SCORM standards.
Adding to the flexible delivery, the company offers several fee plans to suit all buyers, including: pay-as-you-go, pre-paid discounted plans and a new unlimited subscription-access pricing plan.
100% Autonomous Driving – Will Manual Driving be Outlawed?
Many questions arise when taking a look at the future when humans driving cars becomes a thing of the past - what will that world look like?
Intersection Managers could replace traffic lights with an estimated 20 to 50 percent less carbon dioxide filling the air with fewer idling cars at intersections.
For the human passenger, though, a robotized intersection could be mildly terrifying — like flying through a crowded asteroid belt, trusting the A.I. to find the right path. “At first I think it will be freaky,” Peter Stone, a computer scientist at the University of Texas at Austin admits. “Some people will need the window darkened so they don’t freak out.”
Read more of the original article at The New York Times.
