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Attorneys General Will Sue if EPA Rolls Back CAFE
If the Trump Administration elects to rollback current and future emissions standards, 14 states plan to file a lawsuit forcing the current CAFE standards to remain in place.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would reopen the review period for fuel economy and emissions standards set to go into full effect in 2025. Automakers initially hailed the move by the agency, but have since said they’re in favor of the tougher mandates.
That hasn’t stopped the agency, led by former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, a well-known climate-science skeptic, from moving ahead with the process.
Open Enrollment Now Available for Driving Dynamics’ Level II Simulator-Based Driver Safety Training Course
Driving Dynamics Inc. announced that it is now offering its Level II instructor-led simulator-based training across the U.S. in a multi-employer Open Enrollment format.
Level II training, an immersive three hour blended course featuring Driving Dynamics’ exclusive DrivActiv™ mobile simulators, complements and builds on the techniques learned in advanced performance behind-the-wheel safety classes. And now, delivered through the company’s unique Open Enrollment program, fleet operators of all sizes have the option to send one driver or many to training events being held across the country.
Researchers Show How Simple Stickers Could Trick Self-Driving Cars
A team of researchers from four American universities has provided a troubling preview of how self-driving cars could be tricked into making dangerous mistakes.
By altering street signs in ways that look innocuous to a human observer, the researchers were able to completely alter how an artificial intelligence interpreted them.
This isn’t just a matter of slapping paint across a sign. The team, whose work was first highlighted by Ars Technica, designed an attack algorithm that carefully tailors the visual "perturbations" to be applied to an existing sign.
Meet Us in Las Vegas!
We are excited about next week's AFLA Conference, featuring an outstanding program of interesting speakers and thoughtful sessions, including some mighty fine networking opportunities.
Year after year, one of our own AFLA program favorites is the Women in Fleet Management Session and Reception. This year, Kathleen Nalty will lead us to recognize and interrupt our own unconscious biases. Outsmart them, if you will. If you plan to arrive in Las Vegas on Sunday, this is a terrific start to the conference.
The last few weeks have been a challenge, on so many levels, for fleet professionals working with fleets battered and flooded by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Fleet Management Weekly editorial team will be filming in our pressroom ‘Marche 2’. If you have a story you would like to tell us about your involvement in disaster planning and/or relief, please stop by and see us.
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
