Dodge’s Charger Gives Cops Eyes in the Backs of Their Heads
Everyone could probably use some top-line safety tech on the road—the glossy features that keep cars in their lane, out of blind spot trouble, and from smashing into a suddenly stopped truck up ahead.
But Dodge’s newest update rolls out the latest in safety to those whose job is, well, safety: cops.
FedEx Road Rage Victim Not ‘High Engagement’ Enough for Safety Procedure Response
A cyclist who was the victim of a terrifying road rage ordeal by a FedEx driver has accused the company of dismissing his concerns because his blog was not deemed high profile enough, after an internal email conversation discussing the incident - which happened days after a FedEx driver was filmed driving apparently asleep at the wheel - was accidentally forwarded to him by a FedEx Managing Director.
James Avery, who cycles regularly in London, says he was too scared to get back on his bike for five months after a driver in a FedEx branded van drove aggressively at him near Kings Cross station last August, an act he described as “terrorism”.
Profitable Pickups May Be in Cross Hairs of Trump Border Tax
There are many reasons for the steady success of the three major American automakers in recent years, but none are bigger than the surging sales of full-size pickup trucks.
But President Trump’s proposed border tax on imported vehicles could throw a wrench in the profit machine, particularly for G.M. and Fiat Chrysler, which build a large percentage of their pickups in Mexico.
Fraud Matters
By Henry Miller
Tackling fuel-related fraud remains a serious matter for U.S. fleet managers, but it’s also a large priority for fuel providers like Shell.
Thanks to independent research from Shell, we now know that over half of U.S. fleet managers consider fuel-related fraud a major issue for their business. But it's not only managers who see fuel-related fraud as a cause for concern—nearly half of their fleet drivers agree.
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The Golden Years: Why We’ll All Love Self-Driving Cars When We’re Older
At the Consumer Electronics Show this year, most of the talk from automakers was about autonomous cars.
That’s not surprising, given the CES audience and the rapid development of self-driving technology. Depending on the automaker, the promises of completely self-driving cars ranged from imminent to cautious, but all agreed that completely or mostly autonomous cars would hit our roadways in the next 10 years.
