The Most Interesting Cars of the 2017 Detroit Auto Show
The cars receiving their U.S. and world premieres during the press days at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, which wrapped up this week, offered a glimpse of the short and medium-term future of the automotive industry.
There was no one vehicle that dominated the show, although the 2018 Kia Stinger GT, Lexus LS 500, and 2018 Toyota Camry received a lot of attention along with a few couple of interesting concepts and Pixar's life-size model of star Lighting McQueen
The automakers that decided to skip Detroit were as much a story leading up to the show, as the companies that did have reveals.
Traffic Deaths Surged in First 9 Months of 2016
Traffic deaths surged about 8 percent in the first nine months of last year, continuing an alarming upward spiral that began in late 2014, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates released Friday.
The sharp increase comes at the same time Americans are putting more miles on the road than ever, the government said. But the rise in deaths is outpacing the increase in travel. Vehicle miles traveled in the first nine months of 2016 rose about 3 percent.
Experts believe the increased travel is mostly a result of an improved economy and low gas prices. But NHTSA’s data experts said increased travel and an improved economy alone can’t explain the rise in deaths.
These 19 Companies are Racing to Build Self-Driving Cars in the Next 5 Years
There's no question that self-driving cars are coming — the real debate at this point is who will get there first.
We rounded up a whopping 20 companies — from traditional automakers to Silicon Valley start-ups — who are working to build a self-driving car by 2021. Naturally, when we will see a fully driverless car hinges just as much on the regulatory environment as advancements in self-driving tech.
But companies are plowing ahead with getting their self-driving cars ready by as early as 2021.
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NAFA’s Fleet Excellence Awards Recognizes The Best And The Brightest In Fleet
Deadline For Submissions Is January 20!
Have you left your unique mark in your organization or company? Or know someone that has? Don't miss out on a chance to enter the most distinguished awards program in the fleet industry!
Fleet Excellence Award (FLEXY for short) entries will be reviewed by a prestigious industry panel of judges. To ensure the legitimacy of the awards, judges will never see the names of the nominees nor the organizations they work for. This allows for judging by merit, not name recognition.
Submissions are open to every fleet management professional from around the world regardless of whether or not they are current members of NAFA Fleet Management Association.
Element Acquires The CEI Group
By Mike Sheldrick
Trevose, PA-based CEI Group, a leader in accident management and driver safety, has been acquired by Toronto’s Element Fleet Management Corp.
CEI will continue to operate independently under the CEI name. It will also continue to be led by CEI’s founder, President and CEO, Wayne Smolda. Smolda will report to Jim Halliday, President and CEO of International Element Fleet Management.
An important part of the acquisition is that Element Fleet Management North America and CEI will remain separate entities. Says Smolda: “We're going to operate as an independent, autonomous company under the CEI brand, reporting to Toronto."
