Driverless Vehicle Makers Push Back on Data Sharing, Fleet Size
More test cars on the road, fewer human-enabled controls like steering wheels and brake pedals, and more protections for sensitive industry information are all on the wish list this year for developers working to make vehicles fully autonomous.
In comments filed on Tuesday, the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets — founded in April and led by Uber, Google, Lyft, Ford and Volvo — urged federal authorities to loosen guidelines issued in September on the testing and deployment of fully autonomous vehicles.
Tesla-Stealing Hack is about Much More than Tesla
Hackers can steal your car—and a lot more—through your phone.
An often-asserted downside of internet-connected vehicles is that they’re subject to various forms of hacking, including theft.
On Wednesday, a Norwegian security company called Promon claimed to have found something like the Holy Grail of vehicle hacking—by compromising a Tesla owner’s Android phone, they could take control of Tesla’s mobile app and steal the car.
The hack relies on tricking a Tesla owner into downloading a malicious app, for instance through a spoofed public Wi-Fi hotspot that would direct them to a deceptive Google Play download.
NAFA Announces Holman Parts Distribution Fleet As Newest Sustainability-Accredited Fleet
NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA) is pleased to announce its next accredited fleet via NAFA’s Sustainable Fleet Accreditation Program is the fleet of Holman Parts Distribution.
The company joins an ever-growing list of NAFA-accredited fleets that have successfully demonstrated that a credible sustainability plan is in place, and real, meaningful progress is being made toward reducing their total emissions and the negative environmental impact via extraneous carbon fuel usage
Remanufactured Vehicles Produce Big Savings for Fleets
Hmmmm … it’s half the cost of a new truck and it comes with a 3-year/75,000-mile warranty?
Yes.
A vehicle remanufacturer in Tyler, Texas, rebuilds fleet vehicles, including trucks and vans, in a short amount of time and can save fleet owners plenty of money.
“The guy or gal who owns a new fleet is going to save half the cost of a new vehicle and run it for twice as long. Someone please tell me what’s wrong with this model,” Vehicle Reman Marketing Director Steve Belden told Hard Working Trucks.
Operation, Testing Data Could Drive Autonomous Vehicle Safety, Regulations
As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration works to safely integrate autonomous vehicles onto the nation’s roadways, lawmakers and industry advocates are wrestling with the federal government’s role in regulating a rapidly evolving – and potentially life-saving -- technology.
At a Nov. 16 hearing of the Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, Chairman Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) called for balance between innovation and oversight to “help ensure that automakers are able to bring the safety and mobility benefits of autonomous vehicles into the marketplace without unnecessary government regulations.”
