California Mandate Expected to Grow EV Sales
California’s Zero-Emission Vehicle program is expected to increase sales of electric, plug-in hybrid and other alternative light-duty vehicles in the United States during the next decade, according to a new report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The ZEV program, which is administered by the California Air Resources Board, affects model year 2018 and later vehicles, requiring automakers to earn credits for alternative-fuel vehicles based on a percentage of their sales in California.
Cybersecurity & Global Alliances
NAFA Fleet Management Association has released an outstanding whitepaper on cybersecurity. There is no question that fleets, especially, are at risk of hacking. Can you imagine the damage that would be done if your fleet were hacked by these thugs?
We were excited to hear about CEI’s new ‘Global Fleet SafeDrive Alliance™. The alliance consists of CEI in North America, CEPA in Latin America and the Caribbean, and VVCR in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Wayne Smolda, CEI's president and CEO said, “The Alliance represents the first time that multinational companies can come to one provider to manage their entire global fleet from a single platform."
Finally, we are eager to attend the NETS Strength in Numbers Annual Fleet Safety Benchmark Conference this week. NETS is the sponsor of the annual Drive Safely Work Week campaign. We will tell you all about it next week.
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
Donlen Recognized as Employer of the Year in 2016 American Business Awards
Donlen is proud to announce that they have been awarded the 2016 Gold American Business Award for Employer of the Year in the Transportation Industry.
Donlen received external recognition for its culture, employee programs, and employee growth opportunities. Award winners are determined by a unique blend of votes by employees and the scores of industry experts. The award was presented to the winners at a gala ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York on Friday, September 30, 2016.
“We are honored to receive this distinguished recognition. Donlen cares about its employees, and our culture paves the way for growth and upward mobility. Employees are empowered to make decisions for the benefit of our customers, and implementing new ideas is at the root of all of our successful innovations,” said Kelly Elliott, Donlen HR partner. “The technology that we develop and the award-winning customer support we provide would not be possible without our highly engaged employees. Our employees’ efforts and dedication allow Donlen to provide a higher level of service to all fleet customers.”
To learn more about Donlen career opportunities, please visit http://www.donlen.com/careers. For more information about Donlen, visit www.donlen.com.
Nvidia Demonstrates Self-Driving Car That Learned Entirely From Watching Humans
Nvidia Corp. has released a new video showing off its latest progress in autonomous vehicle technology, this time with a self-driving car that has learned entirely from watching human drivers.
“In contrast to the usual approach to operating self-driving cars, we did not program any explicit object detection, mapping, path planning or control components into this car,” Nvidia explained in the description for the video.
“Instead, the car learns on its own to create all necessary internal representations necessary to steer, simply by observing human drivers.”
Kristi Webb Named President of AALA
On the afternoon of September 28 the American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA) Board of Directors voted Kristi Webb, president and CEO of Element Fleet Management, as the new president of AALA. Webb, who succeeds Steven Bloom of Enterprise Holdings Inc., previously served in the officer role of Vice President, State Government Affairs.
AALA is a national industry association composed of commercial automotive fleet leasing and management companies. Membership includes domestic and international companies as well as family-owned businesses. To learn more about AALA visit AALAfleet.com.
