Auto, Technology Industries Clash Over Talking Cars
Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths, improve the safety of self-driving cars and someday maybe even help solve traffic jams, automakers and government officials say.
But there’s a big catch.
The cable television and high-tech industries want to take away a large share of the radio airwaves the government dedicated for transportation in 1999, and use it instead for superfast Wi-Fi service.
Safety on the Road
In 2015, more than 38,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes; some of these fatalities involved people who drive for a living.
According to Injury Facts 2016, the Council’s annual report on unintentional injuries, the three biggest causes of fatalities on the road include:
Alcohol (30.8%); Speeding (30%); Distracted driving (26%
Impaired driving is driving while drunk, drugged, drowsy and/or distracted. All of these are dangerous. All of these are preventable.
Kevin Moore: Managing Everything Associated with Remote Workers
Today’s technology offers some great options to manage everything remote workers are doing - in real time - in or out of the vehicle.
Kontos Kommentary – July 2016 Edition
In the latest Kontos Kommentary, Tom Kontos, Executive Vice President, Customer Strategies and Analytics at ADESA, provides his insight and updates regarding used vehicle market conditions. To read the entire Kontos Kommentary for July 2016, visit https://www.adesa.com/kontos-kommentary
Smarter Batteries For Electric Vehicles On The Horizon
Today an electric car faces multiple issues to settle in as a viable means of transport. To name a few, it takes ages to reach a full charge of its batteries. It then runs out of juice a lot sooner as compared to a full tank of flammable fuel.
Having said that, nearly everyone is convinced that electric cars are here to stay and will replace today’s gas-guzzlers in the near future. It is on this conviction that car manufacturers around the world are spending millions to constantly improve their offering in the EV (electric vehicle) segment.
