Driving Dynamics Launches New Mobile-Friendly Registration Portal for Its Behind-the-Wheel Driver Safety Training Courses
Driving Dynamics customers can now have their drivers enroll in a behind-the-wheel driver safety course and self-manage their training schedule from www.mydrivingdynamics.com.
Driving Dynamics Inc. announced the launch of a new mobile-friendly website dedicated to facilitating registrations for all of its behind-the-wheel (BTW) driver safety training programs comprising multi-employer/open enrollment, dedicated and specialty courses.
Technology & Cybersecurity
Sophisticated technology is a theme in a number of our articles in this week’s issue. In CEI’s monthly column On Accident Management, we discover why collision repair costs are rising so quickly – a major contributor: hi-tech auto parts. In our interview with Simon Marsh, managing director at UK’s VisionTrack, we are introduced to their cutting-edge 3G telematics camera, which is capable of transmitting a ten-second clip of a road incident using only 350kB of data and reporting information on speeds, location and G-force. Impressive.
Now for the dark side of technology. Reporting on cybersecurity, Mike Sheldrick says that it’s becoming increasingly clear that automakers have yet to get a handle on fully protecting their products from hackers. Cybersecurity is going to get a great deal more attention and as major stakeholders, fleets are going to have an increasingly significant voice in this conversation.
Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief
AFLA 2016: How to Influence Without Authority
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Independent Fleets
By Mike Quimby Senior Vice President and General Manager, Element Fleet Management
There’s a lot to be said for being independent. You aren’t influenced or controlled by anyone else and you can do as you please.
However, when it comes to independently managed fleets, you may be missing out on crucial support and insight, making it beneficial to work with a fleet management company (FMC).
There are many reasons to shift from an independently managed fleet to working with a fleet management provider, from material handling and automotive expertise to leveraging their relationship with vendors for best pricing.
Let’s explore some typical reasons fleet managers opt not to work with a fleet management company.
Teen Drivers’ Brains May Hold the Secret to Combating Road Deaths
More than a decade ago, the National Institutes of Health sent researchers to high schools across suburban Washington to track teens with lasers and video cameras.
They wanted to see how their young subjects drove when they had passengers with them.
So the researchers stood outside 10 parking lots in Maryland and Virginia. The teens had no idea they were being watched as researchers jotted down details about who was riding in the cars and then monitored the subjects as some sped and tailgated away from campus.
Now, expanding on that work, scientists are using driving simulations and brain scans to try to explain not just how young people drive when they’re with others, but why.
