AAA: Consumers May Not Be Ready for Autonomous But They Want ADAS
As automakers and technology companies move full steam ahead to produce fully autonomous vehicles in the near future, a big question is whether or not consumers are ready for self-driving vehicles?
New study results from AAA indicate consumers may not be ready. Three-quarters of Americans are “afraid” to ride in a self-driving vehicle, according to the research.
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), a precursor to autonomous vehicles, has potential to change the way the AGRR industry does business. Why? Because these systems include cameras, which are often connected to the windshield.
Wheels Promotes Suresh Rajapakse to VP of Client Relations
Wheels, Inc has promoted Suresh Rajapakse into the role of vice president of client relations.
With more than a decade of experience in sales, account management, business development and marketing, Rajapakse has lead complex teams, built long- term client relationships, handled negotiations, and executed on corporate strategy.
“Suresh’s positive energy is infectious,” said Laura Joziwak, senior vice president of sales and client relations. “Combine that with his breadth of experience and passion for customer service, he makes for a great candidate to lead the teams that provides strategic guidance to our clients.”
Texting and Walking? Not in NJ, According to Proposed Law
Over the past several years, we've spilled a fair amount of virtual ink on the subject of distracted driving and its effect on the nation's traffic fatality rate. What we haven't discussed very often is the subject of distracted walking, which many blame for an uptick in pedestrian fatalities.
But distracted walking may finally have its moment in the sun. A member of the New Jersey Assembly is sponsoring legislation that would make it a crime to text while walking.
Forget Stereotypes; Millennials in a Car-Buying Frenzy
Conventional wisdom suggests that Millennials are all moving to urban centers, buying bikes and giving up their drivers’ licenses. But, like so many other popular perceptions, that’s not quite on target.
If anything, studies suggest that as Gen-Y ages, members of this tech-savvy generation are heading back to the suburbs, starting families and, yes, even buying cars. Indeed, new research by Bankrate.com finds Millennials more likely to buy a car than any other age group over the coming year.
Low Gas Prices Expose Flaw In U.S. Fuel Economy Standards, As Gains Fall Short Of Expectations
Last week, Americans paid an average $2.08 a gallon to fill up their cars and trucks at the gas pump. That’s a far cry from the $3.52 a gallon paid this time in 2014, or the $3.87 a gallon paid back in 2012.
The drop in prices has largely been good news for American consumers, pumping an extra $95 billion into their pockets in 2015 compared to 2014. To put that in context, the 2011 payroll tax cut netted consumers a total of about $109 billion.
