Will Murray to Cycle from London to Paris for Road Safety Charity
On 20 July 2016, Dr. Will Murray, Research Director of Interactive Driving Systems, will be cycling from London to Paris to raise much needed funds for Brake, the UK-based global road safety charity.
Will, who for many years led projects on road safety at the University of Huddersfield, has been a supporter of Brake since attending the charity's launch event at the Houses of Parliament in 1995. He has worked closely with the charity for over 20 years on a range of industry shaping projects.
The Balancing Act of Team Leadership
By Mike Cieri, MSIR, Vice President of Mardac Consultants
A cohesive team can consistently outperform a collection of talented individuals. This statement is proved every day in sports – and in business.
The reason is simple. On a cohesive team, the members work together toward a common goal. Instead of competing with each other to further their own careers, team members cooperate and actually help each other perform. This cooperation results from the understanding that personal goals and company objectives are interdependent. By helping the team effort, members are really helping themselves.
PARS’ Lori Rasmussen: Outstanding Resources for Women in Fleet
Women in Fleet -- Supporting and Mentoring women in the fleet industry
By Janice Sutton
We recently met with Lori Rasmussen, president of PARS and chairperson of Women in Fleet, to talk about the Women in Fleet group that she and other fleet professional women created several years ago.
Lori says, ‘The purpose of Women in Fleet is not to separate women; women have worked so hard in this industry for equality with men, but to create a group where we can support other women, new women in the industry, and pair them with veteran women in the industry. It is a resource to help someone if she needs help with something or just needs coaching.”
Zeiss DriveSafe Lenses: A New Driver-Based Innovation In Vehicle Safety
We live in a rapidly advancing world, thanks in large part to technology. And as we saw at CES this week, the automotive industry has been an integral player in offering new technologies for public benefit. Many of these advancements have to do with safety technology, from mitigating crashes to avoiding them altogether.
However, most safety features tend to come from the car itself, meaning if a consumer wants said features they have to purchase a new vehicle. And with the rapid pace of technological breakthroughs a consumer has to cycle into a new car every few years to truly keep up with the latest tech. This isn’t practical or cost-efficient for many consumers.
Manheim Reports Strong Finish to 2015 for Used Car Market
Wholesale used vehicle prices increased in December signifying the sixth increase out of the previous seven months. Illustrating continued strength and stability, this brought the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index – a measure of wholesale prices adjusted for mix, mileage and season – to a reading of 125.7 in December. This represents an increase of 1.5 percent from a year ago and is the Index’s highest level in more than four years.
The Manheim annual Used Car Market report examines the economic underpinnings of the entire used vehicle market and sector-specific trends that influence the supply and pricing of used vehicles.
