No Plans for National Regulations for Driverless Cars
United States Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Thursday said there are no plans for national legislation to regulate self-driving vehicles, and that those decisions are still best made on the state-by-state level.
Foxx, speaking to media after a Thursday panel discussion at the CES technology trade show, said it’s “not completely out of the question” to eventually see blanket regulations at the federal level for autonomous cars. But he said the government should be more concerned with speeding up the time it takes the agency to evaluate technologies.
AFLA to Cover Controversial Issues in Fleet at Regional Forum
Join AFLA in Tampa, FL on Thursday, February 25, 2016 for the third annual AFLA Regional Forum.
This year's forum has a great schedule of speakers, including Terry Horrocks, Manager for Risk & Safety Services at Element Fleet Management, who will present Controversial Issues in Fleet.
In this session, Terry will cover the scope of legalized marijuana and "right to carry" in the US and their implications for fleet as well as the importance of strong written policies to protect employers who operate fleets.
Death Knell for the Diesel?
Not since GM's diesel catastrophe of the '70s has the outlook for the venerable diesel engine in U.S. passenger cars looked so glum.
By Michael Sheldrick, Senior Editor
Memories of those earlier diesels, plus other drawbacks like noise, starting delay, smoke, and smell, along with the fact that our gasoline prices, whatever they may be, are cheap compared to those in Europe.
VW may have hammered in the final nail by its egregious emission cheating scheme last year.
A Call to Action: Learn to be a Transformative Marketer
By Ed Pierce, Fleet Industry Marketer
I have often been asked to extend effective marketing communications techniques to other business audiences – industry influentials, employees, strategic partners and others. After many years, one soon realizes that, although strategies vary by audience and other situational factors, the goal remains the same.
In every case, we strive to invoke a “call to action.” As it turns out, the same objective applies to education, too. Imparting information is only the first step in a process that hopefully leads to the betterment of a student who will become engaged.
Study: Driverless Cars to be 15% of Global Sales by ’30
A new report predicts that by 2030, 15 percent of global automotive sales will be of fully autonomous cars, and the industry will continue to undergo massive technological changes.
The report by McKinsey & Company — a consulting firm that studies automotive trends — touches on a number of trends, including the increased adoption of shared mobility companies like Uber and Lyft, the expected proliferation of electric vehicles thanks to government regulation, the continued rise in auto sales and the advancements in driverless car technology.
