Should a Driverless Car Decide Who Lives or Dies?
The gearheads in Detroit, Tokyo and Stuttgart have mostly figured out how to build driverless vehicles. Even the Google guys seem to have solved the riddle. Now comes the hard part: deciding whether these machines should have power over who lives or dies in an accident.
The industry is promising a glittering future of autonomous vehicles moving in harmony like schools of fish. That can’t happen, however, until carmakers answer the kinds of thorny philosophical questions explored in science fiction since Isaac Asimov wrote his robot series last century.
For example, should an autonomous vehicle sacrifice its occupant by swerving off a cliff to avoid killing a school bus full of children?
A Global Fleet Perspective: Q&A with GE’s Jeff Schlesinger
When we interviewed Jeff Schlesinger, Managing Director – Global for GE Fleet Services, we wanted to hear his thoughts on the current state of the global fleet market.
“The ability to save money on a global basis has become a very strong key performance indicator over the last two to three years,” Schlesinger says. He adds, “The use of analytics has become almost a ticket to play. If you can’t analyze the data, the companies are sitting there saying: what good are you?”
READ MORE to learn what Schlesinger has to say about managing a global fleet.
Element Appoints Chris Hepler Regional VP Sales, Heavy Trucks
Element Fleet Management strengthens its U.S. Equipment Financing Sales and Business Development team with the appointment of Chris Hepler to regional vice president of Sales, Heavy Trucks. Hepler brings more than 25 years of sales and account management experience to Element. Most recently, he held the position of inside sales leader for Ryder Systems, Inc., where he was responsible for overseeing new business development and account management activities.
Elise Hardy Named Regional Director of Material Handling Equipment at Element
Element Fleet Management has appointed Elise Hardy to its U.S. Equipment Financing Sales and Business Development team as regional director of Material Handling Equipment. Prior to joining Element Fleet, she served as an account manager for Eastern Lift Truck Company, where she was responsible for sales of new and used forklifts and other equipment in the Pennsylvania territory.
Wheel’s Online DriverView Tool Earns American Business Award
Wheels, Inc. has won a Silver American Business Award for Best Interface Design.
The award recognized DriverView, Wheels’ online portal for fleet drivers, which the company redesigned last year as part of a comprehensive optimization initiative for its online platforms.
“Wheels is always looking to align our online tools with the emerging preferences of today’s web users,” said Gail Wheeler, Wheels’ assistant vice president of marketing. “The DriverView site revamp was very successful in delivering new levels of consolidated access, responsive designs and user-friendly features for our clients’ drivers.”
