2015’s Most and Least Risky States for Drivers’ Wallets
With the lowest gas prices the U.S. has seen in six years and favorable interest rates driving auto sales that are expected to break records in 2015, WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015's Most and Least Risky States for Drivers’ Wallets.
What kind of financial risks do drivers take when they take to the road?
To find out, WalletHub ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of several risk factors.
• First, the minimum coverage requirements for the mandatory forms of auto insurance in each state was analyzed.
A Big Reset for Telematics
We're going to see a big reset in 2015 and 2016 when it comes to telematics, because most devices out there are on AT&T's 2G network, which is 'sunsetting.' And that means a lot of fleets that have already adopted telematics will be forced to choose new hardware.
New Intel Device Could Prevent Hot Car Deaths
On average, 38 children die in hot cars each year in the U.S. To try to lower those numbers, Intel has developed a device to send an alert to your smartphone to warn you if you have left your child in your car.
The Intel Smart Clip attaches to your child's car seat harness and can warn you when conditions in the car are potentially dangerous and the harness is fastened.
Telematics and Technology
This week we focus on two of the biggest forces in Fleet today: Telematics and Technology.
We begin with videos from three top experts in the telematics space: Rob Donat from GPS Insight on the 'Big Reset' coming in 2015 and 2016; Ananth Rani from Azuga on how simple GPS fleet tracking can be; and Todd Ewing from Fleetmatics on getting good global telematics reporting.
Next, we have a Fleet Customer Experience column from Jeof Bean on how failure can drive innovation; an article from Mike Sheldrick on what Future Automotive Ecosystems will look like; a piece on how we'll interact with self-driving cars; and much, much more.
Ted Roberts
COO & Chief Content Officer
Google Won’t Become an Automaker
The Google executive in charge of the tech giant's self-driving car project came to the Motor City, offering assurances that his company doesn't plan to jump into the automaking business.
Even more reassuring for Detroit, Chris Urmson, director of self-driving cars for Google, says his company will "eventually" need a partner to build cars using its technology.
How soon that happens, however, isn't entirely clear.
