Luxury car safety features using radar to sense up-coming crashes and cruise control that adjusts to traffic ahead are now more affordable with TRW's 24GHz sensor. These features could find themselves in more vehicles providing all-weather safety improvements.
Fleet managers need to plan for emergency situations well in advance. This includes planning to provide fuel under all conditions from bulk tanks, mobile refueling trucks/sites, and commercial cards.
Edmunds.com says on average a 3-year-old car is worth 11.1% more than it was last year. All used cars are up 5.5% this year, compared to the normal trend of 3.5%. GM vehicles are outpacing other brands, mainly from strength of full-size trucks.
The Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 now includes an additional $60M to develop an in-vehicle alcohol detection system which would disable the vehicle for those with illegal blood alcohol levels. The development has already been funded at $10M with half coming from automakers hoping to use the technology.
Fleets testing pre-production 2011 Ford Super Duty trucks are pleased with results after averaging 22K miles. Improved fuel-economy, less noise, added power, off-road maneuverability, Sync communications and B20 compatibility are highlights of fleet praise for test trucks.