Fleet Advisory Hub Looks at Consideration and Adoption of Core and Emerging Technologies
Escalent’s Fleet Advisory Hub is a research and insights program made up of a community of fleet decision-makers who represent over 12,000 businesses and over a million vehicles. It looks to understand fleet decision-makers’ consideration and adoption of core and emerging technologies.
Young Minds Devise a New Way to Prevent Roadkill
Colorado's Department of Transportation reports nearly 4,000 vehicle crashes involving wildlife every year, resulting in injuries to humans and fatalities to wildlife, and an estimated $80 million in property damage. The collisions involve small mammals, elk, bear, and moose, though the vast majority are deer, the DOT says.
No surprise then, that Colorado is home to four aspiring computer science engineers, high school girls in fact, who last year began working on a device that detects a deer in a vehicle’s path and sends out a warning to the driver.
Last year, as three sophomores and a freshman, they won their state’s Samsung Solve for Tomorrow award, which earned their school $12,000 to help pay for a working prototype of their Project Deer device as they continue the project this year.
Wins for Your Fleet
Safety wins are always sought after in every fleet. In today’s Crash-Free Culture column, Sarah Bechtold says that by “preparing your fleet for the specific challenges of autumn, you can reduce crashes and ensure smoother operations through the rest of the year.” You can read more HERE.
Another way your fleet can win is with appropriate charging infrastructure for your EVs. “Infrastructure planning and development can be daunting [but] with effective planning and rollout strategies, however, this process can be made more efficient and approachable,” says Stephen Israel. Read his article HERE.
Like a ‘Fleet Family Reunion’
Speaking of wins, the FMW team had a fabulous, winning time at AFLA in San Antonio a couple weeks ago — and it seems like everyone else did as well. Tod Trousdell did an engaging writeup of the event and you can read it HERE.
Ted Roberts
President
Merchants Fleet Partners with Ridecell to Orchestrate Fleet Lifecycle Activities
Merchants Fleet has selected Ridecell and their Ridecell 360 fleet solutions to optimize the management of its short-term fleet, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and employee productivity to support its continued growth in the short-term leasing sector.
"Merchants Fleet is at the forefront of the mobility revolution, and we are thrilled to support their vision with our fleet orchestration technology," said Aarjav Trivedi, CEO of Ridecell.
Car Software Patches Are Over 20% of Recalls, Study Finds
Software fixes are now responsible for more than 1 in 5 automotive recalls. That's the key finding from a decade's worth of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall data.
While that's a sign of growing inconvenience for drivers, the silver lining is that a software patch is usually a much quicker fix than something requiring hardware replacement.
"Our analysis suggests we're witnessing a shift in how automotive recalls are handled. The growing number of software-related recalls, coupled with the ability to address issues remotely, could revolutionize the recall process for both manufacturers and vehicle owners," said a spokesperson for DeMayo Law.
