AAA Study Shows Automatic Emergency Braking Has its Limits
Automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems have proven to be very helpful in reducing numbers of crashes. A past IIHS study found that cars with automatic emergency braking were in 50% fewer rear-end collisions.
There are limits to these systems, and specifically in areas where collisions are fairly common. AAA has found that higher speeds and particular types of collisions need improvement.
The situations AAA tested included rear-end collisions at higher speeds than IIHS currently tests. AAA found that 60% of rear-end crashes that result in injuries happen in areas with speed limits between 30 and 45 mph. As such, it tested systems at 30 mph and 40 mph with stationary dummy vehicles.
AAA also tested with the other two most common injury-causing two-vehicle crashes that, when combined with rear-end collisions, result in 79% of injury-causing wrecks: T-bone collisions, and collisions with an oncoming car turning across traffic.
Hyundai Charging Customers $170 for a Kit to Protect Its Easy-to-Steal Cars
The trend of stealing Kias and Hyundais started in Milwaukee in December 2021 and has spread across the country because it’s incredibly easy to do so, and thieves are sharing how-to videos on social media.
The nationwide rash of thefts has gotten so bad that Hyundai has finally come up with a $170 solution. A new anti-theft security kit Hyundai developed in partnership with Compustar is now available. The kit includes both a kill switch and an alarm.
The kit will be available at all of its 820 dealers in the U.S. and will take around two and a half hours to install. Hyundai is also working on a software fix for this issue. Vehicle owners will be expected to pay for the installation of the kit, which could cost up to $500.
Reviving the Supply Chain – Are We There Yet?
By Hasnain Jetha, Senior Procurement Manager, Wheels Donlen
We’ve gone from COVID, to supply chain shortages, to rising inflation and on to the lingering effects of all of them.
It feels like too long and due to many contributing reasons, it has been too long. Sometimes it’s difficult to muster up the necessary patience needed to do our jobs in this industry, yet “patience” should be the mantra of our age.
We live in an interconnected global economy that is emerging from some complicated times and it is the impact of many elements that has brought us here. None of these things happened in a vacuum, which makes any solution that much more complex.
So, lets address some of the questions we are all asking.
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda: Why He Isn’t All-In on EVs – And What Made Him Do a ‘Happy Dance’
Despite criticism from some investors and environmental groups, Toyota Motor CEO Akio Toyoda this past week doubled down on his strategy to continue investing in a range of electrified vehicles as opposed to competitors such as Volkswagen and General Motors, which have said they are going all-in on all-electric vehicles.
Toyota’s goal is carbon neutrality by 2050, and not just through all-electric vehicles. Some have questioned the environmental impact of EVs when factoring in raw material mining and overall vehicle production.
As part of lighthearted and comedic comments to dealers, Toyoda said he actually did a little happy dance when the automaker outsold GM last year for the first time ever in the U.S.
Risky Drivers: How to Spot the Red Flags
At Supervision, driver safety is our top priority. Everything we do centers around it.
However, before a true safety culture can be effective, driver and fleet managers must understand the level of risk an irresponsible driver poses to their organization. Entrusting a driver with a company vehicle, or entrusting them to drive their own vehicle on company time, is a big risk.
If the driver isn’t prepared to adhere to safety regulations, they are a risk that is not worth taking. But, how do you identify drivers who pose a risk?
