Information on Advanced Features is Less Likely to Reach Used Car Buyers
Advanced driver assistance features can only make driving safer if drivers trust them enough to use them, and that trust appears likely to wane as vehicles move into the secondhand market, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows.
“Used car buyers were substantially less likely than new car buyers to know about the advanced driver assistance features present on their vehicles,” says IIHS Senior Research Scientist Ian Reagan, the author of the study. “They were also less likely to be able to describe how those features work, and they had less trust in them. "
The results make it clear that buyers of both new and used vehicles need better information about the driver assistance technologies that they’re equipped with.
Reducing Vehicle Emissions and Improving Fleet Sustainability Initiatives to Bolster Bottom Lines
By Ken Robinson, Market Research Manager at Motus
Companies have plenty of incentive to reduce carbon emissions and boost sustainability initiatives.
Beyond embracing the evolving trend toward energy-efficient technologies and supporting the White House’s goal of halving the economy’s overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, sustainability has proven to be a significant indicator of a company’s financial performance and business success. It’s as essential to today’s business climate as it is beneficial to the environment.
Transportation currently produces 29% of all greenhouses gasses in the United States, which is more than any other sector. Reducing vehicle emissions can have the greatest impact on sustainability initiatives, since business and personal driving account for 57% of transportation sector emissions.
Driving Dynamics: Art Liggio Moves to Chairman of the Board, Announces Key Leadership Team
Driving Dynamics has recently announced a number of senior position promotions, with key leadership changes including the appointment of Tony Vinciguerra as President & CEO and Debbie Balestra transitioning to Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Vinciguerra is stepping up from the COO role, following the recent retirement of managing owner Art Liggio, who will now serve as Chairman of the Board and remain active in the organization.
The shifts in leadership represent Driving Dynamics’ focus on driving growth and innovation in fleet safety management amid the ever-increasing safety challenges drivers and fleets face.
Donlen Named a Top 100 Global Outsourcing Provider for the 16th Year
Feb. 17, 2022 – Donlen announced today that it has been selected for The 2022 Global Outsourcing 100 list by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals®. This marks the twelfth consecutive year, and sixteenth out of the last seventeen years, that Donlen has won this award.
“We are honored that our clients speak so highly of Donlen and continue to trust us with their fleet management strategies,” said Jim Wohlever, Donlen Senior Vice President of Customer Experience. “After two unpredictable pandemic years, it’s gratifying to see that our customers attest to our ability to help them navigate through the recent challenging times.”
Adaptive Headlights Finally Approved by Feds for US Roads
February 16, 2022 - Adaptive headlights technology - lights that actively dim small sections of the high-beam to provide both maximum illumination without blinding drivers and pedestrians - does exist but those systems were outlawed due to extremely outdated National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations that trail Europe's driver safety guidelines by well over a decade.
The recently passed bipartisan infrastructure bill now allows adaptive headlights on U.S. roads. For new car buyers, this means flicking between separate high and low beams could become a thing of the past.
Audi has been selling cars in America with adaptive headlights for years, with the previously forbidden technology locked behind a software wall to keep its cars federally legal. With the systems now allowed, a software patch can be applied to use this already integrated feature without a single bolt touched or retrofit required.
