eDriving Partners with Jerry to Secure Personal Car Insurance Savings for Mentor App Users
eDrivingSM, a Solera company, is helping commercial drivers save money on personal car insurance by incorporating Jerry into its award-winning smartphone app, MentorSM.
For Mentor users, Jerry is available in-app, and provides customized quotes from more than 50 insurance carriers in 45 seconds.
“We’re delighted to be expanding our value proposition to clients by offering Mentor with Jerry to those organizations keen to further engage their employees by helping them source personal insurance savings through their driver safety program,” said Ed Dubens, CEO/ Founder of eDriving.
KINTO Europe Implements Sofico’s Miles Platform Across Europe
KINTO Europe, the recently launched joint venture between Toyota Motor Europe and Toyota Financial Services, is implementing Sofico’s Miles Enterprise software platform across Europe to manage all its vehicle usage transactions.
So far, Miles Enterprise has been implemented in five leading markets as part of a major pan-European roll-out across KINTO Europe’s operations.
In recent months, Miles Enterprise has gone live in KINTO’s fleet services businesses in France initially, followed by Italy, Spain and Germany. In addition, there is an ongoing phased implementation process in Belgium involving the retail, wholesale and fleet sides of the business in that country.
How Easy is it to Use the F-150’s On-Board Scales and Smart Hitch? We Find Out
Truck owners: How often have you "done the math" to verify payload weight before the front-end loader dumps a bucket of mulch into your half-ton pickup? Now, your 2021 Ford F-150 will take the guesswork out of this, with the truck's new Onboard Scale w/Smart Hitch option.
Load-leveling sensors used by other systems measure the suspension's deflection at each corner. VIN-specific predetermined payload capacity is programmed at the factory and all loads are expressed as estimated amounts under or over that amount.
The Smart Hitch feature utilizes the same sensors as the scales feature, but it helps ensure the trailer hitch's tongue weight remains in spec. This is trickier because (at least for now) the user must somehow determine and program in the overall weight of the trailer.
Read the article at MotorTrend.
Ford Explorer Remains Quickest Police Car Sold Today, for Now
Although the law enforcement profession is far more dynamic than just high-speed emergency responses, many departments require their vehicles to meet what’s called a "purchasing spec." Vehicles must meet certain requirements to be eligible for patrol but still have enough performance to be effective when responding to more dangerous situations.
The all-wheel-drive 2022 Ford Police Interceptor Utility (FPIU), with its 400-hp twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6, remains the quickest police vehicle sold today, getting to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds and 100 mph in 13.5 seconds during Michigan State Police testing.
The MSP also got their hands on a Ford Mach-E police prototype vehicle. According to the MSP, this police version has all-wheel drive and 480 horsepower, so it’s basically the Ford Mach-E GT with red and blue lights. It reached 60 mph in 4.0 seconds and hit 100 mph in 11.9 seconds. Ford says the street version should hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, but it's safe to assume the police-going version's slower acceleration is due to added equipment.
Read the article at Car and Driver.
AAA Finds Driver Assist Vehicle Systems Struggle in Real-World Conditions
A new survey from AAA finds that 40 percent of Americans expect driver support systems, with names like Autopilot, ProPILOT or Pilot Assist, to have the ability to drive the car by itself, indicating a gap in consumer understanding of these technologies and reality.
AAA also tested these systems and found that they are in fact not designed to take over the task of driving and can be significantly challenged by every day, real-world conditions such as poor lane markings, unusual traffic patterns and stationary vehicles.
As this type of technology becomes more commonplace on the road, AAA cautions consumers not to take vehicle system names at face value and, although meant to assist in the driving task, should never be used as a replacement for driver engagement. In order to reduce the misuse of driver support vehicle systems, drivers are encouraged to educate themselves by requesting a demonstration at the dealership as well as thoroughly reading the vehicle owner’s manual.
Read the article at AAA Newsroom.
