Fleet Management News Digest from GPS Trackit
…Featuring periodic updates on new fleet vehicles, fuels, laws, regulations, technology, PLUS some cool stuff…
Google Sees Stranded Seniors as Big Market for Self-Driving Cars
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Florence Swanson has lived through every American car from the Ford Model T to the Tesla Model S. Now, at 94, she has stepped into what Google hopes will be the automotive future: self-driving vehicles. After her painting of a guitar player won a Google contest, she became the oldest person yet to…
87% of Drivers Admit to Unsafe Behavior
About 87% of drivers surveyed admit to engaging in at least one risky behavior while behind the wheel within the past month, according to the latest research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. These unsafe behaviors include driving while distracted, impaired, drowsy, speeding, running red lights or…
Bugatti Unveils Chiron — The World’s Fastest Production Car
At last August’s Monterey Car Week, Bugatti president Wolfgang Durheimer said his company was preparing to unveil a car that would be faster, more powerful and more luxurious than any in the world — better in every way than its Veyron, already considered to be the fastest and most powerful production vehicle on the planet….
