Automotive Fleet
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Safety

NewsMarch 23, 2018

Hyundai Recalls Sonata Hybrids for VPD Switch

Hyundai Motor America is recalling approximately 2,840 2016-2017 Hyundai Sonata Plug-In Hybrid vehicles equipped with a voltage protection device (VPD) because it may inadvertently activate.

Read More →
Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2018

Tips for Driving in the Rain

Spring showers can quickly turn into downpours, and that can mean dangerous road conditions for drivers. The vast majority of weather-related crashes happen on wet pavement and during rainfall — 73% on wet pavement and 46% during rainfall.

Read More →
NewsMarch 22, 2018

Hino Recalls 2018-2019 Trucks for Valve Train Nuts

Hino Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc. is recalling an estimated 45 2018 to 2019 trucks with engine codes NE8J, NJ8J, and NV8J because the screw lock nuts that secure the engine's valve train may not have been properly tightened during manufacturing, and could potentially loosen within the engine and damage it.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsMarch 22, 2018

National Safety Council Grants Help Prevent Roadway Deaths

The National Safety Council's Road to Zero Coalition has awarded its annual grants to support organizations with innovative concepts to make roadways safer and eliminate preventable roadway deaths.

Read More →
NewsMarch 21, 2018

Ford Focus, Fusion Sedans Recalled for Clutch

Ford Motor Co. is recalling an estimated 5,357 Ford Focus cars from 2015-2016 and Ford Fusion cars from 2013-2014 for a clutch defect.

Read More →
NewsMarch 21, 2018

BMW Invests in LIDAR Company for Autonomy Plan

BMW i Ventures, a venture capital fund that specializes in finding and growing cutting-edge technology companies that are redefining the automotive industry, has invested in Blackmore Sensors and Analytics, Inc.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsMarch 21, 2018

Connecticut May Require Rear Seat Belts

Legislation that would require all back seat passengers to wear seat belts sailed through Connecticut's General Assembly on March 19. A public health committee voted unanimously in favor of the bill that would widen the state's seat-belt law to cover everyone riding in a motor vehicle, reports the New Haven Register.

Read More →
NewsMarch 20, 2018

Toyota Pauses Autonomous Driving Tests

Toyota will temporarily halt testing of vehicles equipped with its autonomous Chauffeur mode on public roads, after an autonomous Uber car struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.

Read More →
NewsMarch 20, 2018

Kia Optima Qualifies as Top Safety Pick+

The 2018 Kia Optima has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's highest award, the Top Safety Pick+, when the midsize car is equipped with optional front crash prevention and good-rated headlights.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2018

Video: How to Deal with Aggressive Drivers

Learn how fleets drivers should deal with aggressive driving behaviors such as speeding, following too closely behind another vehicle, unnecessary horn honking, and verbal assaults.

Read More →