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Safety•by Staff•December 15, 2016

GM Begins Testing Autonomous Vehicles on Mich. Roads

General Motors will begin testing autonomous vehicles in public roads in Michigan and will build its test vehicles at the Orion Township assembly plant in early 2017, CEO Mary Barra announced Thursday.

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Safety•by Staff•December 15, 2016

Video: BMW, IBM Team on Driver Support Systems

The project will make use of the cognitive computing power of IBM’s Watson computer system to create more intuitive driver support systems.

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Operations•by Staff•December 15, 2016

Vehicles Will Become 'Second Office' by 2021, GM CEO Says

Most vehicles will become a "second office" in five years with the advent of autonomous vehicles, General Motors' CEO Mary Barra said in a recent interview.

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Operations•by Staff•December 15, 2016

Most Diesel Pickups Cost More to Operate

More than 90% of the 272 diesel-powered pickups on the market cost more to operate than their gasoline counterparts, while nine diesel passenger cars had a lower total cost of ownership (TCO), according to new data from Vincentric.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•December 15, 2016

Swedish Police to Equip Volvo V90 for Duty

The Swedish police will take delivery of its first V90 police cars in early 2017.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•December 15, 2016

Uber Launches Fleet App in India

Uber has launched UberFLEET, an Android app for its fleet partners in 29 cities across India, according to a report by the India Times.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•December 14, 2016

Dutch Police Order 300 Sprinter Vans

The Dutch police have signed an agreement for 300 new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 316 CDI. The first vehicles were delivered in November 2016.

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Leasing•by Staff•December 14, 2016

Fed Hikes Interest Rates for Second Time in Decade

Policy makers at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced an increase in interest rates for the first time this year and only the second time since the depths of the Great Recession and there are expected to be at least some repercussions for trucking.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•December 14, 2016

CEVA Appoints Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand

CEVA Logistics has announced the appointment of Carlos Velez Rodriguez as managing director for its Australia & New Zealand cluster.

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Safety•by Staff•December 14, 2016

Uber Offers Self-Driving Volvo XC90s in San Francisco

Uber will begin offering self-driving Volvo XC90 luxury SUVs to customers in San Francisco, which expands a partnership the companies launched in August to offer self-driving vehicles in Pittsburgh.

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