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Safety•by Staff•July 16, 2018

Ford Agrees to $299M Takata Settlement

Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $299.1 million to settle consumer economic-loss claims linked to faulty air bags manufactured by Takata Corp. The settlement covers diverse forms of economic damages linked to Takata air-bag inflators.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•July 16, 2018

Electra Meccanica, Harbour Air Partner for Fully-Electric Carsharing Option

Harbour Air Seaplanes, North America’s largest seaplane operator, is the first carbon neutral airline.

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Safety•by Staff•July 16, 2018

Drunk Driving Still a Worse Problem Than Drugged Driving: MADD

The national president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving has acknowledged that drugged driving is a growing problem but said alcohol-impaired driving remains the number one cause of roadway fatalities nationwide in recent testimony before a U.S. House subcommittee.

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Safety•by Staff•July 16, 2018

Uber Terminates 100 Self-Driving Car Operators

Uber has laid off its self-driving car operators in Pittsburgh, as the company rethinks its autonomous vehicle strategy following the fatal crash in Tempe, Ariz. earlier this year, reports Quartz.

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Telematics•by Staff•July 16, 2018

Carmine Adds CalAmp's Crash Data to Fleet Software

Telematics provider Carmine has integrated CalAmp's CrashBoxx crash data services into its fleet management software platform for small and medium-sized fleet operators, CalAmp has announced.

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Safety•by Staff•July 16, 2018

NHTSA Wants Automakers to Show Takata Repair Plans

The federal road safety regulator believes that unveiling public plans via automakers websites, for example, will serve as an informational resource to communities and consumers to support effective recall implementation nationwide.

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Safety•by Staff•July 13, 2018

Top Vehicle Theft Hot Spots Named

Albuquerque, N.M., recorded the highest rate of vehicle thefts in the U.S. in 2017 as vehicle thefts increased 4.1% across the nation, reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Each year, the bureau analyzes thefts reported to law enforcement and releases a top 10 list with its "Hot Spots" report.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•July 13, 2018

Toyota Mirai to Arrive in Hawaii This Month

Hawaii's distributor of Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru vehicles has opened the state's first publicly accessible hydrogen fueling station and later this month will begin leasing the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, Toyota has announced.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•July 13, 2018

All-Electric, Driverless Logging Truck Revealed

Swedish tech start-up Einride revealed its latest product: The T-log, an autonomous, all-electric logging truck, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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Safety•by Marianne Matthews•July 13, 2018

Video: Keeping the Right Following Distance

Maintaining a safe driving space around the vehicle is largely something that drivers can control. While many of us have been taught to focus on space — keeping several car lengths between one's vehicle and the car ahead — a better formula concerns time.

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