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General Motors Brings Maven Program to Austin, TX
General Motors is sliding into the electric fleet game by expanding Maven, a zip-car style service, to Austin, TX, with 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs. This is good news for those in the freelance driving sector—the fleet will be available for rent starting at $229 per week, which includes unlimited mileage, maintenance, insurance, and limited charging…
Jaguar Demos Luxury Smart Car
Jaguar demoed the I-PACE, an entirely electric SUV meant to compete with the likes of Tesla’s Model X and Audi’s E-Tron. The I-PACE is set to receive software updates “over-the-air” and drivers can interact with it like an Alexa home assistant device. Drivers can use the skill to ask where they parked, if they locked…
Virgin Unveils Full-scale Pod Model for Hyperloop Transportation
A trip from Dubai to Abu Dhabi takes two hours by car. With the Hyperloop, that trip can take as little as twelve minutes. Unveiled for the first time this week, a full-scale model of a hyperloop pod was presented to the public. Designed with futuristic luxury elements, the pod can hold five to fourteen…
Ford Partners for Commercial Self-Driving Car Program
Ford is diverging from competitors in the commercial self-driving car market by developing partnerships with a diversity of companies like Domino’s and Lyft. This February, Ford initiated a pilot program to deliver Domino’s Pizza in Miami via a revenue-sharing model that will support Ford’s fleet management service. Unlike competitor GM, Ford will offer self-driving vehicles…
Ford Names A New President Of North America Operations
Effective March 1st, Kumar Galhotra will step in as President of Ford North America. He will be responsible for all of Ford’s North American business and report to Jim Farley, Ford EVP and president of Global Markets. The change comes on the heels of former President Raj Nair’s abrupt departure on February 22nd. “Kumar is…
Listen: The Future Of Transportation is Public Transportation
With companies like Google, Apple and now BMW developing self-driving cars, some are worried that public transportation will disappear. However, many are saying that this could see public transportation being the main form of transpiration moving forward. Public transportation has seen an increase of over 30% in the past 20 years and services like…
Singapore’s Competition Commission to Investigate Uber/ComfortDelGro Deal
On Monday, Singapore’s Competition Commission announced an in-depth assessment of the tie-up between ComfortDelGro and Uber. The agency wants both companies to submit additional information by March 5th, so it can assess whether the new relationship infringes on Singapore’s competition laws. In December of 2017, ComfortDelGro proposed to acquire a 51 percent stake in Uber’s…
Watch: Boeing to produce a new plane every 10 hours by 2020
As Boeing’s stocks climb rapidly, CEO Dennis Muilenburg announced the goal of producing 900 planes annually by 2020. Muilenburg also claimed that the world’s fleets will double in size in the next two decades. 2017 saw Boeing pump out a plane every 11.5 hours, but they aren’t done yet. Now chipping away at back orders,…
Insights into Equipment Protection
Shipping, on the surface, seems like a straightforward task. However, it’s a task that comes with complex issues to consider, especially when it comes to fragile or expensive equipment. You don’t want to trust your high-value items to just any method of shipping. Your main concern will always be protection. With that in mind, there…
Watch: Amazon Will Soon Have its Own Delivery Service to Compete with UPS and FedEx
According to The Wall Street Journal, Amazon is close to launching its “Shipping with Amazon” service. The service will first start in Los Angeles and will initially serve the third-party merchants that use Amazon to sell their wares. Shipping with Amazon (SWA) will offer lower pricing than UPS or FedEx in order to be competitive….
Watch: Baltimore Subway will remain closed for a month for emergency repairs
The Maryland Transit Authority announced over the weekend that the Baltimore subway won’t reopen anytime soon. Safety inspections found the need for emergency repairs that can’t wait for the summer. The governor has allocated $2.2 million in emergency funds for free coach buses on the subway’s old routes. The roughly 40,000 daily subway riders aren’t…
Dubai Airport Pledges to Go Green
For years, Dubai Airports has operated one of the largest ground fleets in Dubai. In February 2018, the company signed a pledge to turn that massive fleet of vehicles eco-friendly. Representatives from the local air travel industry have signed the pledge, which promises the company will only purchase “green” vehicles from now on. Notable signees…
Vertical Take Off Gains Altitude
On January 31, 2018, European aerospace giant Airbus completed a successful full-scale flight test of its autonomous electric VTOL Vahana aircraft in Pendleton, Oregon. Airbus’ Silicon Valley experimental division, A³, transformed a concept sketch on a napkin to a viable aircraft, dubbed Alpha One, in less than two years. During its inaugural flight, the Alpha…
Always Upgradeable, Always Configurable, Always Affordable: A Better Way to Fly
Avionics are the nervous system of every aircraft—a complex, interconnected system of electronic sensors and controls. But in aviation, everything has an expiration date, and avionics, in particular, grow outdated as improvements in technology and safety become the new industry standard. A new avionics product release often condemns its predecessors to the dustbin, either because of design…
Boeing Announces The Debut of the 737 MAX 7
Boeing is rolling out the debut of a new airplane—the 737 MAX 7! This recent addition to the Boeing family can carry 172 passengers, and has a flying range of about 3,850 nautical miles, which is 1000 miles further than its predecessor. And with an 18% lower fuel consumption level, it’s cheaper to fly as…
Russian Airlines, Aeroflot, Makes $5 Billion Deal for MC-21 Aircraft
Russian Airlines, also known as Aeroflot, recently signed a $5 billion deal for a set of 50 MC-21 medium-range aircraft. Rostec unit Avia Capital Service will lease the aircraft for a 12-year period with the first wave of deliveries slated for the first quarter of 2020. By 2026, the order will be fulfilled and Aeroflot…
Rolling Billboards Help Fleets Leave a Lasting Impression
Without a logo or graphic on the side of your trucks, it can seem as though you are driving around with a wasted opportunity for key advertising. Some fleet managers, however, are worried that the cost of wrapping their vehicles may outweigh the return on investment. Understanding the costs as well as the options available…
Listen: Exploring The Mobile-Advert Space with Rod Collins
We’re excited to feature Rod Collins, President of Bulldog Mobile Billboards, on our Transporation Podcast this week. We discuss the aggressive adoption of LED Advertising trucks in the industry as it continues to capture a massive amount of market share. Even though LED is quite an investment initially, Rod makes the point that it’s…
3 Trends That Will Change Self-Storage in 2018
On The Move looks to stay on the forefront of innovation. Watch this video to see the top 3 self storage trends going into 2018. Read more at onthemovetrucks.com
Watch: A Secret Test Track For Self Driving Cars In Silicon Valley
Mcity is a fake city built by the University of Michigan to test self-driving cars in Ann Arbor. But there is a facility in rural California where companies have quietly tested autonomous vehicles for decades without anyone noticing. According to documents sourced by IEEE Spectrum through public records requests, some of Silicon Valley’s hottest automotive…
Ford Pushes For Autonomous Police Cars
Ford has been granted a patent for intelligent, autonomous police cars. The announcement is the first of its calibur, bringing autonomy out of civilian use, and into the First Responder industry. According to the patent, the autonomous police car could identify a vehicle violating a given traffic law and establish wireless communication with the driver….
Agriculture Drones To Be A $45 Billion Industry
Autonomous vehicles and drones in Agriculture are on the rise. In fact, a recent report by IDTechEx says that robotic tech within agriculture has the potential to become a $45billion industry by 2028. “We estimate that around 700k tractors equipped with autosteer or tractor guidance will be sold in 2028. We also assess that tractor…
Watch: Highway safety advocates name best and worst states for safety law enforcement
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety released their overview of state highway safety laws this week. The list names the best and worst of states enforcing highway safety laws. Rhode Island , D.C., and five other states received a “green” rating, while 13 were “red.” Advocates highlighted technology as the best path for reducing highway…
Listen: Transportation News Of The Week
In world where everything is headed in an automated direction, driverless cars seem to be the hot button issue right now. Even though the benefit of driverless cars seems to be great, safety concerns are top of mind. At the latest CES event in Las Vegas, Jim Hackett, CEO of Ford Motor Company stated,…
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