By guest writer, Richard Goodwin, an NMA member The light turns green, and I start to move out when I see a car heading for the red light on my left. I hesitate, briefly touching the brake, and am treated to a horn blast from behind, so I start to go but the car approaching the light flies right […]
A Better Way to Train Human Drivers and Test Autonomous Vehicles
September 8, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATW, DRIVER EDUCATION, Driver's License, DRIVERLESS CARS, LEGISLATION, SAFETY
How Drone Technology is Changing Farming, Surveying, Police Work and Search and Rescue Missions
• September 1, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATW, BODY CAMERAS, DRONES, Facial Recognition, Fuel, GPS, SAFETY, Technology, traffic stops
Drone technology is synonymous with two things: war and photography. Yes, the word “drone” came into mainstream use after the US military started weaponizing their large military units. With the advent of multirotor camera drones, the most common real-world use most people see drones used for is as a flying camera. Most recently, delivery services […]
Vision Zero Invasion of the Car Itself
August 25, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATW, Auto Industry, BAC, BLACK BOX, BREATHALYZER, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, DUI/DWI, EDR, EVENT DATA RECORDER, GPS, IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE, NHTSA, PRIVACY, SAFETY, Speed Limits, TPMS, VISION ZERO
This post first appeared as the NMA E-Newsletter #532 in March 2019. In three years, all new cars and light-trucks purchased in EU countries will be required to include standard price-increasing features that will change how motorists drive. Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection voted in February to approve […]
Autonomous Cars: Future of the Freeways or Fool’s Errand?
• August 18, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATW, Auto Industry, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, DUI/DWI, GPS, Ridesharing, Road Rage, SAFETY, Speed Limits, Technology, traffic safety
Mass acceptance of a new paradigm isn’t easy to predict. Few of us would have ever thought back in 2009 that people would jump in a car with a stranger or pay to sleep in someone else’s spare room halfway around the world. With millions of people embracing both Uber and Airbnb as part of […]
The Dangers of Unintentional Idling
• August 11, 2019 • 0 Comments • ATW, Auto Industry, CELL PHONE, Eric Peters, Fuel, SAFETY, Technology, Tips
If you don’t think your engine’s still running, you might forget to turn it off. Well, you might forget to push the ignition button off because the engine isn’t running right now. It seems to be off. So you think it is, don’t push Off and leave the car. Which might start running again a few minutes after you […]
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