Most experts agree that the way America funds infrastructure is broken. Many of our roads are in terrible shape. The Highway Trust Fund is nearly empty. Many local governments have difficulty paying for year-round road maintenance. The reasons vary. The federal and state gas taxes have never been adjusted for inflation. Many states divert funds […]
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Should We Lean into a Federal Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax?: NMA E-Newsletter #643
May 10, 2021 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Auto Privacy, Electric Vehicle, Gas Tax, GPS, Infrastructure, infrastructure funding, LEGISLATION, NMA, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Road Usage Charge, Road User Charge, Traffic Congestion, VMT Tax
Officials use the COVID-19 Crisis to Create Statewide Vehicle Surveillance Programs Run by Rekor Systems
April 21, 2021 • 0 Comments • ALPR, Artificial Intelligence, INSURANCE, LEGISLATION, license plate readers, Parking, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Smart Cities, Technology, TICKET FINES, TRAFFIC CAMERA
By Joe Cadillic, Cowriter for NMA’s Street Surveillance Blog and Editor of the MassPrivatel Blog Cash-strapped states are using COVID as an excuse to create AI-driven vehicle recognition or license plate reader surveillance programs. As Rekor Systems President/CEO Robert Berman proudly boasts on the video, “…because our technology works so well for vehicle recognition, we do […]
Getting Googled: What does a Connected Car Really Mean?
• April 15, 2021 • 1 Comment • Auto Industry, connected cars, Electric Vehicle, Eric Peters, Insurance Companies, PRIVACY, REVENUE GENERATION, Technology, VMT
For generations, Ford worked closely with Firestone, which provided the tires installed on new Fords and developed them to work with specific Ford vehicles. That relationship soured in the late ’90s when Ford and Firestone were publicly vilified over Ford Explorer SUVs sometimes rolling over while being driven on Firestone Wilderness A/T tires. To this […]
Toyota’s Woven City and the Car of the Future
• April 5, 2021 • 0 Comments • Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Connected Cities, Electric Vehicle, Fuel, Infrastructure, PEDESTRIAN, PRIVACY, Ridesharing, Technology
Think of the brand Toyota, and you may imagine steadfast, reliable, and eco-conscious models like the Prius. But what I’m sure you won’t be thinking about is an innovative, fully connected city. Yet that is precisely what you can expect in a bold new move from Toyota. The company plans to transform its recently closed […]
Drivers to be given Real-Time “Risk Scores” using Embedded Telematic Surveillance Sensors
March 17, 2021 • 1 Comment • Auto Industry, Black Boxes, CELL PHONE, connected cars, GPS, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, M2M, OBD, PRIVACY, racial profiling, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Technology, VISION ZERO
By Joe Cadillic, co-writer of the NMA Street Surveillance Blog and founder of the MassPrivatel Blog Gone are the days when insurance companies used race, sex, and a person’s age to determine their auto insurance premiums. A new whitepaper by Cognizant, titled The New Auto Insurance Ecosystem: Telematics, Mobility and the Connected Car, reveals the real reasons […]
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