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Auto Industry Forming Consortium to Fight Hackers |
Automakers are forming a consortium to deter hackers who might try to breach a vehicle's security system — an effort that has gotten the blessing of federal regulators.
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Global Automakers are helping to coordinate the effort, said David Strickland, the former director of NHTSA who now is a consultant for Venable LLP.
Automakers want to create secure firewalls for vehicle-to-vehicle communications, and also for vehicle data links to "the cloud."
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Was Your Car Stolen? Stop the Thieves in their Tracks with a Simple SMS |
What would you do if your car had just been stolen? Take out your phone and call the police? Sure, you could that, but what if instead of asking authorities for help you simply sent a text message?�Moreover, what if that SMS went straight to a hidden device inside your car and immediately immobilized the vehicle’s engine?
True, the thieves could still get away, but you’ll know at least that you have good chances of recovering your stolen vehicle.
This anti-theft solution is the latest service offered from Kenyan entrepreneur Kelvin Macharia Kuria, founder of Nairobi-based car security company�Sunrise Tracking.
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Why Pest Control Companies Track Their Trucks |
Pest control companies are using fleet tracking to gain insight into their fleet's activity and solve their most difficult business challenges. Fleet tracking solutions, like GPS Insight, can help your pest control business provide proof of service, prevent labor fraud, improve route efficiency, enable quick response times, and more.
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Ford Claims Expertise to Build a Tesla-Like Car |
Ford CEO Mark Fields says the company has the expertise and ability to build a Tesla-style full-size, high-tech, high-performance, long-range electric vehicle. Fields stopped short of saying Ford will do so, but did say, “It’s consistent with our product philosophy.”
Ford said it has no plan to copy the Tesla Model S — a big, four-door hatchback sedan. But a larger vehicle of some kind, with greater range and better performance than the Focus electric, would fit Ford’s lineup and its emphasis on technology, the automaker said.
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Driverless Cars Change Everything
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We’ve all heard the theories: Autonomous�cars�will prevent accidents. Autonomous cars will reduce traffic.
Most of those predictions are based on current facts and educated guesses. Ad agency�Sparks & Honey�has compiled all that data into a new report entitled Driving Disrupted: Driverless Cars Change Everything, which�attempts to describe the many ups (and several downs) of life in the rapidly approaching autonomous car age.
Why would an ad agency do such a thing?
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America's motorists are enjoying gasoline prices about 20 cents per gallon cheaper than this time last year, thanks to falling oil prices. Since July, prices are down about 15% nationwide – or nearly 50 cents – to an average $3.14 a gallon, according to data from Gasbuddy.com.
This has a stimulus effect on the U.S. economy, saving us about $100 billion in annualized fuel costs, according to economist Ed Yardeni. That works out to about $300 in annual fuel savings for every American. Just in time for the holiday season.
READ MORE and find out where your state rates.
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Pictured from left to right: Francois Piot, Director, International Business Office, Arval; Steve Hudson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Element Financial Corporation; Philippe Bismut, CEO, Arval; Philippe Noubel, Deputy CEO, Arval; Brad Nullmeyer, President, Element Financial Corporation; Bart Beckers, Chief Commercial Officer, Arval
The long standing 14 year partnership between Arval and PHH Arval, which was acquired by Element Financial Corporation in July of this year, recently was extended when representatives from both entities signed an enhanced strategic agreement to form the Element-Arval Global Alliance.
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