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Verizon has acquired Telogis, a transportation software provider that offers solutions for mobile workforces, as well as navigation, routing and compliance software. Most of the company’s software is sold to fleet operators. Telogis software is already being used by car companies including Ford and Volvo, as well as by tech powerhouses Apple and AT&T.

A Cinderella startup story, Telogis has raised over 126 million since 2013. Notable investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Fontinalis Partners, a company founded by Ford Motor Company chairman, Bill Ford.

Though the companies have...

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Automotive cameras have many uses. Backup cameras and side cameras are vital for erasing blind spots and increasing overall safety. Mobile DVR’s can also be used to protect your company in the unfortunate case of an accident. Thankfully no one was injured in this recent bus crash. The footage from our MobileMule™ 4420 proves that the bus driver was not at fault for this accident. Without recorded video proof, this crash would have cost the bus company $14,000.

We offer a wide variety of DVR’s with many different features including GPS, WiFi, and live...

Automotive technology is constantly changing, from autonomous cars, to the rising interest in electric vehicles, there is something new every day. Automotive safety technology and policies are changing just as fast. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will begin testing back seat safety in 2019. Virtual Vehicle, a research-and-development center in Austria is using advanced human-body modeling to test safety. These realistic tests produce more accurate results.

“You see the crash-test dummy leaning out of the window after a crash. That situation has nothing in common with...

It seems that a backup camera system is not the only to stay safe in a Tesla.

A string of recent Tesla crashes have made people think twice about the safety of autonomous vehicles, but the company claims they are not to blame for the latest Model X crash. Thankfully no one was severely injured after the brand new Model X accelerated while entering a parking spot and crashed into a building right next to a busy storefront.

The owner of the car claims that that autopilot is to blame for the accident and the company is at fault. Tesla has reviewed the vehicle’s logs and is confident that autopilot...

While dealers selling new cars are prohibited from selling vehicles with known defects, rental companies are not legally mandated to do the same. Until now. Part of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015 requires rental car agencies with fleets over 35 vehicles to fix any and all open safety defects. The FAST act became effective June 1, 2016.

“When a family picks up a rental car on vacation, they should be able to expect it is free of any known safety defect,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “I thank Congress and the safety advocates who helped turn this...

Google’s self-driving car project has already logged more than 1.5 million miles since they began testing autonomous cars in 2014, but a recent patent has been turning heads in the automotive safety industry.

In the wake of the first accident caused by one of their self-driving cars a few months ago, Google received a patent this week to put a strong adhesive layer onto the front of their vehicles. Originally filed in 2014, the system is designed to keep a pedestrian on the hood of the car after being hit.

Here’s how it works. The purpose of the system is to prevent secondary impacts. A secondary...

In what has become the largest recall in U.S history, The Department of Transportation (DOT) has ordered automotive parts company Takata to recall 35-40 million airbags. The vehicles are being recalled based on recent data provided by three independent testing groups and DOT experts. These recalls are in addition to the 28.8 million airbags Takata has already recalled. The expansions are to take place in phases between May 2016 and December 2019. The faulty airbags are already responsible for ten deaths and more than 100 injuries in the United States alone. There have been two deaths related to...

This infographic, courtesy of Hussey Fraser, features facts about motorcycle injuries, important motorbike safety tips, and useful motorcycle road hand signals.

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Autonomous cars are no longer a distant dream. Tesla already has a car with an advanced autopilot mode with some “automatic” features, including autonomous braking and self-parking, while Google, Delphi and Audi are currently developing and testing fully-autonomous models. These tests began years ago. Induct Navia is already using autonomous public shuttles in Europe and Asia. While this technology is flashy, futuristic and downright fun, one important question remains: Are they safe?

The benefits of this tech is clear. Consumers could have a more productive trip, working, reading...

Rear View Safety, the industry leader in the sales and distribution of backup camera systems, vehicle sensors and more, as well as a strong and dedicated road safety advocate, is incredibly proud to announce that it has once again been awarded the title of "Best Backup Camera" in 2016 for one of its most sought after products. In a competitive review of a number of backup camera systems and other safety products, TopTenReviews.com selected the RVS-091406 for both the 2016 Gold Award and the Excellence Award.

As of 2018, backup camera systems will be a mandatory addition for all vehicles that are...

Backup camera systems are important for anyone who drives a vehicle with a trailer or vehicle with hazardous blind spots. Backup cameras and sensors can aid vehicle operators in backing up, whether in tight areas or in conditions that are less than optimal to see behind your vehicle. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration more than 180 deaths happen every year due to accidents caused by backing up. A back up camera system could prevent many of those accidents and could save lives. When safety isn't optional Rear View Safety's Fleet Services Program is the...

According to road safety statistics that were recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, we may be well on our way to having completely safe roads for drivers and pedestrians in our lifetime. According to a new report, auto related fatalities have significantly declined in 2014 compared to the same period in 2013.

According to the NHTSA, the total number of traffic fatalities in 2014 was 32,675, compared to the number of 32,719 in 2013. While this itself is good, the rest of the report isn't quite as optimistic and points to the fact that there is still very real work...

A few weeks ago, the Governors Highway Safety Association released a new study: Drug-Impaired Driving: A Guide for What States Can Do.

This new report from the organization, summarizes the current state of knowledge of drug use by drivers on America’s roadway and identifies actions that states and other stakeholders can take to detect and prevent drug-impaired driving.

From the study, we see some interesting data related to drugged driving in fatal crashes, compared to drinking and driving.

The best data come from fatal crashes because drivers in fatal crashes, especially fatally-injured drivers...

The simple fact of the matter is that the road systems across the country were built for one thing and one thing only: cars. Taking one look at their design and layout is all you need to confirm that pedestrians and bicyclists factored very little into some of the decisions that were made. Despite this, pedestrians and cyclists use the roads every day to get to and from work or school, to spend an afternoon getting their daily exercise in and more. The Highway Safety Association is looking to close the gap between driver safety and road safety by way of a number of innovative engineering solutions...

By MATT RICHTEL and CONOR DOUGHERTY SEPT. 1, 2015
Photo by Gordon De Los Santos/Google

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google, a leader in efforts to create driverless cars, has run into an odd safety conundrum: humans.

Last month, as one of Google’s self-driving cars approached a crosswalk, it did what it was supposed to do when it slowed to allow a pedestrian to cross, prompting its “safety driver” to apply the brakes. The pedestrian was fine, but not so much Google’s car, which was hit from behind by a human-driven sedan.

Google’s fleet of autonomous test cars is programmed to follow the letter...

While you likely understand that riding in a vehicle comes with risks, it’s even riskier to be a pedestrian. In fact, this is one group of individuals that use roadways and has seen an increase in fatalities in the United States. The numbers don’t lie:

The total number of non-traffic related fatalities in 2014 alone included:

• 31 individuals dying due to heatstroke
• 71 individuals being backed over
• 63 individuals being driven over
• 5 killed due to the vehicle being set in motion
• 16 underage driver related deaths
• 3 drowned
• 2 were strangled by power windows
• 1 fell from their vehicle

If these numbers...

Oftentimes when people ask me why I am in a wheelchair, I tell them that I am one of the reasons that they raised the drinking age from 18 to 21.

I am a quadriplegic who was injured two weeks before my high school graduation in 1977 when I was drinking and driving. It was a single-car accident. And fortunately my only passenger was not badly injured.

I, on the other hand, was barely alive. I damaged my spinal cord at the C4-5 level, was in intensive care for two months and rehabilitation for six months.

As difficult as it was for me personally going through this completely life-changing experience...