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News Featured Stories- January 31, 2020 53
The Super Bowl is an exciting event. I will be watching the game this Sunday, along with around 114 million people. As a native Kansan, I'll be cheering on my beloved Chiefs. Whether you are hosting a party or simply attending one, it's important to have a plan ahead of time that prevents drunk driving. We already know drunk driving is dangerous. 28 people die from an alcohol related crash in the US every day.
- Be responsible when drinking alcohol. Know your limits and be watchful of what your friends are consuming as well.
- Have a designated driver or use ride sharing services. Decide how you are...
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News Featured Stories News Releases- November 11, 2016 61
Rideshare driving is a relatively new phenomenon, our only past experience to draw upon has been taxi driving. When services like Uber or Lyft broke through to the mainstream, the once foreign concept of regular drivers taxiing you around was strange. But, it is interesting that it took such a long time to take hold, after all everyone past a certain age has driven or knows how to drive in some fashion.
Ridesharing was only the natural evolution of taxiing people around. One thing you’re never too experienced to accept is driving safety tips.
Basic Rideshare Safety Guidelines
As a rideshare...
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News News Releases- September 21, 2016 99
Yesterday the U.S Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued a Federal Automated Vehicles Policy. The new policy ensures consistent safe testing and regulations for self-driving vehicles. Existing safety standards make it nearly impossible for manufacturers to certify automated vehicles. It makes sense, as the standards were made under the assumption there would be a human driving.
“Automated vehicles have the potential to save thousands of lives, driving the single biggest leap in road safety that our country has ever taken,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in a press release...
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News News Releases- August 30, 2016 53
Autonomous vehicles are the future, and in some cases, the present. While the debate is now whether to go completely autonomous or add a feature one step at a time, many of these safety solutions already exist.
While Ford has teamed up with Mobileye and Delphi have teamed up to create an off the shelf self-driving system, The Mobileye Collision Avoidance System is available from Rear View Safety. This system features many built-in ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), including lane departure warnings, forward collision warnings and pedestrian/bicycle collision warnings.
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News News Releases- July 26, 2016 64
Every weekday morning I have the same routine. I wake up, get dressed, make my coffee, read about the Royals, kiss my fiancé goodbye, and take the bus to the train. I’ve taken Uber to work before, but only when I’ve woken up late, which thankfully isn’t that often. I live and work in Brooklyn, however, Uber China will soon be offering some high flying travel options.
UberLIFE and Uber+Travel will be introduced in China by the end of the year. While these services are different, both aim to broaden Uber’s popularity and set it apart from the competition.
Of the two, Uber+Travel is most similar to...
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News News Releases Safety Guides- May 09, 2016 105
On April 26th, Google, Ford, Lyft, Uber and Volvo Cars announced the formation of the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets. These are some of the biggest names in their respective industries teaming up for one purpose: to advocate for autonomous vehicles. The group will first work with civic organizations, municipalities and businesses to bring the idea of self-driving vehicles to life.
The formation of the Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets comes at an interesting time in the development of autonomous cars, the whole concept is still very new and not a lot of regulations or standards...
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News Featured Stories Safety Community- July 28, 2015 303
When it comes to the future of transportation, the first thing that comes to mind is the possibility of flying cars. It's easy to imagine an urban utopia with vehicles that float through the air, swerving around buildings, reaching toward the heavens.
While Back to the Future: Part II wrongly predicted that we would have this technology in 2015, autonomous vehicles—which are currently being tested—may just be the stepping stone to making this a reality. Who would've thought robot cars would be our present?
No matter what side you stand on in the safety debate, even those who have concerns still...
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News Safety Community- February 06, 2015 69
January 27, 2015 - Originally posted by Michael
Nearly 300,000 people drive drunk every single day. That’s enough to fill the University of Phoenix Stadium more than four times over. That’s a stark reminder that the Big Game consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous times of year for drunk-driving deaths.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. A new report conducted in partnership with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reveals that when empowered with more transportation options like Uber, people are making better choices that save lives.
Here are the key takeaways from the report:...
