Come January, driverless cars will be permitted on UK roads. In preparation, a review of UK road regulations has been ordered and cities are invited to compete for the honor of hosting on of the three trials. The road tests will run 18 to 36 months and winning host cities will share a fund of just under […]
According to ABI Research, GPS tracking devices, including wearables and iBeacons, will generate more than $3.5 billion by 2019. Although the market has struggled to reach its full potential in the past largely due to high prices, subscription requirements, and the inability to track indoors, the boom of wearable GPS tracking devices designed for children, […]
According to the USPS inspector general blog, the USPS could seize an opportunity to meet sustainability goals while saving money as their aging fleet is replaced. Currently, 142,000 of the 190,000 fleet vehicles in use have met or exceed their life expectancy. In addition to being less fuel efficient than newer vehicles, the current USPS […]
A year after joining the long list of Catapult Sports clients, a company who provides GPS tracking devices to sports teams to gather relevant athlete data, the New York Giants introduced a “recovery stretch” to help reduce soft tissue injuries. The post-workout stretch was devised as a direct response to data collected from the GPS […]
“Jackie’s Law,” created to help victims of domestic violence and GPS stalking, was signed Wednesday in New York by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Under the new law, New York police can charge people using GPS tracking devices to stalk victims without the victims pressing charges. The law is named in honor of Jackie Wisniewski who was […]
In a sea of GPS tracking devices for both humans and animals alike, Iota is making strides to set itself apart. Iota doesn’t run over a normal cell network and instead asks users to create the tracking network using an in-home hub device. Which, the company claims, will help people find their missing stuff (or […]
San Diego-based fleet management company, Omnitracs, is relocating its headquarters to Dallas. The company announced this week is will create 450 new jobs and invest $10 million in Dallas, TX. The company will move early 2015, but will keep locations in Baltimore and San Diego. Active Network, another San Diego-based company, announced plans earlier this […]
One of the newest wearables to hit the market is GTX’s SmartSole, a GPS tracking device placed in the bottom of a shoe. The sole is targeted at young children, elderly, and even people traveling to unsafe places. The SmartSole is a foam insert embedded with a quadband cellular modem and SIM card that works […]
A PhD student at the University of British Columbia created a GPS tracking system to collect, analyze, and report information on 100 African elephants. The tracking system uses Google Earth to provide real-time tracking of the animals’ movements and location. The information gathered from their GPS tracking collars is transmitted using satellites or a local […]
Tesla continues to change the landscape of EV fleets with its technology and in 2017 will make that technology more affordable. The EV automaker plans to release the Model 3 and, unlike its siblings, the price tag will be far more attractive to many buyers. Currently, the Model S stars at $69,000 whereas the new […]
In June, comedian Tracy Morgan was seriously injured when a truck from Wal-Mart’s fleet slammed into the limo he was riding in. The actor, who suffered a broken leg, broken nose, and several broken ribs, alleges in the lawsuit that the company either knew, or should have known, the driver of the truck was sleep […]
While most everyone was watching the World Cup final, a handful of people in Rio de Janeiro’s department of transportation were watching something else all together–aggregated data feeds provided by Waze and Moovit from smartphones moving all around the city. Rio is using the information gathered for traffic management and is the first city in […]
LG is the next major player to market a GPS tracking wristband for use primarily by parents of young children. The new KizON wristband pinpoints a child’s location using WiFi and GPS, allowing parents to track the child’s location in real-time on a smartphone or tablet. Parents can also call the wristband and it will automatically answer. […]
Garmin already produces multiple GPS watches, but their latest watch includes a little extra something for golfers. The new Garmin Approach S6 includes information for more than 30,000 pre-loaded golf courses and users can drop a pin on the green for more accurate yardages. Besides providing the distance to hazards and bunkers, the watch also […]
Rumors are circulating that Apple plans to release their iWatch as well as iPhone 6 in Q4 of 2014. Several brands already produce smartwatches, including Samsung and Sony, but the release of the iWatch is guaranteed to boost competition. Smartwatches include features like GPS navigation and data storage among others. Apple’s iWatch will be able […]
Several Bay Area cities, counties, and water agencies collectively made one of the largest all-electric vehicle purchases in the country recently. Two water agencies, two counties, and six cities joined forces to purchase 90 electric vehicles with the help of a grant from Metropolitan Transportation Commission to the tune of $2.8 million. The total cost of […]
The Florida State University football team is using harnesses with GPS tracking to prevent injuries. The harness, which weighs about an ounce and fits under the shoulder pads players wear, has been key to an injury-free season. FSU coaching staff uses the the harness to measure fatigue, performance, and health of the players. Coach Jimbo […]
Mercedes has launched a new fleet and business comparison tool on its national website. The new tool allows fleet customers to compare any Mercedes model with three other vehicles of choice. The real-time data provided by CAP even allows a consumer to compare vehicles to their own car. The comparisons can be saved and emailed […]
