Giant pandas are notoriously elusive, shying away at the slightest notice of humans. So, researchers from Michigan State University decided to attach GPS tracking collars to five giant pandas in hopes it would reveal more about the bears’ habits in the wild. One co-author of the paper suggested previous data on pandas is really incorrect […]
Is simply knowing where your friends are not enough? Well, Apple’s vision involves real-time tracking. The U.S. Patent Office awarded the company a patent entitled “Sharing location information among devices” that essentially describes one person being able to use his or her smartphone to see where another person is moving about. Although this real-time GPS tracking […]
Thanks to a new order signed by the President that aims to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the government’s fleet could see an increase in hybrid, electric, and other alternative fuel cars. The executive order calls for a 40% reduction in emissions by 2025 in comparison to 2008 levels. An order signed in 2009 has already […]
On July 1st, 5,000 volunteers will begin a trial run of OReGO, the Oregon Department of Transportation’s pilot program that would charge hybrid and electric vehicle owners 1.5 cents per mile to use the road. Sane ITF, which has been a part of toll projects globally, and IMS DriveSync, a telematics system which has been used by […]
A survey of 2,000 UK fleet drivers revealed more than half of younger drivers fear being replaced by self-driving vehicles. Fifteen percent of drivers said they would change jobs if forced to work with autonomous vehicles, while 23 percent wouldn’t change jobs, but they wouldn’t be happy about working with the driverless cars. Only nine […]
A new website, dumptruckloads.com, is connecting dump trucks to loads. Both dump truck owners and contractors can use the site to find services fitting their needs. Contractors can post and broadcast the loads they need picked up to a group of pre-selected truck owners. Dump truck owners then receive real-time alerts about the posted loads through text […]
NBC 7 reviewed federal audits and discovered around 260 instances of gas theft committed by government workers since 2010 totaling more than $2.4 million. The government workers, including two from San Diego, filled up their personal vehicles using gas cards that were funded by taxpayer money. The U.S. General Services Administration distributed more than 590,000 […]
