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FieldLogix announces the release of its guide for creating a company policy for dash cameras. The guide discusses all of the factors involved when creating a dash camera policy and how to make the policy driver-friendly in order to minimize driver resistance. “In todays’ litigious world, fleets are often targeted by unscrupulous motorists for insurance […]
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 […]
