Are Autonomous Trucks a Solution to the Driver Shortage?
By Jack Shaw, Syndicated Columnist The trucking industry faces a global driver shortage, so it has turned to autonomous trucks to close the gap. These self-driving commercial vehicles demonstrate the sector’s future, and the next few years will significantly determine their staying power as logistics professionals equip autonomous fleets. The International Road Transport Union (IRU) […]
The Importance of Effective Infrastructure and Traffic Management
By Jack Shaw, Syndicated Columnist Commercial fleets are made of experts at navigating any city, road and weather condition. Their jobs become easier if destinations consider their utility in urban designs. Explore the importance of sensible, accessible infrastructure alongside well-managed traffic. How do these concepts translate to drivers, and how do they impact cities? Vans […]
The Economic Impact of Transportation Policies on Local Communities
By Jack Shaw, Syndicated Columnist Transportation is crucial for commuting to work, purchasing essential goods and interacting with others in the community. Changing transit policies have affected urban and rural areas by revitalizing their economies. For decades, Americans have increasingly depended on cars to get around. Statista says the United States has about 282 million […]
Speed Limiters Coming to a Highway Near You!
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post first appeared in October 2022 as NMA E-Newsletter #718. If you would like to subscribe to our weekly E-Newsletter, click HERE. During driver’s ed class, many of us drove lesson cars with speed governors. Newbies needed them so they wouldn’t endanger themselves or their trainer […]
War on Parking Just Got Real
By Shelia Dunn, NMA Communications Director Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared as NMA weekly E-Newsletter #717 in October 2022. Back in the 1960s: Joni Mitchell once sang: “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But city planners who once were blamed for creating space for cars are now reversing direction. The new […]
NO JOKE! Switzerland Looks to Ban Electric Cars to Avoid Blackouts
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach The Swiss government is planning to limit the use of electric vehicles due to a shortage of electricity supply this winter, this is under a new four-step plan to prevent power cuts and blackouts. The ban in Switzerland excludes cases of “absolutely necessary journeys” in their stage three of […]
Best Ways to Avoid a Car Accident in Atlanta
By Guest writer Donald W. Singleton, GA Attorney Despite the fact that driving may seem like a mundane task, it is possible to be involved in a serious accident at any moment. Approximately six million car accidents occurred last year, with 2.9 million injuries and 42,643 deaths, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. […]
Your Car is Tracking You! Does this Violate Your 4th Amendment Rights?
By Lauren Fix, The Car Coach As the US enters a new era of lawmaking, connected cars could become the new front of legal battles. Most modern cars know their locations better than their owners do. As suites of connected-car apps become mainstream for both emergency functionality or for driver conveniences such as remote start and […]
Speed Limiters Coming to a Highway Near You!: NMA E-Newsletter #718
During driver’s ed class, many of us drove lesson cars with speed governors. Newbies needed them so they wouldn’t endanger themselves or their trainer by accidentally hitting the gas instead of the brakes. But no one ever imagined speed governors (now called limiters) would become standard equipment on a car, especially when driving requires situational […]
War on Parking Just Got Real: NMA E-Newsletter #717
Back in the 1960s: Joni Mitchell once sang: “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But city planners who once were blamed for creating space for cars are now reversing direction. The new strategy is to “save paradise and take away a parking lot.” How did we get here? The only way to […]