Photo of the Toyota Hilux courtesy of Toyota. Toyota South Africa is updating two of its most popular vehicles in the market, the Hilux pickup and the Fortuner SUV. Toyota has added six new automatic transmission models to the Hilux lineup, Wheels24 reported. There are nine Hilux models in total, with new upgrades that include LED headlights, fog
Andrés Irlando, Verizon Telematics CEO, speaks at the 2017 Latitude conference. Photo courtesy of Verizon. Verizon Telematics has become the largest provider of built-in telematics and mobile applications for commercial vehicles and has moved closer to rebranding its product offerings for its customers, CEO Andrés Irlando told an audience gathered at the annual Latitude conference. With its
Image courtesy of Ford/Argo AI. Artificial intelligence firm Argo AI, which in February drew a $1 billion investment commitment from Ford, has acquired Princeton Lightwave — a company specializing in LiDAR sensors that are well suited for autonomous vehicles. Based in San Francisco, Argo AI announced the acquisition in a blog post written by company CEO
Photo of headquarters ground-breaking courtesy of WEX. Fleet fuel card provider WEX, Inc. has begun construction on a new headquarters in Portland, Maine that will provide 100,000 square feet of space in a four-story mixed-use development, the city has announced. WEX is building the office at the corner of Hancock and Thames Street in Portland,
A new drone policy proposed by the Trump Administration allows drone operations up to 200 feet above ground or even 400 feet where appropriate. Photo: UPS The Trump administration is making moves to establish a coherent federal policy governing the use of drones in delivery applications. A presidential memorandum issued Wednesday, Oct. 25, directs the Department of
Photo courtesy of VW. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have approved Volkswagen’s modifications to its 3.0-liter diesel engines, which had been rigged to pass pollution tests, Bloomberg reported. Rather than having to offer to buy back affected vehicles, VW will be able to fix the problem with sofware
Telogis, a Verizon company, has introduced a workforce management solution called Telogis Workforce that’s designed to improve the workflow of mobile workers, the company announced at its annual Latitude conference in Dana Point, Calif. The software product helps users plan and dispatch work, navigate between jobs, monitor progress, communicate with customers, capture digital signatures, automate
Having decided to grant part of a United Parcel Service request for a limited 5-year exemption from some provisions of the electronic logging device mandate, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will now allow all motor carriers — not just UPS — and drivers to make use of two new temporary exemptions from the ELD
Photo of 2018 Sentra courtesy of Nissan. Nissan’s Sentra compact sedan adds enhancements for 2018 including automatic emergency braking and a back-up camera and will retail for $17,875, which is unchanged from 2017. The new safety features will be standard across the Sentra lineup, which will again include six models — S, SV, SR, SL, SR
Meierdiercks LeasePlan USA has established a sales region in Michigan and Ohio to develop new business, the Alpharetta, Ga.-based fleet management company has announced. Alex Meierdiercks has joined LeasePlan as regional vice president of business development to oversee business activity in the two Midwest states. Meierdiercks joins LeasePlan from Mike Albert Fleet Solutions, where he spent
