5/14/2009· Automotive - Vehicular
Deciphering the NHTSA Event Data Recorder Ruling
By: Shawn Gyorke
Vehicle Event Data Recorders (EDRs), commonly referred to as Black Boxes, are part of a vehicle’s airbag control module or powertrain control module. EDRs can be configured to record a variety of data when a vehicle is involved in a crash event. The data sets range from pre-impact speed and brake use, to airbag and restraint system
6/7/2018· Transportation
Safety Compromises, Part 6: Failing to Pull to the Curb
By: Ned Einstein
Other than airport-to-parking lot shuttles, and an occasional tour or charter trip, all public transportation services pickup and discharge their passengers at the side of a roadway. When it is available, they pickup and discharge them from or onto a curb, sidewalk, platform or other raised surface.
6/20/2012· Automotive - Vehicular
Ten Most Stupid Things about Buses and Motorcoaches and their Operations
By: Ned Einstein
One of the unfortunate problems with non-news-oriented magazines is the juxtaposition of their readers' limited long-term memories coupled with the publishers' reluctance to repeat themes (much less whole articles) that are not linked to stories that reflect continuing news or problems.
7/17/2018· Accident Investigation & Reconstruction
Event Data Recorders and Collision Investigation
By: Al Duncan
Event Data Recorders (EDRs) were first introduced by General Motors (GM) in 1974. That data was only available to GM; however, since 1994 more and more vehicle EDR’s have recorded data that can be gathered. The data captured can be imaged and is being used by vehicle manufacturers, law enforcement officers, and collision reconstructionists to better understand what is happening in a collision. In accident investigation, EDRs have the potential to provide independent measurements of crash data that would elsewise be estimated by reconstruction methodology.
11/22/2022· Telecommunication
Revenue Boost For Automotive Industry From Cellular Connectivity Outweighs SEP Licensing Costs
By: Keith Mallinson
The automotive industry is being revolutionized by continuous cloud connectivity, autonomous driving technologies, drive train electrification and shared mobility. These transformations are being facilitated in part by the standardized cellular technologies now commonly implemented in “connected vehicles” or “CVs”.
3/21/2018· Automotive - Vehicular
A Paradigm Shift in Motorcoach Accessibility, Part 1: The MCI D45 CRT LE Commuter Coach
By: Ned Einstein
As an urban planner by background, there are certain clichés I have grown to loath. Among my least favorite is the phrase 'paradigm shift.' This is because few things in the transportation field ever comprise a paradigm shift. Among the true exceptions were the 45-foot-long coach, the proliferation of double-deckers, Megabus pricing, and the advances in super-clean diesel engines. Autonomous coaches seem decades away (even while exploding on the scene in Europe). Otherwise, nothing else close to a paradigm shift in this traditional industry comes to mind.
2/16/2009· Automotive - Vehicular
By: Dorman Wood
Whether you are a credit professional involved in the U.S. automotive industry or not, you have probably been following the almost daily media reports on the industry
7/14/2017· Automotive - Vehicular
Autonomous and Inevitable, Part 6: The Transition to Complete Autonomy
By: Ned Einstein
When an asteroid strikes a planet, things tend to change quickly. Most other changes occur gradually, even while a small handful are occasionally more significant. These latter changes are sometimes referred to as "paradigm shifts," largely because they affect so many things around them, and cause such dramatic changes in the things they affect directly.
10/5/2019· Automotive - Vehicular
Autonomous and Inevitable: Drivers v. Robots, Part 1
By: Ned Einstein
This series of installments, which shall appear periodically, will examine some likely reactions to the robots by drivers.
2/22/2018· Automotive - Vehicular
Safety Compromises, Part 4: Speeding
By: Ned Einstein
Speeding would seem like the most obvious safety compromise. Speeding would seem like the most natural remedy to a schedule too tight, and the most obvious way to pick up more passengers, increase system capacity and maximize revenue: Just drive faster.
by Lorne G. Everett, PhD, et al
by Richard Bateson
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