Categories: Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management, Fuel Smarts, Mobility, Shared Mobility, vEvents

Hundreds gathered at San Jose's Haynes Mansion for the 2021 Fleet Forward Conference to talk about mobility solutions, data, electrification, autonomous...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10155950/2021-fleet-forward-conference-in-photos

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Batteries/Tech, Charging, Connected Fleets, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fleet Management as a Service, Fuel, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Incentives/Grants, Leasing, Maintenance, Mobility, New Mobility, Operations, Remarketing, Rental Operations, Rental Software, Safety, Shared Mobility, Small Fleet, Smart Cities, Software, Suppliers, Technology, Telematics & Technology, Vehicle Research

Five companies were selected by Newlab and Ford to join them in the new Michigan Central facility to help revolutionize electrification and charging...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10155364/ford-and-newlab-announce-startups-to-pilot-new-electric-vehicle-tech

Categories: Charging, Connected Fleets, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Leasing, Fleet Management as a Service, Global Fleet, Hybrids, Leasing, Maintenance, Mobility, Operations, Rental Operations, Safety, Shared Mobility, Small Fleet, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology, Telematics, Telematics & Technology

From state-of-the-art onboard sensors to wireless telematics and more, Microsoft Azure is going to help Enterprise scale its fleet to a 350,000+ vehicle...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10154850/enterprise-and-microsoft-collaborate-on-data-and-technology-to-evolve-the-fleet-of-the-future

Categories: Fleet Forward, Fuel, Global Fleet, Mobility, Rental Operations, Shared Mobility

Argentina-based car rental and fleet management company RDA has launched Keko, a Buenos Aires carsharing service allowing rentals by minute, hour, or day.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10154443/rda-launches-carsharing-service

Categories: Fleet Forward, Fleet Leasing, Global Fleet, Leasing, Shared Mobility

French fleet managing and leasing company ALD Automotive announced it will acquire Fleetpool, a leading German car subscription company.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10153881/ald-acquires-fleetpool-to-develop-digital-subscription-services

Categories: Safety, Shared Mobility, Vehicle OEM

GM’s OnStar Business Solutions combined with Motorq’s vehicle analytics provide drivers real-time feedback to encourage safe driving behaviors and reduce costs.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10152909/general-motors-motorq-team-up-for-in-vehicle-coaching-service

Categories: Fleet Leasing, Fleet Management as a Service, Mobility, Operations, Shared Mobility, Small Fleet, Telematics, Vehicle OEM

The partnership will allow LeasePlan clients to access Otonomo's OEM-sourced vehicle data without aftermarket devices.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10151000/leaseplan-otonomo-partner-to-leverage-oem-data

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Green Fleet, New Mobility, Shared Mobility

Ideanomics has entered into an agreement to acquire VIA Motors International, Inc. in an all-stock transaction for a 100% ownership stake,

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10150402/ideanomics-set-to-acquire-via-motors

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Mobility, Shared Mobility

Partnership between battery-swapping startup Ample and Sally, provider of EV rentals for taxi and rideshare, aims to gain traction for technology that...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10149174/ample-sally-partner-on-battery-swapping-ev-ride-sharing-service

Categories: Delivery, Fleet Forward, Green Fleet, Operations, Shared Mobility, Sustainability

With a goal to transition 30% of deliveries to zero emissions by 2030, the City of Seattle's partnership with BrightDrop and others will pilot a sustainable...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10145815/brightdrop-launches-partnerships-to-pilot-last-mile-delivery-hub-in-seattle