{"id":20069,"date":"2018-01-02T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/?p=20069"},"modified":"2024-03-19T13:38:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T17:38:08","slug":"2018-best-gps-tracking-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/2018-best-gps-tracking-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Best GPS Tracking & Fleet Management Trends to Follow in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

2017 was a crazy year for GPS tracking<\/a> and fleet management. Last year, fleets saw logbook mandates, electric trucks, and anything in between! 2018 also promises to be an exciting year. Here are some of the best GPS tracking<\/a> and fleet management trends to follow in 2018!<\/p>\n

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Safety<\/b><\/h3>\n

Marijuana<\/b><\/p>\n

Marijuana will be legal in Canada starting July 2018. One of the concerns, however, was preventing impaired driving. As such, impaired testing apps are gaining interest. For instance, engineers created apps like <\/span>Good2Drive<\/span><\/a> to test driver alertness at the start of the trip.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cameras<\/b><\/p>\n

Cameras<\/a> are one of the fastest growing safety gadgets. Vehicle fleets and individual drivers are both seeing the value of dashcams<\/a>. Because of dashcams, drivers are capturing accidents and successfully defending themselves against false claims. <\/span><\/p>\n

Distracted driving<\/b><\/p>\n

Another big newsmaker is distracted driving. Thankfully, the public is much more aware about the dangers of distracted driving. This concern is also reflected by businesses – many fleets created strict policies against texting and driving. <\/span><\/p>\n

Autonomous Driving<\/b><\/h3>\n

Self driving cars continue to appear on the news. Last year, the FMCSA had a public hearing about the future of self driving cars. <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the hearing, another big step was the Tesla Semis conference. These trucks are electric and are able to self-drive on highways. Several companies have already publically pre-ordered up over 100 trucks!<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the trucks might not yet hit the road, the market is definitely there. Nonetheless, we can expect further debate and policies in 2018 around self driving trucks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cybercrime<\/b><\/h3>\n

Cybercrime is another thing to look for after an eventful 2017. 2017 was indeed a big year for cybercrime, where businesses and even governments were hacked.<\/span><\/p>\n