Today on the podcast, we have a conversation with John Yovanovitch from the Arlington City Fire Department. We discuss how far technology has come in his 20-year career (Goodbye, paper maps!), ways in which technology has helped efficiency, trends that will affect the immediate future, and what it takes to be a firefighter in 2017.

Did you know that your rental car could be one of the easiest ways for you personal information

to be stolen? Privacy International is bringing to light the nuanced issue of smart phone data

that is left in rental cars.

Rental car infotainment systems can hold information such as your contacts, calendar data,

driving history and more. However, neither the Car Manufacturers nor the Rental Car

Companies will take responsibility for insuring this information is safe.

Privacy International's Graham Wood said, A lot of thinking needs to go on by both rental firms

and car manufacturers about how they manage data and the duty of care they have to their

customers.”

Privacy International has approached a number of Rental Car companies and even the UK

Information Commissioner's Office in hopes to find a resolution to this issue.

The topic of autonomous car is not a new one for the transportation industry as these talks have been occurring for years. However, in recent news, Nissan has recently come out stating that they will be taking their focus into introducing their take of the fully autonomous vehicle into the market by as soon as 2022.

This agreement between Protec and Bumat, should boost the Middle East’s ability further in terms equipment and expertise offered.

You always want to make sure that you have the right type of truck for a food truck. Same goes for when you are trying to start a storage or moving company!

Joining us today is Director of Marketing for On the Move Inc., CJ Steen, she says that they are trying to make that process as easy as possible.

Chinese driving schools are currently experiencing a strong demand as the number of learning drivers continues to grow. A new type of driving simulator which based on a car modified for virtual training of student drivers is said to help meet this demand by providing automatic feedback to those in the driver’s seat.

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The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans to require new cars to be able to wirelessly talk to each other, auto industry officials said, jeopardizing one of the most promising technologies for preventing traffic deaths.

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Netradyne today announced a new deep learning analytics data platform for companies within the automotive, transportation and insurance industries. The new, highly customizable offering will arm companies with rich data including dynamic mapping, distributed video search and driving analytics—helping developers better understand the countless fluctuating and ever-changing factors that impact the way commercial and personal vehicles are driven.

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Google announced that it will be shutting off developer access to a feed that automates data for airfare search engines, in a move that could affect third-party travel sites. It’s also a sign that Google is becoming increasingly interested in competing with the big names in travel services like Expedia and Orbitz.

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Modern diesel cars emit less pollution generally than cars that run on gasoline, says a new six-nation study published today in Scientific Reports whose groundwork was laid in part by an American chemist now working at Université de Montréal.

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