Electric Fleet Manager of the Future is a Familiar Name #CES2019

Ryder showed off their fleet management prowess at CES2019. In this interview with Chris Nordh, Sr. Dir. of Advanced Vehicle Technology and Energy Products, discusses their relationship with electric van manufacturer Chanje, the recent purchase of 1,000 of those vans by Federal Express, as well as the future of autonomous shared people and parcel movement. Given today’s movement by the California DMV that proposes loosening of the rules for testing of autonomous vehicles, that future may not be too far away.*

*The proposed rules broaden the definition of autonomous vehicles that may be tested to include motortrucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,001 pounds. Like autonomous cars, permit holders may not make revenue on the transport of goods, but the supplier of the goods may charge the customers (yay, free pizza delivery).