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This Ford Fusion Hybrid is being used in autonomous testing by Argo AI in collaboration with Ford.\u00a0Photo via Ford.<\/p>\n

Ford Executive Predicts Self-Driving Cars Will Only Last Four Years<\/span><\/h2>\n

In a recent interview, John Rich, operations chief of Ford Autonomous Vehicles<\/a>, said that he predicts self-driving cars will only last four years.<\/p>\n

Speaking with The Telegraph<\/a>, Rich explained that his predictions stem from his belief that autonomous vehicles will be so in demand, and used so deliberately, that they will succumb to substantial wear and tear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing that worries me least in this world is decreasing demand for cars. We will exhaust and crush a car every four years in this business,\u201d he told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n

According to The Telegraph, the automaker is well underway to establishing an autonomous fleet to be used as a service<\/a> for other companies, either for delivery or transportation.<\/p>\n

Start-up Argo AI has been in collaboration with Ford in developing and testing autonomous technology in cities across the U.S. Analysts say the industry should be forewarned that a major shift in private ownership will begin to take place, ultimately seeing an increase in fleet transportation services, reported The Telegraph.<\/p>\n

Rich reiterated that part of the this shift also stems from the fact that in the future autonomous car fleets will be cheaper, more efficient, and used more often than private vehicles, especially by those in underserved populations.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery shred of evidence we\u2019ve seen says that as you drive down cost per mile the miles travelled goes up,\u201d he explained to The Telegraph. \u201cYou start to help under-served populations [and] you start to move a lot more people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com<\/a><\/p>\n

FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/h3>\n

Fleet management is the use of a set of vehicles in order to provide services to a third-party, or to perform a task for our organization, in the most efficient and productive manner with a determined level of service and cost.<\/p>\n

Fleet management activities are shown in the following graph 1:<\/p>\n

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Graph 1: fleet management activities<\/p>\n

The proposal audit analyses and assesses all fleet management activities shown in the graph 1, and its main goals are:<\/p>\n