Drivers Overestimate What Semi-Autonomous Vehicles Can Do
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
Release Date: 10/22/2018
Episode 210 - The Science of the Omar García Harfuch Ambush and Lessons Learned
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
The Introduction to The Science of a Vehicle Ambush – Vehicle Ambush 101 For nearly half a century, ISDA’s founder, Tony Scotti, has been leading the way in understanding the “how” and “why” of vehicle ambushes. Since the mid-’70s, Tony has been conducting forensic analysis of vehicle attacks and distributing his findings to the Ep and Secure Transportation community. So, in June of 2020, the Omar Garcia Harfuch (OGH) vehicle ambush was not the first time Tony has gone through the painstaking process of accurately analyzing a lethal ambush targeting a high-profile, at-risk...
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Episode 209 - The State of Security Driver Training
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
A tragic video has been circulating throughout various social media. It took place at Fort Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela. The video is from a bodyguard training program. This terrible event brings to light a problem – which is the state of security driver training. Read the full show notes from this episode at
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Episode 208 - Security Driver Pay Scale
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
This episode is a continuation of , where we continue to look into security driver salaries. While curating Security Driver job opportunities for our International Security Driver Association members, we data mined the salaries offered on LinkedIn and Employment Websites. Our goal was to get an idea of the Security Driver’s Pay Scale. One of the issues we had was the definition of a Security Driver. It seems that Security Driver can be used to define a person patrolling a parking lot while unarmed- to a person responsible for supplying safe and secure transportation for an executive- and...
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Episode 207 - Applying the Science of Driving to the Indy 500
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
This Sunday, May 29th, will be the 106th running of the Indy 500. So, we thought we would apply the Science of Driving to the Indy 500 and do a simple analysis of the track and the drivers. Hopefully, it will make watching the race more enjoyable.
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Episode 206 - Spending for Secure Transportation Continues to Increase
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
Meta released their 2021 SEC 14A filing recently. As our research shows, there is year over year increase in secure transportation spending. Unlike social media posts and comments, there are businesses willing and able to hire those who meet the required ESK - Experience, Skills, and Knowledge. Full show notes are available at .
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Episode 205 – Executive Vehicle Safety and Car Specifications
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
This episode will cover Executive Vehicle Specifications, including H-Point, Vision Line Height, Cargo Room, and how these measurements affect the safety and security of the vehicle occupants. We’ll also touch on another safety topic, advanced driver assistance systems. As we have said many times, the executive vehicle is the instrument used by the Security Driving and Secure Transportation profession to earn a living. Many of our Association Members are responsible for the selection and eventual purchase of the executive vehicles. In the next few years, all vehicles, including Executive...
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Episode 204 - Runflats, Winter Tires, and Electric Vehicle Tires
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
When news about tires and how they affect the Security Driver and the Secure Transportation function comes into the Association’s network, our members and we feel that we need to make the community aware of this important news. So here are a few news items that have come out lately that we hope can assist you. The first news item that got our attention and was the catalyst for the episode. An article from Automotive Fleet shared a statistic from the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) that mentions that 11,000 accidents are caused every year due to defective...
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Episode 203 - Why Do You Need a Security Driver?
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
The question that many Security Drivers and Secure Transportation providers have heard – “Why do I need a Security Driver – Why can’t we use a chauffeur service?” Or – why can’t we use an Uber or Lyft car? A few years ago there was an article that appeared in Security Magazine, titled “What to Look for in Travel Security and Executive Protection Services.” While the article may be old the content is still valid. The author concludes that while the Executive is traveling, having a security-trained driver is paramount to a successful executive protection program. As the...
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Episode 202 - Impressive Skidpad Tests for Executive Vehicles, and Canopy Vehicle Protection System , Tesla Driver Charged
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
In today’s episode, we have three news stories to share – the driver of a Tesla charged with vehicular manslaughter, we’ll take a look at a few executive vehicle’s impressive skidpad tests and what that means for the security driver, and a new tech venture with Ford and ADT to combat thieves.
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Episode 201 - Road Rage Statistics
Executive Protection and Secure Transportation Podcast
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Larry Snow with the ISDA Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News Podcast for Monday, October 22nd, 2018
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In Driving News
From Wired Magazine
DRIVERS WILDLY OVERESTIMATE WHAT 'SEMIAUTONOMOUS' CARS CAN DO
CARS ARE GETTING smarter and more capable. They're even starting to drive themselves, a little. And they're becoming a cause of concern for European and American safety agencies and groups. They're all for putting better tech on the road, but automakers are selling systems like Tesla’s Autopilot, or Nissan’s Pro Pilot Assist, with the implied promise that they’ll make driving easier and safer, and a new study is the latest to say that may not always be the case. More worryingly, drivers think these systems are far more capable than they really are.
Euro NCAP, an independent European car safety assessment group (similar to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the US) has just released the results of its first round of tests of 10 new cars with driver-assistance technologies. It also published the results of a survey of over 1,500 car owners in seven countries, asking them what they believe these cars are capable of.
“Seventy percent of people believe you can buy autonomous cars," says Matthew Avery, head of research at the UK’s Thatcham Research, a Euro NCAP member. Eleven percent said they’d be tempted to have a nap, read a paper, or watch a film while using one of the highway-assist features available today, even though every automaker peddling the tech requires drivers to pay attention to the road at all times. “It’s really worrying that consumers are believing the hype.”
https://www.wired.com/story/semi-autonomous-systems-safety-research-euro-ncap-thatcham/
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In Security News
From Quartz
Africa’s youngest billionaire has been found after kidnapping ordeal
Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji who was kidnapped earlier this month was freed on Saturday (Oct. 20) after more than a week missing.
Dar es Salaam Regional Police Chief Lazaro Mamboosa told reporters the young billionaire was dumped at a field near the exclusive Gymkhana sports club and they found him there in a healthy physical condition. The police said they “suspect the abductors are South Africans because they were communicating in one of the vernacular from that country.” The police had previously said two of the suspects were white men.
After dumping the billionaire, the abductors apparently tried to burn the car but it was later recovered by the police and they discovered an AK-47 assault rifle, two pistols and several rounds of ammunition.
Amid Dewji’s release, there are allegations that the abductors demanded ransom but it was not clear if the money was paid or the amount.
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ISDA Member Spotlight
From International Security Driver Association
Once a month, the ISDA turns the spotlight on a member working in the profession. October’s ISDA Member Spotlight is Jeff Saupp.
Jeff Saupp has over 25 years of experience protecting persons and assets across a broad range of industries. Mr. Saupp received his Corporate Protection Specialist certification from the Institute of Security & Technology (Upper Darby) in 1991 and soon after was employed to protect an Engineer with the Vitro Corp. and a Bodyguard/Driver for a nightclub owner in Philadelphia.
For more information and to connect with Jeff go to SecurityDriver.Com
http://securitydriver.com/10/isda-member-spotlight-jeff-saupp/
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In Technology News
Twilert – A Twitter Monitoring Tool
Twilert sends you real-time email alerts when your brand names, keywords or hashtags are mentioned on Twitter. Using Twilert’s use of RSS, you can set up an If This, Then That (IFTTT) Applet to notify you or your team of specific tweets, hashtags, users, in a specific area. The use case for this would be while traveling or at a particular place for an extended period. For instance, attending a conference or a similar function. Using Twilert’s history of tweets matching your queries will allow you to monitor tweets over time of individuals for investigative purposes.
How it works in three simple steps:
- Select search terms
Choose what you want to search for, this could be a brand name, a keyword or a competitor’s Twitter handle – anything you like really! - Filter results
Use the Twilert search filters to narrow down results by language, user or geolocation. View the results in the live preview and experiment with filters until you are happy with the results. - Receive alerts
Once you have saved an alert, Twilert monitors Twitter for your search terms around the clock. When your search terms are mentioned, Twilert sends you an email alert in realtime or hourly, daily or weekly – however often you need to see them.
Twilert Features
- Email alerts when a keyword, brand name or any other search specified by the user is found on Twitter
- Unlimited email alerts for all subscription plans
- Realtime alerts for Pro+ accounts- receive notification of tweets as they happen
- Easy to use advanced search filters – refine results by user, language, sentiment or combination search filters
- Stored and searchable tweet history
- Multiple users and email groups for Agency+ accounts
How Twilert can be used for the Security Professional
Using Twilert’s use of RSS, you can set up an If This, Then That (IFTTT) Applet to notify you or your team of specific tweets, hashtags, users, in a specific area. The use case for this would be while traveling or at a particular place for an extended period. For instance attending a conference or similar function. Using Twilert’s history of tweets matching your queries will allow you to monitor tweets over time of individuals for investigative purposes.
Pricing
Twilert offers a free 30-day trial followed by a basic, pro, agency or enterprise subscription plans at affordable rates.
https://larrysnow.me/twilert-twitter-monitoring-tool/
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