GM EN-V vehicle

Driving Safety, Efficiency and Independence

At General Motors, we are always driven by focused and bold imagination, methodical action to realize the influence of those ideas. It is portion of our DNA to realize technology's potential for positive alteration and sharing that idea with the world. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

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Our designers, planners and engineers live ages in the future to imagine a future where motors transporting our loved ones never get accident, where empty motors can be driven to give our friends a lift; and where motors do not break down, leave us stranded. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

We are looking ahead the future, to a period when cars will no longer pollute; when they utilize only fuel made from rechargeable sources or run on electricity. We are building technologies into automobiles so they never get stuck in a traffic jam, can expect and avoid accidents, and that can safely take over the driving for busy, sleepy or distracted motorists. We are satisfied to share our idea of how the future of transport is going to alternate the lives of our clienteles, today and tomorrow.

Autonomous Driving: Reducing Accidents and Increasing Independence

The vision of a vehicle that can drive itself is closer to the fact than you may think. In fact, we anticipate semi-autonomous vehicles to be available to clienteles before the end of this decade and the technology for completely independent cars capable of navigating the roadways ready during the next decade.

Active safety technologies available on General Motors trucks and vehicles today, such as side blind zone warning, adaptive cruise control and automatic park assist, form the building blocks for full independent driving ability. This ability will do more than make your driving experience more enjoyable and easier, also it will make it safer and reduce the number of incidents and traffic jams.

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With our Chevrolet EN-V (Electric Networked-Vehicle), GM has combined these safety features with advanced communication technology to explain how a completely independent driving experience can alternate the method we think about driving for the future. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

  Electric Vehicles (EV): Fully Electric, Emission-Free Driving

We depend on our trucks and cars every day to pick us up where we want to go, but now more than ever we need them to pick us up there more efficiently.

Though fuel still controls the world's markets, due to price and availability, there is rising client interest in gas-electric hybrids and pure electric cars. As client request for trucks and electric cars grows, we will be ready. We know that the path to electrification comprises a full range of technologies, including light electrification, traditional and plug-in hybrids, battery-electric cars, and extended-range electric vehicles – spanning from our e-Assist to the volt.

As we look at the following major improvement in how automobiles are powered, it all comes back to electrification. Electric Vehicles (EV) is able to run on 100 percent electricity to offer emission-free and gas driving. This technology holds great potential, particularly for use in smaller automobiles running at lower speeds for not long distances, in highly populated urban parts.

GM has declared a Chevrolet Spark Electric Vehicle that will be obtainable in certain worldwide markets in 2013.

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Also we are joining with our best providers and investing in promising technologies through our GM Ventures business unit to improve new technologies to market rapidly. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Reducing Dependence on Gasoline

As we work together to decrease our carbon footprint, reliance on fuel to power our automobiles presents a critical challenge. Furthermore to our industry leading improvement of battery-eclectic vehicles, we carry on to follow promising alternative technologies for example, hydrogen fuel cells. Hydrogen fuel cells supply the potential to operate a wide range of automobiles without a drop of petrol.

They have potential to uphold larger and family-sized vehicles, provide more passenger or cargo-carrying ability, the capability to travel longer distances at highway speeds, fuel economy and great performance, and full-time zero emission operation. GM's "Project Driveway" fuel cell automobile demonstration utilized a fleet of over 100 fuel cell electric Equinoxes to assist clienteles accumulate more than 2 million miles. We carry on to work on developing and improving fuel cell technology. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)

Mobile Applications: Keeping you Connected

Smartphone applications allow us to be connected with information and people while on the way, and fetch better independence and often more fun into our day-to-day lives. With apps like OnStar's Remote Link¹, Chevrolet MyLink², Buick and GMC IntelliLink² and Cadillac CUE², GM leverages this technology to improve your driving experience.

The Remote Link application bring the power of OnStar in direct to smartphones to make motorists control functions like closing their doors and starting their automobiles from anywhere. Also navigation is made easy, with the capability to look for a destination and send directions directly from your mobile to your automobile. Directions download into the car at the next ignition cycle. Also owners is able to inspect car diagnostics like remaining oil life, fuel level and tire air pressure remotely. With Buick and GMC IntelliLink, Chevrolet MyLink and Cadillac CUE, you can utilize Bluetooth³ or USB⁴ connectivity to mix your smartphone and other apps right into your vehicle's dash display. These services not only supply for hands-free use of your mobile with voice activation or in dash controls, it let you access to other apps and services like Pandora Internet radio. ("General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com", n.d)  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50BY1_SJy-Q  

("Evolution of GM's EN-V urban electric vehicle concepts (Chevy En-V)", 2011)

This video contain some features about EN-V which assists to create a safe environment. EN-V vehicles is made with depending on a new technologies to make the vehicles to drive itself and can be controlled by the owner online. The first technology is GPS which works to direct the vehicle to the specified location. Also EN-V vehicle has safe sensors that work to keep vehicles driving safely, so that the sensor give signals to closer vehicles and that help to avoid accident. There is an unique technology when the battery getting low the vehicle go to the nearest charging station to recharge the battery. The end of video we see an intelligent parking system which save our time from looking for space to park a car.

 

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   General Motors | Emerging Vehicle Technology | GM.com. (n.d.). Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://www.gm.com/vision/design_technology/emerging_technology.html

      Evolution of GM's EN-V urban electric vehicle concepts (Chevy En-V) [Video file]. (2011, October 12). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50BY1_SJy-Q

 

Ethical Dilemmas in Workplace

Every person has her/his own unique ethical imperatives and individual ethics which oblige her/him to act in a particular unique method. A dilemma grows when there is a strife between these individual views. Thus, an ethical dilemma might happen either within the person or between 2 or further people. For instance, abortion, for some, is ethically incorrect as it means depriving an unborn of its lifetime whereas some consider it socially correct, particularly in cases where the embryo is either detected with an irredeemable illness or the parents are otherwise not able to care or provide for it. A workplace is considered a breeding ground for ethical dilemmas between individuals as they all come from various social and economic backgrounds and opinions. There are cases of moral dilemmas between a manager and a worker. Let us consider an instance. During recruitment, it is the duty of an organization to clarify its present state to the candidate. Mr. X loses his work after 1 year of service because the firm was gained by another association and he was not aware of it. This is an absolute breach of professional ethics. In the same method, this article deals with some common moral issues at workplace and some guidelines to avoid these dilemmas. ("Ethical Dilemmas In Workplace - Ethical Issues in Workplace", n.d)

Ethical Issues of Employees

·        Giving a long call on phone at the company’s cost. Some associations provide a refund for the phone bills of the workers, particularly if the worker is dealing with a work which that involves using the phone. Taking benefit of the fact and making special phone calls is unethical. ("Ethical Dilemmas In Workplace - Ethical Issues in Workplace", n.d)

 

(Sledge, 2013) 

 

·        Take assets of the company to the house. Some workers pocket tools and stationery such as, pins, staplers, papers etc, to use them at house. This would have possibly gone undetected by the cameras, but certainly does not say much about their behavior. ("Ethical Dilemmas In Workplace - Ethical Issues in Workplace", n.d)

·        Taking extra papers beyond the allowed number is a break of moral code. It does not only lead to losses for the company but also give you a bad name. ("Ethical Dilemmas In Workplace - Ethical Issues in Workplace", n.d)

·        Use machines incorrectly. Some workers make use of workplace computers and printers for personal uses such as print out unnecessary papers, download a heavy files and even unnecessary net surfing etc. Personal work should to be kept personal!  

·        Take advantage of the travel benefit. These are appropriate to workers who have to continually be on the move such as the marketing employees. More than moral codes, common sense can tell you not to utilize this for personal benefits!

·        Break of regulations and rules of the firm. Accepting terms and conditions are usually done as a part of joining way. Violating any of these rules might cause to unwelcome issues between you and the company. Failing to preserve the privacy rules of the company is another kind of breach of policies. Every company has its own privacy procedure. A worker is not allowed to give out the secret information and other details to another competitor or company. ("Ethical Dilemmas In Workplace - Ethical Issues in Workplace", n.d)

·        Violent communications. Workers are not allowed to use aggressive language in the workplace. But anything which goes on beyond corporation walls cannot be taken into consideration.

·        Employed for multiple organizations. A worker cannot work in more than one place at the same time – factually and morally! If ever fixed doing so, the worker can be debarred and prosecuted from being a part of either association in the future.  ("Ethical Dilemmas In Workplace - Ethical Issues in Workplace", n.d)

Ethical Issue of Employers

·        Favoritism. It means that the manager might favor a specific somebody with regard to bonuses and promotions and evidently neglect other eligible workers. This behavior is considered highly immoral on the part of the employer.  ("Ethical Dilemmas In Workplace - Ethical Issues in Workplace", n.d)

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       Sexual harassment is not moral/legal/ethical if it happen the office or out of it. Harassing a worker sexually or refraining from taking attitude against those who are implicated in such crimes, is strictly prohibited. 

 

                                                               

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·        Expelling a worker without any warning. In some cases, due to budget management, companies choose for mass firing to decrease the number of workers. Such terminations ought to be done after prior indications and inform workers before at least a month or two, so that the person can get another work. Notice periods is important to be served to avoid confusion.

·        Needless delay in paying employee’s prudent fund and tip after departing the association is a break of professional morals. 

                  Moral issues are a common vision in corporations. Studies disclose that the overall commitment level of the workers has declined significantly since 2002. This article deals with the common break of ethics in the workplaces. ("Ethical Dilemmas In Workplace - Ethical Issues in Workplace", n.d) 

Encourage ethical behavior as economy recovers

This slump appears to have an upside: Workers are acting better. Do not get so excited; the uptick in moral behavior is possibly provisional. (Harned, 2010)  

 

        But the 6th National Business Ethics Survey by the Ethics Resource Center (ERC) reveals that the quantity of misbehavior observed, workers’ willingness to inform faults, the strength of moral cultures and the pressure to cut corners all have improved since 2007, in spite of the fact that the economy has not been good. (Harned, 2010)

Something alike occurred from 2000 to 2003, when the economy was rocked by the bursting of the dot-com bubble, the events of 9/11 and company scandals involving WorldCom, Tyco and Enron. ERC’s ethics metrics all improved during that period, too—only to fall back once the economy bounced back. (Harned, 2010)

Still, the news is good for now. It might be that during these exceptional times, headers are more obviously talking about the types of behaviors that workers realize that a raising of the moral bar at workplace. They are talking about the significance of ethics. They are valuing workers, even as they make the hard choices concerning layoffs or salary reductions. (Harned, 2010)

And in light of all the community and government scrutiny of directors and their compensation and perks packages, we are seeing more directors being careful about the tone they are setting and the payoffs they are getting. Workers perceive that as modeling good behavior. (Harned, 2010)

At the same time, it is probable that the people who would normally break the rules are lying low because they do not want to do anything to endanger their works during a time when it may be pretty difficult to find a new one. (Harned, 2010)

Cutting corners, engaging in struggles of interest, showing intimidating and aggressive behavior or abusing company resources may not be value it if it means you will lose your work over it. (Harned, 2010)

Because we have seen this form of good morals during a bad economy before, although, we completely anticipate this positive finding to be provisional. (Harned, 2010)

Still, HR pros and organizational leaders can try to keep the upswing going. The best method to do that is to make making a moral culture a business priority. Here are a few recommendations:

1. Offer financial rewards to managers who carry on their recession-driven moral conduct once the economy improves. Lay performance aims related to morals, make them part of the yearly review and tie them to pay increases. (Harned, 2010)

2. Encourage directors to model moral behavior and report immoral behavior. Workers who see directors doing this are more probable to do it themselves. It is critical for workers and employment candidates to see the corporation as moral. (Harned, 2010)

3. Engage workers in discussions about your organization’s morals. Talk about your corporation’s high standards for business conduct. Encourage managers to talk with their workers about what the corporation’s high standards mean to their employments.

4. Make it easy for workers to report any morals infringements they witness. Encourage staffs to inform infringements to their directors, and train executives so they know how to deal with the complaints. (Harned, 2010)

5. Respond to staffs who inform immoral incidents—and then inquire the claims. If the organization does not follow up, workers will not inform the problems.

6. Hire staffs who take your association's ethics standards seriously and will preserve that standard once they are on the employment. Let staffs know that their moral standards were a feature in the hiring decisions. (Harned, 2010)

                                                                          

 

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Harned, P. (2010, February 18). Encourage ethical behavior as economy recovers. Retrieved October 5, 2013, from http://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/10709/encourage-ethical-behavior-as-economy-recovers

Ethical Dilemmas in Workplace - Ethical Issues in Workplace. (n.d.). Retrieved October 5, 2013, from http://www.speedupcareer.com/articles/ethical-dilemmas-in-workplace.html

Sledge, M. (2013, September 9). Prison Phone Call Industry Will Fight New FCC Rules Lowering Rates For Inmates. Retrieved from http://http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/prison-phone-call-fcc_n_3894556.html

McQuerrey L. (n.d.). How to Handle Favoritism at Work. Retrieved from http://http://work.chron.com/handle-favoritism-work-21021.html

Sexual Harassment. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.collumlawoffice.com/sexual-harassment-claims

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