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Another First for Tony Scotti’s Vehicle Dynamics Institute!

Vehicle Dynamics — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 16:58:00 +0000

In keeping with a tradition of continuous improvement - and first's among private sector driver training provider's - that dates back to 1974 and the origins of our predecessor, the Scotti School, VDI has entered Phase I of our Training Fleet Modernization project, which will see us replacing the venerable Crown Vic sedans that are commonplace in the training arena with Dodge Charger police package sedans.

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“The More Technology a Car has, the More Hackable it is…”

VDI Team — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 18:34:21 +0000

While there may not be anything “new” in this video – Charles and his pal Chris performed the remote hack mentioned in the video quite a while ago, and as he notes, once Chrysler was made aware of it the company promptly resolved that particular vulnerability on their particular vehicles – the level of control […]

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Glen Edmunds Advanced Driving has joined the VDI family of Global Training Affiliates

Vehicle Dynamics — Wed, 13 May 2015 22:45:27 +0000

Tony Scotti’s Vehicle Dynamics Institute (VDI), the global leader in security driver training is both pleased and proud to announce that Glen Edmunds Advanced Driving has joined the VDI family of Global Training Affiliates. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Glen Edmunds Advanced Driving is now the exclusive provider of VDI training programs on the African Continent. […]

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A jaunt though Karjackistan

VDI Team — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:42:55 +0000

Here are some of the 20 students (a few were understandably “camera shy”) who participated in VDI’s Protective/Evasive Driving course last week. Representing 8 corporations (7 of which are Fortune 100 companies), 2 global security providers, and 2 government agencies, they came together from 5 states across the country to take a jaunt though […]

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VDI’s Karjackistan 2 – Deja Vu All Over Again!

VDI Team — Sun, 22 Mar 2015 14:54:51 +0000

This week the VDI team delivered our first open enrollment course of 2015 – our 6th training delivery for the year so far – in much the same way we wrapped up our last open enrollment program of the year in 2014 – in the snow! Those who have been through one of our programs […]

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Joe Autera, VDI’s President & CEO, to Present at the International Executive Protection & Secure Transportation Conference

Vehicle Dynamics — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 16:11:33 +0000

Tony Scotti’s Vehicle Dynamics Institute is proud to be a Presenting Partner of the 2014 International Executive Protection & Secure Transportation Conference. The 2014 International Executive Protection Conference, co-hosted by Executive Security International (ESI) and the Executive Protection Institute (EPI), promises to be a unique learning experience for professional security practitioners from across the full spectrum […]

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VDI Lead Instructor Dean Simko Named Training Program Manager

Vehicle Dynamics — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:44:21 +0000

Welcoming the “New Guy”…Sort Of. VDI is pleased to announce that Dean Simko, long time Instructor and current Lead Instructor at VDI, will be taking on even greater challenges in the roll of Training Program Manager. Through his firm, Assured Training & Consulting, LLC., Dean will support VDI’s continued growth and progress with a focus […]

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An Honor and a Pleasure

Vehicle Dynamics — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:48:20 +0000

Last week the VDI team had both the pleasure and honor of working with the team from Holston International Training and Consulting (HITAC LLC), which included John Rose and Tom Taylor; true professionals with a passion for sharing knowledge and lessons learned. VDI’s small contribution to the effort included two blocks of advanced driving skills […]

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Law Enforcement Driving Instructor Workshop

Vehicle Dynamics — Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:27:10 +0000

VDI is proud to have had the opportunity this past week to work with driving instructors representing law enforcement agencies from New York City, New York State, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Minnesota, Arizona and Oregon. To a one, the participants demonstrated not only a willingness to consider new approaches to driver training, but […]

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Tradition

VDI Team — Wed, 28 May 2014 12:45:57 +0000

I (Tony Scotti) hesitate to post these types of comments – simply because there are so many and I would be posting them every day. But this one is, at least to this old man, special. It is from a former student, his name is Bob and he is 87 years old. He read an […]

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