The famous American periodical, The New York Times, made an unprecedented investigation.The newspaper found that the place that Americans more research in GPS is a network of supermarkets. Secondly, the ranking of search by the GPS, has stores and franchises such as Starbucks. ... Read more
The fourth meeting of the European eCall Implementation Platform took place on 25 February 2010 at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels, chaired by Hermann Meyer, CEO of ERTICO and Anu Laurell, from the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland. ... Read more
SAIC Motor, China, announced this week the beginning of the first production car market with the operating system Android, Google, integrated with GPS, according to the website "China Car Times. ... Read more
The satellite control four ospreys marked in 2009 in Mallorca is assuming "a revolution in the understanding of this species, as responsible for the conservation area of the GOB, Toni Muñoz, who told Europa Press that the new system is proving "abnormal behavior" on the go. ... Read more
LONDON, March 18, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- IBM /quotes/comstock/13*!ibm/quotes/nls/ibm (IBM 128.23, -0.15, -0.12%) today announced an agreement with the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to evaluate the potential impact of electric vehicles on the UK electricity grid. The project will also assess the infrastructure required to achieve a mass market for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the UK. ... Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation will sponsor up to seven innovative ideas for using the new Clarus live weather information system to improve roadway safety during severe weather. The department intends to provide up to $80,000 per award in an open competition. ... Read more
Vincotech provides its "SiRFstarIII" modules, the use of "extended ephemeris" data. Thus, the GPS antenna modules and calculate after long pauses and even in poor reception quickly a first position. ... Read more
Since 2005, basically all of the 1,500 miles (2,500 km) of expressways in service within China’s Shaanxi province are using Infinova products for security surveillance. This includes over 2,000 cameras, approximately 100 video matrix switching systems plus fiber optic modems. ... Read more
Imagine follow Corso Buenos Aires and receive an advertising message on your phone from any store on this street. Sarebbe un vero bombardamento. Would be a real bombardment. Turn off the phone simply by implementing the windows. Not to mention the hassle of having to delete dozens of messages and the feeling of being threatened in privacy. Why the mobile advertising should ally with the Geo, as explained in the conference at FieraMilanoCity Promotion Expo.Better adjust your aiming to hit the pileThe communication would be much more effective. Where do we stand with these technologies? And where can we get there? ... Read more
All the information the human brain fits into a matchbox," said Eli Harari, while memory holds 64 cards of 16 gigabytes each. And one terabyte in the palm of the hand. ... Read more
JCDecaux launches AllBikesnow application for iPhone ... Read more
RIM said it is working with Flextronics to start production of its mobile BlackBerrys in Brazil. The plant will be based in Sorocaba in the state of Sao Paulo, the first mobile phone will be BlackBerry Curve 8520, a device with full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, but without 3G and GPS. ... Read more
Hundreds of attendees had to use their mobile phones to locate where events were held. In this activity the South By Southwest (SBS), organized Texas (U.S.), entrepreneurs and creators of the technology industry had as primary objective to locate where things were happening (concerts and conferences) and found around centers of common interest. ... Read more
Quartix is setting up a distributor network dedicated to its pay-as-you-go service after seeing an increase in demand. ... Read more
MAN and T-Systems to develop the telematics applications of the commercial vehicle manufacturer on together.A corresponding three-year contract was signed, the partners now. ... Read more
Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d668d9/gps_phones_globa : ) has announced the addition of the " GPS Phones - Global Strategic Business Report : " report to their offering. ... Read more
ATX, one of the leading suppliers to the industry worldwide automotive services based on the position, announced in anticipation of its participation at CeBIT 2010 this week, his involvement in a pilot project DEUFRAKO. ... Read more
The Dutch Vehicle data and CANbus specialist Squarell introduces a contactless CANbus reader. This device
reads data from the CANbus system without touching the copper wires, there is no direct connection to the CANbus. CANcliQ is a small device that is placed over the signals wires. Tests on a large number of vehicles proved a 99,9%+ reliability.
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The SmartCore Business Intelligence promoted in the last 4th of March a Workshop with the u-blox in Sao Paulo, which saw more than 70 people in its main business market tracking, telemetry, security and telephony. ... Read more
At the Geneva Motor Show, the RWE energy company and Harman International demonstrated an application that allows customers to use the charging cable not only to charge their car, but also to download straight to the vehicle the latest podcasts, videos and other data, or to hook up with a high-speed internet connection. ... Read more
London » It's the new front in the nanny state: Microchips placed in garbage bins to monitor how much people throw away. A pro-privacy group warns in a new report that more than 2.6 million of the chips have been surreptitiously installed in what is seen as a first step toward charging those who toss too much. ... Read more
he period between cross-media experiences Mondadori magazine and web, to deepen the contents of some articles.Brief interview with publisher Filippo Gramigna. ... Read more
TAOGLAS.IE: YOU may have already noticed that the humble metal aerial protruding from the roof of cars is starting to disappear. What you may not know is that an Irish firm is playing a major role in the replacement of these external aerials.
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App Store reaches Cities of Italy, an application that is a veritable compendium of the municipalities of our nation. APopulation, Cap, land codes, addresses of the town, links to official websites and even the patron saint. Vast opportunity for consultations by number of residents, density, symbol of the province and more. Useful for pleasure and for work and for sale at a cost of 79 cents. ... Read more
Success for the system developed by Texas Instruments and IBM who have experienced for six months in the Netherlands with impressive results. Reduce traffic, pollution to the environment and the wallet. In Holland (and elsewhere in the world), we can and have proved NXP Semiconductors and IBM have experimented for six months, a solution of toll roads. The test took place in the Dutch city of Eindhoven and has served to demonstrate how, through the use of appropriate technology, drivers can be motivated to change their driving style, with the result of reducing traffic and pollution. ... Read more
NP "Intelligent Transportation Systems - Russia" has examined the appeal of the Forum and supports the usefulness of the «IV International Forum on Satellite Navigation" 1 - 2 June 2010 and the International exhibition "NAVITECH-EXPO-2010" 1 - 3 June 2010, CEC Expocentre ... Read more
To affiliate program "M2M telematics» - BusinessSolution ®, joined Arkhangelsk. New Regional Dispatch Center (RDC) of the company - Archangel navigation systems ", which opened in mid-February 2010, will focus its efforts on implementing systems to monitor and control traffic based on the GLONASS / GPS enterprises, mainly involved in maintenance, construction and maintenance of roads in Arkhangelsk area. GLONASS / GPS will reduce the cost of road maintenance equipment in Arkhangelsk. ... Read more
A GreenGT electric sports car will be the centerpiece of a networked car workshop organized by the International Telecommunications Union at the premier Geneva Motor Show this week. The vehicle, expected to be the first electric vehicle to race at LeMans, is intended to draw attention to intelligent transport systems that would communicate wirelessly with vehicles on the road. These systems would alert drivers to skidding vehicles ahead of them, automatically contact emergency services in the event of an accident and potentially, could even help drivers find and reserve parking spaces in crowded urban areas, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ... Read more
ampnet - 1 March 2010. ZF uses its expertise in networking components in the drive train for entry into a new business model: In a strategic alliance with Intel is IF a hardware and software development platform, which stands for telematics applications. Openmatics, the name of the system, for example, can be used in city buses from all manufacturers. ... Read more
The Pernambuco Segsat, vehicle tracking company, has invested in research and technology and has developed a new system that is cheaper and democratize access to the service vehicle location. The Segsat launches today in the market cheaper equipment to win a good portion of consumers that Northeastern did not join the security system. ... Read more
At the CeBIT technology show in Hanover slated from March 2 to 6, attendees will be treated to a Volkswagen demonstration on how eCall, Europe’s emergency call system, works in real-life situations. ... Read more
If something was missing from Expoagro to qualify as a real town in the countryside, the company has just settle Geosistemas: in what is considered a novelty worldwide, this signature Argentina devised a detailed plan of the exhibition, with the location of each street and each stand, so that visitors can walk without fear of losing his team and guided by GPS. These are things of the modern field, a tit among many technological advances that will be exhibited from tomorrow until Saturday Baradero. ... Read more
Geodis SNCF announced its entry via its investment fund SNCF "Ecomobility Partners' capital of the Urban-Cab company, which develops an innovative service logistics ecological heart of urban centers. ... Read more
Sony portable navigation device "nav-u" The new product is equipped with features such as route guidance for bicycle and cycle computer functions in addition to the drip-proof design. ... Read more
Hanover, Germany, March 1, 2010 (ots / PRNewswire) - ATX, one of the leaders in location-based services for the global automotive industry, announced its participation in the run-inCeBIT 2010 this week, his participation in a DEUFRAKO TH pilot, which was developed to various eCall application possibilities for the localization of vehicles. ... Read more
MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT), a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data services to businesses, government, and consumers, announced today that it has signed a joint venture agreement with Arion Communication Co., Ltd., a leading provider of mobile satellite voice and data products and services to maritime customers in Korea. The new joint venture company known as Globalstar Asia Pacific will operate the Globalstar gateway ground station in Korea and provide Simplex and duplex mobile satellite voice and data services including SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger™ products and services to customers in Korea and the surrounding maritime region. ... Read more
ERIE, Pa., Feb 26, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- GE Transportation announced today that it has won a contract to supply TriMet, Portland, Oregon's Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District transit network, with an advanced voice radio and data communications system to help increase safety and efficiency for TriMet's 115 million annual passengers. ... Read more
Developed a method to analyze large amounts of data at record speed. . Nine terabytes of data, validated in less than 20 minutes. The technology developed by IBM. ... Read more
Cinterion Wireless Modules, a company specializing in wireless communication machine to machine (M2M) mobile technology based on GSM / GPRS/EDGE/3G (HSPA), has to resume partnership - initiated in 2006 - with Karitec for the production and marketing of family CK 2300 crawlers. ... Read more
Siemens IT Solutions and Services is the company responsible for technology infrastructure and project management led by the regulatory agency of the European Union for the pharmaceutical industry - EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), which provides encryption and identification of drugs. ... Read more
Securitas Alert Services, Europe's largest security services provider and TomTom WORK have the focus to commercial vehicles division of TomTom with a product and distribution partnership agreement. ... Read more
So, Telus helps service providers Canadian emergency to better determine the place of origin of mobile calls made to 911 using the global positioning system (GPS) technology and the further triangulation. ... Read more
MiX Telematics (JSE:MIX) has been appointed as the sole supplier of vehicle telematics systems to BG Group for its world-wide vehicle fleet. The solution will see data recorded by MiX Telematics' Fleet Manager system analysed and used to provide BG Group with a comprehensive, managed service primarily focused on improving driver safety. ... Read more
As the vehicle navigation industry has grown, so has incompatibility between navigation systems and the databases that store important location information. ... Read more
Anyone planning a trip or on the road just the latest traffic information always mobile wants to retrieve, it can now take advantage of the digital map system of the ADAC. Under www.adac.de / maps, it is now possible to learn about one minute of traffic flow on motorways and trunk roads and to choose alternate routes if needed in time. ... Read more
WITH reference to the article 'Traffic jams are driving me mad' (GDN, December 11), the Work Ministry would like to clarify that it empathises with the road user and is aware of the problems highlighted. ... Read more
Despite the economic downturn taking a bite out of the growth of key machine-to-machine applications, M2M and embedded device revenues are slated to reach $18.9 billion globally by 2014, led by telematics and in-vehicle applications. ... Read more
AEMP's Telematics Data Standard is essentially complete, pending ratification by the participating manufacturers and telematics providers. The AEMP Technology Committee anticipates a January 2010 release of the standard document, with a development kit to follow shortly thereafter. Volunteer developers from McFadyen & Associates, Caterpillar, John Deere Construction & Forestry, Volvo Construction Equipment, Komatsu Americas, and the Caterpillar/Trimble joint venture, Virtual Site Solutions, anticipate an Oct. 1, 2010, launch date for support of the data transfer standard. ... Read more
Twenty-seven cities in the State of Ceará received on Monday (08), school buses to transport donated by the State Government. In total, 100 new vehicles were delivered to the municipal managers as a form of recognition and improvement of basic education in rural Ceará. ... Read more
Genasys has reached an agreement with Telefonica International in order to exploit the exclusive location based services for mobile devices in the 13 countries where the operator is present in Latin America. ... Read more
January 29, 2010 held its annual conference for dealers from the company Navionika.Schedule of performances was very dense, and almost all the presentations together in the working day.Despite this abundance of information, the event went on smoothly.Opened the conference a brief speech, the president of group of companies "Version", Nikonchuk Oleg, as well as the general director of Navionika "- Oleg Tartak. ... Read more
The BlueSky Positioning has announced that the EMT has completed the initial battery of tests technology BlueSky Positioning's A-GPS. The tests were conducted using USSD and GPRS for data recovery service data to the 3G network live ... Read more
PASADENA, Calif. - (Business Wire) Christie, Parker & Hale LLP, one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced today that the firm was instrumental in a major patent issuance for its client, Kapsch TrafficCom Inc., an international supplier of innovative road traffic telematics solutions. ... Read more
4.63 million vehicles Toyota recalled in the world for a problem of accelerator pedal, an additional 5.3 million affected in North America for a default on a groundsheet removable blocking the accelerator pedal, suspicions about brake pedal of the Prius model star of the brand ... . The Japanese manufacturer, number 1 global auto sales since 2007, no end to announce recalls of vehicles. ... Read more
Image Sensing Systems, Inc. , world leading developer of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) computer-enabled detection and traffic control technology, announced today that it has provided RTMS G4 radars for the purpose of traffic management on the Sea to Sky Highway for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. ... Read more
Top Global Linux SDK reduces development time and cost for developers and OEMs, opens new markets in telematics, transportation, vending, POS, and delivers new applications in energy, industrial, agriculture, financial, and building automation. ... Read more
Apple publishes new rules regarding geolocalization. ... Read more
Solaris Mobile, the Dublin based operator of new hybrid satellite and terrestrial wireless networks across Europe today announced a major new partnership with Europcar (a leading car rental company across Europe). ... Read more
"M2M telematics-Altai" presented solutions based on satellite navigation technologies GLONASS / GPS in the exhibition "Siberia-Trak 2010", held on February 2, 2010 in Novosibirsk. ... Read more
Drivers: Help is on the way. New ANDROID application from Global Mobile Alert warns drivers of approaching traffic lights, school zones and railroad crossings. ... Read more
ASF (Autoroutes du Sud de la France) and Orange Business Services have joined forces to develop an innovative solution in real-time traffic information aimed at local authorities and road operators. ... Read more
Offering services of any kind, anytime, anywhere. Based on this premise, the fourth generation of mobile telephony, also known as 4G network, is already heating up the market and out of the list of prospects for the distant future. ... Read more
Andalusia has opened 2010 with a new center for analysis and observation: The Submarine and Terrestrial Geophysical Observatory, nestled in the surroundings of the island of Alboran, and soul that has emerged through the initiative of the Geophysics Section of the Royal Institute and Observatory of the Navy in San Fernando (ROA). Its deployment has led to the implementation of various noise studies, analysis and integration into various data management systems, "which are undoubtedly contributing to the improvement of epicentral determinations of the earthquakes," the chief of ROA of Seismology, Antonio Pazos. ... Read more
To strengthen its position in the market for managing and securing mobile fleets, Good just proceed with the acquisition of that supplier management terminal mode "cloud". CloudSynch is indeed an expert in mobile device management solution with standards-based Internet complements the offer of security and administration of mobile fleets Good. ... Read more
To attract public campaigns rely on utilities to users. Advertising uses features of the phone, as geotagging. ... Read more
China’s ZTE Corp today reported annual financial results for the year 2009 posting net profit of RMB 2,374.09 - 2,589.91 million or $ 347 million at a rise of 43.56% on a yearly basis. ... Read more
Nuance has announced the availability of Nuance Voice Control Automotive, an innovative mobile platform that enables drivers to take advantage of today’s most popular connected services with simple, easy voice commands based on the popular Dragon NaturallySpeaking core speech technology. ... Read more
Sophia Antipolis: Telit Signs Global Agreement with Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile. Telit is a leading international communications "Machine to Machine" which focuses on innovation and added value on the M2M market. "As an operator of a mobile telephone network expanded and matured, the M2M market offers us tremendous growth potential," said Mark Büsgen, Head of Business Development for Corporate Clients T-Mobile Deutschland. ... Read more
The hybrid wheelchair, the first commercial was developed by Spanish company BESEL, in partnership with the Science Park Leganés Tecnológico of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. The chair incorporates a revolutionary hybrid power system based on PEM fuel cell hydrogen Axan manufacturer, and a Smart Module nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) High discharge capacity, the company Saft.The hydrogen fuel cell provides greater autonomy and ease of maintenance compared to traditional energy systems ... Read more
Etisalat, the telecommunications service provider leader, today announced an agreement with Pacific Controls, the leading global automation company, to work together to deliver applications of Machine to Machine (M2M) and assistance to telecom customers. Pacific Controls offer customers of Etisalat technical assistance to support the development of solutions and aftercare. ... Read more
The people involved in the taxation of missiles and other weapons can not always rely on satellites, the U.S. military is also on radio transmitting stations on the ground. This year will be shut down. ... Read more
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Pune, Maharashtra, India, 02/01/2010 - Aftek's Integrated Device Controller offers seamless integration with a variety of peripheral devices and works effectively as a multi-function Vehicle Mounting System. I ... Read more
NTT DoCoMo (President Ryuji Yamada) is scheduled to automatically auto-positioning for mobile phone location information using GPS functionality, which provides services using location information and location history ASP services and content delivery companies "I introduced Easy Auto GPS Service" on Feb. 1 launch date. ... Read more
Company Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH has decided to cease its activities in the field of portable navigation devices, leaving their mark of Falk Navigation GmbH, which has been renamed United Navigation GmbH. ... Read more
Company has signed a Bustami and his limited commercial (BSTC), the exclusive distributor of Nissan vehicles in Jordan, recently signed an agreement with "ARCO" Jordan, to provide the Nissan system "GPS" world for the first time in the Kingdom. ... Read more
Anti Speed Driving Order backed by leading telematics company. Drivers who repeatedly break the law by speeding should have their vehicles tagged to constantly monitor their behaviour behind the wheel. ... Read more
Nation's largest motor club is only a push of a button away for AAA members thanks to Toyota's innovative telematics system Safety Connect, available in select Toyota and Lexus models ... Read more
Advantage PressurePro has partnered with RM Michaelides to develop what it claims is the first can-bus telematics system with real-time TPMS capabilities. ... Read more
The Pavilion at CeBIT is a meeting place of destination ITS Leitthemas "Connected Worlds". Here, the entire process of intelligent transport telematics is mapped. On the M2M ZoneTM ITS destination within the CeBIT in Hall 7 will present the network operator, provider of applications and solutions, and hardware manufacturers. ... Read more
Three minutes have two candidates for each category of time to on 2 March to introduce the IT trade fair CeBIT in Hanover before the public in the Motion forum at CeBIT destination ITS hall their business model or their project, then an expert panel determines the winner of the Telematics' pitch. ... Read more
Cranfield telematics firm, Trafficmaster is acquiring Californian satellite tracking company, Fleet Management Solutions (FMS) Inc. for a total of up to £8.1m. ... Read more
Mobile information services in vehicles are becoming an increasingly valuable for motorists who want to avoid unnecessary loss of time when I travel. ... Read more
The UAE's leading ready mix concrete supplier has joined forces with an Abu Dhabi information technology pioneer to develop a world-class distribution and fleet management system. ... Read more
A fast-growing technology business with an operation in Skipton has been acquired by a group owned by Europe’s second largest Airport group, Aeroports de Paris. ... Read more
Company "M2M telematics" will perform work on the development and implementation of innovative management system passenger traffic Dzerzhinsk (Nizhny Novgorod region) technology-based global navigation satellite system GLONASS. ... Read more
Mio launches in Rio de Janeiro, the first service of traffic information in real time GPS. The news, which helps drivers to bypass congestion, is now available in Sao Paulo and the main highways connecting the capital city to the south coast. ... Read more
One of the major upgrades to Oracle’s latest release of its Transportation Management solution is its “Green Dashboard”, which will incorporate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay emission factors for measuring and monitoring green metrics in the freight sector. ... Read more
The company Navteq, the world leader in digital map data, location just give us the results of an analysis to quantify the actual use of navigation systems and location information. According to this study, the use of navigation by the general public has doubled in recent years but only about 50%, even in mature markets. ... Read more
Improved safety, Smartphone and electronics integration are the drivers in consumer behavior that automakers need to address to keep in step with consumer expectations, automotive leaders shared this morning at the Automotive News World Congress panel, New Ways of Doing Business in the Connected Vehicle Era, sponsored by ATX. ... Read more
Mercedes-Benz mbrace, a new telematics platform that Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) launched recently, is the first such system to have a companion mobile application. ... Read more
MANUELITA S.A., one of the leading agricultural enterprises of Latin America, continues to innovate into their processes, this time with the implementation of a satellite control system that will optimize and control the fleet of vehicles and machines that carry sugar cane from the plantations to the processing plant. ... Read more
ALTEA and Belgostrakh with Strazhprofi, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for developing user based insurance services in Byelorussia. ... Read more
ABI Research is local time in Singapore, the United States January 7, 2010, released a survey on the semiconductor market for mobile phones. Fastest-growing chip it says connection, Bluetooth, GPS, wireless LAN-related 2009-year sales rose 16 percent to 19 billion dollars. Average annual growth rate from 2009 to 2014 years will rise by 11 percent. ... Read more
It isn't just geeks who want connected cars. By 2016 mainstream buyers will base much of their buying decisions based on the car's ability to communicate to the outside world and also to connect phones and entertainment devices. ... Read more
"The new Mercedes-Benz mbrace telematics system revolutionises in-car connectivity by providing the first-ever OEM solution that links cars to smart phones and their apps", states the market researcher iSuppli. ... Read more
New developments in consumer vehicle telematics systems are set to change the way people think about their cars. While many people currently don’t expect to be able to get online in their cars, a new offering from Ford, www.ford.com, Dearborn, Mich., may change their expectations. ... Read more
Uvo is the name of Kia's design intended to compete with the Ford Sync system from Ford (duh). This is a "computer-controlled voice that allows the User to give commands to the MP3 player, radio, cellular and GPS without taking your hands off the wheel - when not speaking, you can press buttons in the proper direction. The video below will help to better understand the project. ... Read more
The GENIVI Platform Version 1.0 is the collaboration of the core arose out of the association, including those involved in the companies BMW, Delphi, General Motors, Intel, Magneti Marelli, PSA, Visteon Corporation and Wind River. ... Read more
Audi’s announcement of an optional Google Earth-enabled navigation system for the 2011 A8 due in mid-2010 has raised a question for competitors: To 3G or NOT to 3G? Having just put a messy transition from analog to digital technology in the rearview mirror, the automotive industry is facing yet another key point of inflection between 2.5G, 3G and 4G wireless technologies for embedded telematics solutions. ... Read more
Say what you want to PSA Peugeot Citroen, but the group begins to have a strategy you see in the mobility and service. The details were provided at a conference in DNA (Automotive Design Network), the design center "home" and for investors. ... Read more
December 29, 2009 - Protecting components from threats caused by lightning and/or man-made surge energies, Integrated Security Protection System provides operational security to cameras, computers, monitors, recorders, and cables encompassing surveillance systems. System offers data protection for CAT5e and PoE, as well as video, pan, tilt, and zoom protection. Available with options for indoor and outdoor applications, ISPS has DIN rail-mounting clips that are reversible for wall mount installations. ... Read more
At 88, Grif Crawford knows he's at risk of a fall or other sudden health problem. So he wears a pendant around his neck that can summon help if something goes wrong. "It's kind of like life insurance," said Crawford, of Lee Summit, Mo. "I feel very comforted with this." ... Read more
A group of researchers from the United States, the Geological Survey decided to put a collar with a GPS device into a wolf.The equipment was in the animal from July to November this year. ... Read more
ABI Research forecasts Global Navigation Satellite System shipments to reach more than 500 million worldwide in 2010 and to continue growing to 1.1 billion in 2014. GNSS technology is gaining momentum across a wide range of segments and applications such as navigation, telematics, person tracking, fitness and high precision industrial applications including machine control, network timing and surveying. ... Read more
The Obama administration’s more muscular FCC has won the attention of Wired, which named it one of the seven most disruptive developments of 2009. ... Read more
FTech The company announced the launch of a GPS with Bluetooth and is powered by solar energy, called Solar Powered ... Read more
From 2010 to 2014, TDC and federations tourist Namur Belgium and Luxembourg together to create common tourism routes, linked by GPS. ... Read more
Fishermen in the community of Bueu have another tool to ensure the provenance of the octopus that market.his is a GPS device, incorporated into the vessels, the consumer will know the exact path followed by the ship that captured the cephalopod. The new system, to be launched in a few weeks, is one of the 173 community projects funded by the Department do Mar to enhance the marketing of products and regeneration of Galician shellfish areas unproductive. The aid of 188,996 euros, covering all project expenditures. ... Read more
Writing for the Associated Press, Yuri Kageyama reported that Honda’s car navigation system already maps the quickest route to a destination to efficiently avoid traffic jams. Drivers now will be able to get information about earthquakes and warnings of heavy rainfall ahead while on the road. ... Read more
Progressive Insurance (Mayfield, Ohio) has announced availability of its MyRate insurance program, which uses the carrier's patented telematics-based technology, to auto insurance customers in South Carolina. ... Read more
These days, consumers are faced with expensive monthly bills for just about everything, and automobiles can be one of the most expensive possessions. Gas, auto insurance, and maintenance are just some of the costs associated with vehicle ownership. ... Read more
Magneti Marelli and Telit Communications S.p.A. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of GSM and GPRS modules to be used on telematics devices in the automotive field. ... Read more
M2M specialist introduces extremely powerful and cost-effective GPS module SE867-a AGPS. ... Read more
TÜV Hanse has today started with the evaluation of the first of a total of 700 electric cars, one of the largest ever fleet of E-projects in Germany. ... Read more
1. Reduced time spent on paperwork (driver, manager, accounting).
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Strengthened passenger rights for travel by bus are an important item on the agenda when the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) meets on 17–18 December. At the meeting on 17 December, transport issues are on the agenda, while on 18 December the ministers will discuss telecommunications. The Council is chaired by Swedish Minister for Communications Åsa Torstensson. ... Read more
Die Ziele sind mehr Sicherheit auf der unfallträchtigen Autobahn A 2, ein besserer Verkehrsfluss auf dieser chronisch überlasteten Ost-West-Achse Deutschlands. An dem Konzept arbeitet das Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) in Braunschweig. ... Read more
China TransInfo has announced that the Company was recently awarded a provincial highway toll settlement and billing system contract in Shanxi Province valued at approximately RMB 26 million, or approximately USD $3.8 million through its VIE Beijing PKU Chinafront High Technology Co. Ltd (”PKU”). ... Read more
DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology solutions, partnered with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT-CTL) to conduct an education workshop focused on scenario planning. The customized course of study, conducted December 3, assembled more than 35 Transplace customers on the MIT campus to gain insight with the purpose of furthering business strategies and to spur learning around scenario planning. ... Read more
Shell, Iveco, GE, Renault, Scania, Quallcomm, TNT, UPS and Others to Gather In Amsterdam on February 23rd-24th to Discuss How to Devise and Deploy Interoperable Fleet Solutions. ... Read more
Pay As You Drive insurance by the mile, assurance appropriate to the conduct of each insured, is launched in France. Solly Azar announced its offer, April 17. Aviva France drawing lessons from the experience of Norwich Union, the British branch of the group for over a year. ... Read more
Magneti Marelli and Telit Communications SpA have agreed with a corresponding letter of intent in the future in the GSM and GPRS modules for use in automotive telematics systems. ... Read more
Falls Church, Va. and SAN DIEGO, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced a global strategic alliance with Proximetry, a leading provider of network and performance management solutions for wireless networks. The combination of CSC's deep industry expertise and industry leading network services capabilities, coupled with Proximetry's innovative AirSync(TM) software, creates a new intelligent wireless services platform enabling a series of new business solutions and services for the transportation and energy industries. ... Read more
UK-based BOX telematics have added to their existing range of quality vehicle tracking systems with the launch of BOXsolo. This device is a ruggedised, waterproof, IP67 tracking device that has been designed for tough environments. ... Read more
The Law Enforcement Police Merger Study Group comprises local citizens. Our goal is to come up with ideas that might streamline local law enforcement, hopefully resulting in a leaner, more efficient model to benefit taxpayers in Springfield and Greene County. We are looking at efficiencies in terms of training, fleet management, logistics and improved information technologies. ... Read more
The world is talking about intelligent transportation systems – transportation systems that use information technology and communications technology as part of the infrastructure to manage and operate traffic smoothly. Looking at the condition of Nepal’s transportation system, is it possible to imagine the arrival of such systems in the present context? The answer will certainly be no. ... Read more
12/12/2009 - The service GO Anas (Anas Integrated Road) becomes accessible not only from a fixed location but also through mobile platforms, at http://www.stradeanas.it/mobile. "From today - said President of Anas Pietro Ciucci, during the Feast of Canton in 2009 - with GO Mobile, you can also check your phone to access to real-time, work, construction sites, cameras dotted around the area and all road events in the same manner in which the service is offered on the web. " ... Read more
Ruta Movistar application, developed by Telmap, can be downloaded from the App Store on trial 30 days. After that time, the application has a monthly subscription cost of $ 2.99 per month, except for customers with data rates or iPhone iPhone Premium Plus may continue to use without cost. ... Read more
As carpooling begins to take off in Turkey, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has announced plans to begin its own car-sharing program in the New Year. Last week, people logging in to the Traffic Control Center Web site to check the latest traffic reports before leaving home found an invitation to begin carpooling. ... Read more
Cybit, the telematics company at Godmanchester, has been sold in a deal valuing the business at £22.8m.The deal, with Cyberspace Bidco, gives shareholders a 100% premium on the closing price earlier this week, lifting from 36p to 75p. Cybit was formed in January 2001 and floated on AIM the following March. Over the years it has made six acquisitions itself. ... Read more
think GPS is an article of the highest need. It's one of those items that make me wonder how I lived 30-odd years of my life without - something like this happens with Internet and phone. Weeks ago I was in Rio, the city that have not mastered so well, and the device helped a lot. But ate some balls, especially when faced with overlapping routes, not to mention the Marvelous City is fruitful in tunnels, where the signal disappears. ... Read more
Autoliv has announced it has been selected as a partner to participate in the recently announced alcohol sensing feasibility project co-sponsored by the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). ... Read more
Cubic provided approximately 5,000 smart cards, as well as smart card validators, and its open-architecture Driver Control Unit, an ‘on-bus’ processing platform that integrates — in one single device — automatic fare collection (AFC) and intelligent transportation system applications such as GPS-based vehicle tracking, passenger counting and security systems. ... Read more
Cape Town – Government is making steady progress in the completion of 2010 FIFA World Cup transport and infrastructure projects in host cities, says Minister of Transport Sibusiso Ndebele. Minister of Transport Sibusiso Ndebele listed a number of road, bus and taxi rank projects that were nearing completion in a written answer to a parliamentary question raised in the National Assembly on what progress had been made around infrastructure projects for the event. ... Read more
Wireless Matrix, which provides software to improve service fleet delivery metrics, announced that it has added 950 new subscribers through deployments in two diverse company verticals. ... Read more
We are pleased to offer you Decidiamo.it, software for building consensus on the debate and the expression of preference, ideal to discuss agenda items on the agenda or set of proposals within any kind of democratic organization. Decidiamo.it is a software developed specifically to enable easy comparison and introduce democratic decision-making procedures simplified in any type of organization. ... Read more
LEEDS, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Masternaut Three X, the vehicle tracking and mobile application specialist, has been acquired by Masternaut International, a subsidiary of Hub Telecom owned by Europe’s second largest Airport group, Aéroports de Paris. The purchase of the UK business, which is one of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies, creates the Europe’s largest fully integrated telematics and mobile resource management organisation. ... Read more
Vodacom's The Grid has mapped out almost 11,000 HIV-related support services across South Africa, enabling anyone with a WAP-enabled cell phone to locate their nearest centre. ... Read more
XATA Corp. (Nasdaq: Xata) , a Minneapolis-based provider of fleet management solutions to the truck transportation industry, has raised $30 million in PIPE funding from Technology Crossover Ventures and existing shareholder Trident Capital. The company also announced that it has paid $20 million in cash and stock to acquire Ontario-based Turnpike Global Technologies, a provider of PDA-based fleet operations solutions. ... Read more
Volvo Construction Equipment has announced it will fit as standard its remote monitoring (telematics) system on all larger machines – along with a no charge 36 month CareTrack service subscription. ... Read more
In the context of the follow-up to the Electra report, Orgalime’s electrical and electronic industry
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Volvo Construction Equipment has announced it will fit as standard its remote monitoring (telematics) system on all larger machines – along with a no charge 36 month CareTrack service subscription. Under the plan, most newly produced larger machines (wheel loaders over 10 tonnes, articulated haulers, excavators over 12 tonnes, motor graders) ordered for CareTrack activated markets, will be standard equipped with telematics and will be delivered with a no charge, 3-year CareTrack customer subscription that enables owners to enlist the full range of benefits available with remote monitoring. ... Read more
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Dec 03, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- WebTech Wireless Inc. (TSX: WEW), a leading provider of vehicle location-based (LBS) and fleet telematics services, announces that it has reached a major milestone in the Brazilian market where it has, as of December 1, 2009, added 10,000 users to its Quadrant(TM) subscriber base. ... Read more
The largest in Latin America, "budget" airline GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA announced that from January 2010 of its planes will be equipped with special sensors to ensure that work with GPS Landing System - a system designed for a more accurate and safe procedures for takeoff and landing, as well same precision devices for determining the position of the aircraft in relation to the earth - Vertical Situation Display. ... Read more
Networking giant Cisco is helping the city of Amsterdam provide detailed information on carbon emissions to its residents.Authorities in Amsterdam are working with networking giant Cisco to create an online map of the city's carbon emissions which residents can use to try and reduce their carbon footprints. ... Read more
INTERNATIONAL. One of the world’s leading international suppliers of innovative road traffic telematics solutions, Kapsch TrafficCom, is among the many industry leaders that will be exhibiting at Gulf Traffic 2009. ... Read more
Appeared invention, which can completely change the approach to training athletes, but until the developers are reluctant to share details with the public. Engineers of the University of Calgary has just told about a top secret project aimed to help the Canadian Olympic team in mountain skis in preparation for the Olympic Games in 2010. ... Read more
Lowrance announced the launch of a new line of marine GPS navigators and plotting of charts, called Elite. A empresa Lowrance anunciou o lançamento de uma nova linha de navegadores GPS e traçadores de cartas náuticas, chamada Elite. A nova série Lowrance Elite tem três modelos que estarão disponíveis em março de 2010. Os novos modelos são o Elite-5x fishfinder, o Elite e o Elite 5m. Os dois últimos modelos possuem um built-in GPS com 16 canais + WAAS antena de precisão. A base de mapas dos equipamentos incluem cerca de 3 mil lagos e rios com informações sobre linhas costeiras, profundidade, entre outras. O usuário também pode comprar mais mapas e carregá-los em um cartão microSD. Além disso, os três dispositivos possuem tela touchscreen de 5 polegadas com resolução de 480 × 480 pixels, armazenamento de waypoints e saída NMEA 0183.O modelo mais básico, Lowrance Elite-5x fishfinder custará 449 dólares, o Elite 499, e o Elite 5m sairá por 549 dólares.... Read more
Geolocation is the key word. A platform to enable the interconnection of the stories is only the instrument through which we explore the new language of the narrative records the time of the Web2.0. Broadcast your map is the draft submitted by the photographer and video maker Salvatore Sparavigna in the last meeting on citizen journalism in the Guiding Light Digital progettoCampania2.0 edited by Francesca Ferrara. ... Read more
The risk of loosing a piece of luggage at an ariport is quite high. Now there is a device that can help you localize your suitcase. ... Read more
SEATTLE — Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry that increasingly supplies their goods. ... Read more
The Prior Exchange plans to use the Telematics Group init innovation in traffic systems safely go further upwards. Fuchs Investments waiting for the launch of the shares of Kontron. Platow derivatives expects a continuation of the rally from Centrotherm. The joint-stock exchange wants to get on comfortably with Daimler shares. The certificates Journal flies on Air Berlin. There are also changes in the model portfolio. ... Read more
Desiring to improve the overall organization of collection and marketing of its milk producer members, BIOLAIT (group organic dairy producers), has selected OPTILOGISTIC for the establishment of its software suite TMS. ... Read more
VITERBO - A city more secure and free from traffic, these are the goals that the city administration and local police want to achieve through the use of technology.This morning, in fact, was presented at the headquarters in Via Monte Cervino a more advanced version of the operations center. In the presence of Mayor Giulio Marini, Sandro Zucchi the commissioner and the captain Franco Fainelli have outlined the main novelties of the system, some already operational, others will be fleshed out in coming months. ... Read more
November 27, 2009 (PRESSbooth.ORG) -- UbiEst (www.ubiest.com) announced a new strategic partnership agreement with Turkcell, the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, for the “off board” GPS Navigation solution in the Turkish market. Turkey was the 7th most visited holiday destination in the world in 2008 with 26.5 millions travellers. International smartphone users travelling to Turkey can now receive turn-by-turn GPS-enabled voice and on-screen directions directly to their smartphones. ... Read more
TopMessage equipment from Delphin Technology could in the future if needed to add a GPS logging function. This makes it possible, in addition to high-resolution measurements such as temperatures, pressures and speeds, including GPS position and direction data recorded in a system. ... Read more
There is a new agreement in the field of devices for automotive navigation and mobile information that establishes the collaboration between Magneti Marelli and Samsung. The two companies have agreed to cooperate in the design and development of new products by combining the respective know-how. ... Read more
The Swiss Ministry of Justice agreed Thursday the bail of Franco-Polish director, against payment of a deposit of 3 million euros, surrender his identity papers and wearing an electronic bracelet, thus following the decision of the Federal Criminal Court (TPF). ... Read more
Researchers Tomoji Takasu and Akio Yasuda University of Tokyo have developed a receiver GPS RTK (Real Time Kinematic, or real time kinematic), and issued instructions to enable you to build one too. ... Read more
The economy has many businesses running scared and doing whatever they can to save money and to protect the investments that they have made, and this has extended to using fleet management software to keep an eye on their vehicles. ... Read more
Since the beginning of 2009, China has stood out as the world's largest country of car production and sales, which has drawn global carmakers' attention to China. In the meantime, mainstream vehicle OEMs attach great importance to the new Telematics industry, which is closely associated with vehicle production. With Toyota's launch of G-Book in China, China has started to witness the start-up of the Telematics industry. Following Toyota, GM will launch OnStar service in China this December. ... Read more
Cybit the leading Telematics Service Provider, has launched an initiative into the housing association sector, aimed at streamlining their operations in the face of public sector budget cuts. Cybit will offer consultancy-based services to help housing associations optimise operational activities, strategically reduce expenditure and enable better management of resources, both human and vehicle. ... Read more
The two-dimensional bar code, also called Datamatrix, is the technology used to ensure traceability of medicines sold in Brazil. The decision was taken by Anvisa and is part of the measures that implement the National Drug Control. ... Read more
Where is the "tiger of Putin? the Russian media are asking these days. The tigre has disappeared from the monitor that would track their movements. Itall started in October 2008, when Putin was on a visit to Siberia, Russian Far East. ... Read more
Avis Car Rental and the Italian Touring Club make available to the navigation system T-370, a GPS smart software that shows the way to go, providing a useful extra information for those moves. Inside the navigator is in fact loaded a software that can hold 12 thousand points of interest, ... Read more
Since the beginning of 2009, China has stood out as the world's largest country of car production and sales, which has drawn global carmakers' attention to China. In the meantime, mainstream vehicle OEMs attach great importance to the new Telematics industry, which is closely associated with vehicle production. With Toyota's launch of G-Book in China, China has started to witness the start-up of the Telematics industry. Following Toyota, GM will launch OnStar service in China this December. ... Read more
The Swiss National Reseller of AmBev and the Company's Logistics Distribution (CONFEN) has close partnership with Positron trackers. The goal is to offer retailers associated with X Flex GPS solution. ... Read more
The two-day Intelligent Transport Systems Summit held in Melbourne last week achieved an Australian first by defining a national vision to make the country’s transport safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly. ... Read more
ITIS in partnership with its local Irish licencee iTraffic, have launched the first nationwide traffic information system that will deliver real time and historic information to users. ... Read more
The Galileo Information Centre, supervised by the GSA invites you to participate to the Galileo Networking Meeting for Industry to foster the International Cooperation of the Galileo Programme. Private and Public sector, research organizations and governments’ representatives, with the need to be informed on the collaborative opportunities and get involved into the Galileo Adventure, are welcome. ... Read more
First In-vehicle Emergency Calls over Wireless Networks Completed ... Read more
Valvoline, a leading brand of fuel-efficient truck engine oils, lubricants and chemicals, is teaming up with tiwi, an innovator in telematics and driver-mentoring systems, to launch the first and only program proven to deliver better fleet fuel mileage, backed with an exclusive limited Fuel Proof Guarantee. ... Read more
(PRWEB) November 18, 2009 -- FleetMind Solutions, Inc., the technology leader for fleet management solutions, announced today its solution to help waste, recycling and less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation firms “green” their fleets by reducing fuel consumption, mileage and emissions, and ensuring more efficient driver behavior. ... Read more
Huawei is now the world’s second-largest telecommunications equipment provider, beating Nokia Siemens Networks and second only to Ericsson, according to research firm Dell’Oro, further affirming the company’s global expansion as it tries to tackle more of the U.S. and India markets. ... Read more
London 17th November 2009 - Derby City Council is working with Simplytrak and Wireless Logic to install vehicle tracking technology within its fleet of vehicles in order to track the whereabouts and behaviour of its fleet, as a result of an increase in the number of complaints of ‘improper gritting’. ... Read more
The unprecedented 300-page atlas of Patagonian Sea was established marine animals that live there, thanks to a special collar with a GPS-sensor. In compiling the atlas of one of the most complex ecosystems, scientists wondered whether the animals that live in this sea, to help them in the map? ... Read more
HOUSTON and MURRAY HILL, NJ - Waste Management, Inc., North America's largest waste services company, and Linde North America, part of The Linde Group, a leading global gases and engineering company, announced that their joint venture company has begun producing clean, renewable vehicle fuel at its facility located at the Altamont Landfill near Livermore, California. The facility is the world's largest landfill gas (LFG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant. ... Read more
In their continued endeavour to become the market leader for customer service, Lombard Vehicle Management (LVM) has appointed Europcar, which boasts Europe’s largest car hire facility in terms of customer transactions at Heathrow, as a new short-term hire partner. The new LVM now offers an entirely elevated vehicle hire operating platform, with an online booking facility automatically directing the customer’s request to the branch nearest their location. ... Read more
BOX telematics’ have demonstrated their commitment to continuous improvement by launching the latest update to their vehicle tracking system, BOX-tracker. ... Read more
An idea born in Isis, the Institute for Entrepreneurs and business executives in Palermo, along with the Consorzio ARCA - business incubator at the University of Palermo - the day on "geographical information systems. Geography escapes from its boundaries and invades the daily life. " Taking place November 18 , 11th edition of GIS Day, an international forum devoted to culture and geographic GIS technology, housed in Palermo for the first time. ... Read more
On 3 December this year will happen at the WTC Convetion Center in Sao Paulo, a seminar entitled "Maps and Google Earth Enterprise - Find out how Google tools can boost your business." The event will be presented Google solutions for applications in analysis and geographical location. ... Read more
15th Nov 2009 - Softec International, the leading software development and Services Company operating from the UAE, London, Austria and Egypt and represented by Aptec, launched its SaaS cloud-based fleet management solutions, ALTAIR Air and ALTAIR Ground recently. Softec specializes in aviation and ground transportation technologies and has diversified into developments across various sectors of these industries. The solution has been adopted by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population to run its ambulance service. Other contracts have been won with various entities in the public and private sector across the region. ... Read more
16/11/2009 - The Section of Catania INGV makes available, totally free and all interested users, the service of differential GPS positioning. This service is aimed at all users interested in topographical survey, GIS, cartography and in any areas where it is important to have a high degree of accuracy in land management. ... Read more
We love the lingerie, useless to deny it, especially if it is special and stimulates the imagination. But if there's one thing you never want is a piece of underwear with the integrated GPS. We do not care that it is nice to see: he still a damn tracking system integrated into the fabric! ... Read more
Airin is pleased to announce the opening of the Center of Competence for the Infomobility. ... Read more
(Reporter Feng Chao) yesterday, Yubei District Procuratorate, the district will be the first in the city to more than 400 probation offenders made GPS positioning mobile phones, as probation supervision and management of offenders in community corrections. ... Read more
FORT MYERS: Two teens, already in trouble with the law, and a 35-year-old were caught red-handed after breaking into a home, according to Fort Myers police. Officials we spoke to explained how they were able to track the suspects every move. ... Read more
According to a new report from IMS Research, GPS/Hybrid Location in Cellular handsets, the GPS & location industry faces a second wave of design challenges that will greatly alter the competitive landscape and the resulting services that can be successfully offered. ... Read more
Agencies / TransMedia.cl 10.11.09 .- Global coverage, geolocation with GPS accuracy, speed and heading determination, voice communications, Internet access, SMS, e-mail and FTP are some of the benefits the solution Vessel Kit Chilean firm offering Tesacom. ... Read more
Representatives of the company "M2M telematics" took part in the discussion of prospects for the development of road facilities in the workshop, held November 5, 2009 in St. Petersburg. ... Read more
Fifteen years after the idea of regional transportation management was first imagined, a $14.5 million complex devoted to creating a network of "smart" highways in southeast Louisiana has risen on a spit of neutral ground in the middle of the Pontchartrain Expressway where Metairie meets New Orleans. ... Read more
The U.S. company and Brazilian FreightWatch OpenTech have formed a Joint Venture in Brazil, which will bring together the services of both in solution for risk management in global supply chain. This association, signed on November 2, 2009, will combine security activities, logistics, consulting and risk management, providing the domestic market to offer an extremely effective service. The partnership will enable companies to develop and manage complete programs and customized security of supply chain for shippers, distributors, logistics providers and insurers. "The security expertise to the supply chain that holds OpenTech contribute significantly to the global spread of the portfolio of services FreightWatch," says Barry Conlon, president of FreightWatch. ... Read more
While companies like Apple are struggling to get rid of the mouse buttons, for others the more buttons the better. The WarMouse in partnership with the OpenOffice.org project, is launching the OpenOfficeMouse, a pointing device designed especially for use with the suite of office more popular in the world of Free Software - but that works with any software. ... Read more
The security solution not only protects the information contained in the terminal, but locates it in case of theft. ... Read more
Besides being smartphones smart phones are very expensive. So manufacturers have given a twist to their marketing strategies to popularize them. Not in vain as one in four mobile phones sold are smartphone, ie terminals that incorporate services such as browser, Internet connection or e-mail. ... Read more
Since PC are happy to welcome Threatened Voices (Voces Endangered), a new website Global Voices Advocacy, whose Director Sami Ben Gharbia, says his goal is to continue expanding the number of voices that tell us what is happening in the world , despite the cost this is for their lives. ... Read more
Urban Mapping™, Inc. (UMI) today announced that Yellow Pages Group (YPG) is using the URBANWARE® Neighborhoods database for its online directory sites. YPG, Canada’s leading local commercial search provider and largest directory publisher, owns and manages the country’s most visited online directories YellowPages.ca™ and Canada411.ca™. The company also has a network of seven local city sites that attract over 7 million unique visitors per month. ... Read more
Shri S.Jaipal Reddy Union Minister for Urban Development said that Delhi Metro is the proudest achievement of modern India. He further mentioned that the Ministry has taken some important decisions relating to Urban Transport to help the daily commuters and ease traffic congestion . He was addressing the members of the consultative committee attached to the ministry of Urban Development, here today to deliberate on Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). ... Read more
From 4 to 6 November 2009, in Jeju, South Korea, hosts the International Symposium on GPS / GNSS. Last year the event was held in Tokyo. The symposium organizers, the Council of Korea in GNSS technology (GTC), invited scientists, engineers, manufacturers, service providers and representatives of national organizations. ... Read more
Martin Cooper, the creator of the mobile phone has a fantastic sense of humor. He proved this in the inaugural conference of the 31st International Conference of data protection authorities and privacy, which has not hesitated to draw the motive which he invented in 1973 (1.25 kilos) and joking with his battery, 20 minutes is sufficient, since it is not possible to sustain this for longer than heavy it is. At the age of 82 years, Cooper is finalizing a new networking technology that will reduce costs quickly. ... Read more
The Dubai Roads & Transport Authority has landed the Gulf Engineering Union’s Excellence & Innovation Award for the Dubai Metro Project, the longest automated metro project undertaken as a single unit in the world. The Award was presented during the 13th Gulf Engineering Forum held recently in Kuwait under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Prime Minister HH Sheikh Nasir Al Mohammad Al Sabbah under the theme: “Transport & Traffic Issues: Opportunities & Aspirations”. ... Read more
ShadowGuide a system of wireless communication for walkers, designed by a team from the Institute for Industrial Technology (ITRI), ranked 2nd in European Satellite Navigation Competition 2009. The winners of this competition to promote the applications of the future positioning system Galileo satellite rival the American GPS system, were announced last October 21 in Munich, Germany. ... Read more
The Tracker Brazil organized the Seminar Tracker Transport and Logistics, during Fenatran. The event was attended by insurance companies, transportation and logistics and risk management. ... Read more
The milanese company unveils its secret recipe. ... Read more
The telematic application Co-Driver assists around 5000 swedish bus drivers with fuel saving. ... Read more
Nov. 3, 2009 (China Knowledge) - OnStar, a subsidiary of U.S.-based auto giant General Motors Corp, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp Group and Shanghai General Motors Corp Ltd on Oct. 29 launched a joint venture in Shanghai, OnStar's first venture outside of North America. ... Read more
Paris, Nov. 2 (EFE) .- A 760 km from Earth's surface the Franco-Spanish SMOS satellite will help the European Space Agency (ESA) to better understand the transformations of the Blue Planet. ... Read more
Last week the company MIT (Brand City Guide) has distributed an open letter to market participants navigation technology, in which the company supports the development of a universal methodology for assessing the effectiveness of mirror services. ... Read more
The federal government announced on Thursday (29), during seminar held in Brasilia, the details for installation of automatic identification of vehicles (SINIAV). Sao Paulo should be one of the first cities to monitor the fleet with chips. ... Read more
A MONTH after the Department of Transport and Main Roads said intelligent signs along the Bruce Highway would be fully operational in coming months the signs are still not being used to their full potential. ... Read more
NEW YORK (UN), October 30 - RIA Novosti. The draft resolutions of the General Assembly of the UN's confidence in the area and secure the information submitted by the Russian delegation were approved by consensus, said the correspondent of RIA Novosti. ... Read more
The Biodevices, SA, spin-off of the University of Aveiro created with the support of the Unit Transfer of Technology (AU UATEC), has successfully completed the certification process by ISO9001 and ISO13485 product 'Vital Jacket' ... Read more
Blow for TomTom ..., While the results were coldly received by analysts, Google announced in the wake of the launch a GPS navigation software for mobile. ... Read more
In the search for causes of climate change scientists Grazer provide a new proof. D. Significant differences in temperature in the atmosphere indicate that the influence of man. GPS played an important role. ... Read more
Students and a professor at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville developed a unique way to test tires. Associate professor Saied Taheri and Virginia Tech students in the Intelligent Transportation Lab at the Institute developed a trailer that houses equipment to test tires on actual roads and road conditions. ... Read more
With our software, you log on to our Internet server and have instant access to real-time position, location and movement of the monitored profile of your bike. All the movements and events are sent worldwide in seconds via GPRS on the GSM cellular network to the Internet server.
The position and the location of the monitored bicycle Mointainbikes or beach cruisers, you can use Internet-based maps of road and obtain and verify, for example, with GoogleMaps or another.
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Logica, a leading IT and business services company, launched its second Innovation Centre in India, at Chennai. The fifth in the global Spark series, the new Spark Innovation Centre will focus on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). ... Read more
In the command of General Motors just seven months ago, Fritz Henderson, chosen to lead the process of restructuring in the pre and post bankruptcy, saw the company where he has worked for 25 years to close six plants and lay off 18 thousand employees this year alone in America North. He admits that the sheer size of the company, exalted in the past decades has not brought positive results, especially in the midst of the crisis affecting the United States. ... Read more
Logica, a multinational IT and business management, start a new phase in its operation in South America, starting this month. ... Read more
Call For Expression Of Interest For Annual Maintenance & services Contract for Semi-Automated Tolling System of Second Vivekananda Bridge at Kolkata (India). ... Read more
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) and Stanford University’s School of Engineering have unveiled the Volkswagen Automotive Innovation Laboratory (VAIL). ... Read more
With VDLysPDA, the user has a multitude of features incorporating geolocation, dissemination of photos and voice messages and easy management of emails. ... Read more
DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of SBD's new report "The Impact of Mandatory Anti-theft Systems in Brazil" to their offering. How will the legal requirement for stolen vehicle tracking systems affect theft trends and future telematics service opportunities? ... Read more
India's Tata Teleservices says that it plans to increase the investment in its GSM network by 50% to cope with growing demand. The company has already earmarked US$2 billion and will now increase that by a further US$1 billion. ... Read more
Iveco has been awarded the Transport Innovation of the Year trophy in the Postal Technology International Awards, held at the 13th international Post-Expo exhibition in Hanover, Germany. This prestigious award was made in recognition of its fleet management telematics package, ‘Blue & Me Fleet’. ... Read more
(AGI) - Rome, Oct. 19 - Cobra Automotive Technologies SpA, a leader in the field of security solutions in the automotive sector, has signed a new agreement with Argentina Car Security Company Ltd for an investment in Cobra do Brasil de Telematica Ltda Lo it said in a statement. ... Read more
DALLAS, October 19 /PRNewswire/ --
- Decade of experience serves as catalyst for customized services
ATX Group, a leading provider of customized connected vehicle (or telematics) services to global automobile manufacturers, announced today a new multi-year agreement to continue providing services to BMW vehicles in North America.
"We are excited that BMW has given us a vote of confidence in continuing a relationship that builds upon years of experience together and hundreds of thousands of interactions we've had with BMW owners," said Steve Millstein, president of ATX. "That insight into the needs and desires of BMW drivers over many years enables us to continually advance and enhance the BMW experience."
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The next seminar will take place December 3rd Seminar Earth and Google Maps for Enterprise which will feature the theme "Discover how Google tools can boost your business." The event will be held at the WTC Convention Center in Sao Paulo, and aims to present solutions to the market Google applications in analysis and geographical location services. ... Read more
Kirkland, WA. – October 19, 2009 – INRIX®, a leading provider of traffic and navigation services in North America, announced the immediate ability for millions of consumers to save time and reduce frustration on their daily commutes with the launch of a free app, INRIX TRAFFIC!, for Google’s Android-based smartphones. ... Read more
The Quasi-Zenith Satellite (QZS) is a positioning satellite to provide highly accurate GPS functions for car navigation and movable phone services in areas congested with skyscrapers and mountainous regions in Japan. ... Read more
Road safety is high on the EU agenda and researchers are rising to the challenge of developing innovative in-vehicle technologies for industry and consumers. The euroFOT ('European field operational test on active safety functions in vehicles') project, supported under the 'Information and Communication Technologies' (ICT) Thematic area of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) with funding totalling almost EUR 14 million, is working to identify and coordinate in-field testing of new intelligent vehicle systems for better quality of European road traffic. ... Read more
The Military Road St. Bernard seized at dawn yesterday a device used to block the signal of vehicles tracked by security companies. According to the Civil Police, the device is mainly used by cargo thieves, to hinder the location of the stolen trucks. ... Read more
The Nissan Intelligent Transport System ITS is a new technology that combines mobile phone communications and vehicle telematics to help prevent pedestrian-related accidents. The Nissan Intelligent Transport System ITS has entered a testing stage in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. The testing of the Nissan Intelligent Transport System ITS involves 500 pedestrians, 200 drivers and the NTT DoCoMo Inc, the largest mobile network operator in Japan. ... Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state wants to crack down on truckers who rely on satellite devices to direct them onto faster but prohibited routes and end up crashing into overpasses that are too low for their rigs. ... Read more
The Highland Council has awarded a contract to deliver a substantial expansion to its existing real time information system. The expanded system - provided by ACIS - will span bus routes across Inverness and the Moray Firth area. ... Read more
Supported by the European Commission the project was officially launched on 25 September at the ITS World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden. Coordinated by ERTICO – ITS Europe, the project brings together various stakeholders who decided to join their forces under the Viajeo umbrella for a period of 36 months. They will design, demonstrate and implement an open platform to collect and process data for transport planning and travel information in cities in Europe, China and Brazil. ... Read more
FAIRMONT, W.Va. -- A Fairmont firm has won a $1.25 million contract to develop a way to collect environmental data from a vehicle. Global Science & Technology Inc. will help build the Mobile Platform Environmental Data observation network, or MoPED, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ... Read more
Arval, a fleet management, today announced the launch of a service for saving and control of fuel. ... Read more
October 11, 2009 elections in the regions of Russia were first used technology of global navigation satellite system GLONASS. Over the course of the experiment on GLONASS-monitoring vehicle carrying the documents of strict accountability from the village into a mass Kuznetsovka territorial election commission of the Irkutsk Region, observed directly from the information center of the CEC of Russia in real time. The project was implemented with the technical support of "M2M telematics" - the market leader transport telematics, and personal satellite navigation based on GLONASS and GPS. ... Read more
EU transport ministers agree on the future challenges identified by the European Commission, but stress the need to take into account the impact of the current economic crisis on the sector and make passengers pay more for using infrastructure.
"The key problem is really resources," said Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani, addressing EU ministers on Friday (9 October).
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The Finnish company Patria Aviation presented a new antenna, built using only fabrics and flexible materials that can be used effectively to carry out satellite communications. . According to the site NetWorld, a futuristic technology, created by the company with funding from the European Space Agency (ESA), resembles the system used by the crew of the starship Enterprise in the Star Trek series, who exchanged messages to each other with just the touch of a badge their uniforms. ... Read more
Google Health announced the integration of MDLiveCare technology, a service that offers patients access to doctors from remote locations, via webcam or telephone, into its personal health record offering. ... Read more
I was far more inspired by the experience of using SL, Stockholm’s public transportation system, than I was by the congress itself. SL demonstrated what I didn’t even know was possible with public transportation. ... Read more
Hiking Guide Germany published GPS track for the Thüringer Weg. ... Read more
The city of San Jose launched yesterday a new system for monitoring the fleet.The project is considered a pioneer in the country by putting together a system of fleet and fuel management. ... Read more
With this, the company becomes part of the Dbtrans He will have investments of $ 4 million for a restructuring that will include, among other things, increasing the team in at least 30 new employees. ... Read more
AT&T, Telstra reportedly look to spectrum auctions as route back into Indian mobile market; SK Telecom also shows interest. ... Read more
Google Maps is no longer using Tele Atlas as a map data provider in the United States, we learned today. This change was explained in detail in a post from Andrew Lookingbill, Software Engineer with the Mountain View company on a Google blog: ... Read more
The ambulance fleet operating in Lorca conducts an average of 620 daily medical transport services in the territory of the third area of health, with an average of 10 to 15 minutes of time of arrival at the emergency. ... Read more
October 7, 2009 - TaxTally GPS Software enables GPS readings to be gathered, recorded, and downloaded for each vehicle in fleet, then merged with fuel transaction data from fuel card provider. Once data is validated, quarterly IFTA reports are calculated and prepared automatically. Program provides view of entire truck fleet on digital, full-color maps, while automating every aspect of fuel/road tax data collection and reporting and simplifying compliance with state rules and tax rates. ... Read more
On the occasion of the Strategy Forum on fleet management 2009 ", the Fleet Company GmbH in Munich yesterday handed over the Green Fleet Awards to the winners. After the vote of the independent panel set up for the first time the awards went to the RWE AG, Sony Germany GmbH and the BTI Fixing Technology GmbH ... Read more
Work is progressing according to the plan developed by the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai for introducing intelligent transport systems to all public buses run by RTA Public Transport Agency (PTA). ... Read more
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) promoted Taiwan Telematics Industry Alliance (TTIA) was formally established on October 2. ... Read more
Apple bought a few months ago Placebo, a mapping company with a product similar to Google and with a proprietary APIThe difference is in control of the content in layers if it's true what they say on placebo, would be more powerful than the Google solution. Another interesting detail, the CEO of that company, Jaron Waldman, is now part of Apple, so the integration of the company under the name of Apple is more than evident. ... Read more
PUEBLA, Mexico - The Mexican city of Puebla (center) put into circulation on Tuesday a total of 35 taxis for women only, informed the Secretariat of Communications and Transport. Taxis, pink, are driven by female drivers and have GPS and a device connected to an emergency response center immediately. ... Read more
WARRENVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navistar Defense, LLC and Tatra, a.s., a heavy-duty truck manufacturer located in Koprivnice, Czech Republic, have signed an agreement to jointly develop, produce and market new military tactical off-road trucks. ... Read more
SAO PAULO - Brazil tops the list of priorities of the Dutch TomTom, a global leader in portable navigation - known primarily for GPS devices (global positioning system) that have maps and road maps to guide drivers. ... Read more
With new owner, CEO and funding, company charting new course. Before Mapquest and Google Maps hit it big, before built-in GPS screens started appearing on dashboards everywhere, there was Rand McNally & Co. ... Read more
France has unveiled plans to invest 1.5 billion euros on infrastructure for the two million electric and hybrid cars it wants on the road by 2020. ... Read more
WASHINGTON -- Drive-by-texting will likely be illegal soon enough for truckers and bus drivers in the U.S. The Department of Transportation wants its Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration branch to begin working on a bill that would ban text messaging and restrict the use of cell phones and possibly other modes of telematics technology while operating a commercial vehicle or passenger bus. ... Read more
San Francisco GreenRoutes Project Set to Reduce Fleet Emissions with ESRI ArcLogistics and NAVTEQ Data GIS Solution. ... Read more
A recent report from IBM points out that as the world becomes more urbanized – with 70% of the globe’s population projected living in cities by the year 2050 – cities are struggling to keep pace with increased roadway congestion. ... Read more
In the framework of the VIII International Investment Forum "Sochi-2009" held in the resort city from 17 to 20 September 2009, the signing of a cooperation agreement between Russia by M2M telematics ", the Korean corporation« eB Corporation Office, JSC TransCreditBank and Administration of Sochi. The subject of cooperation - joint development and implementation of investment project "Implementation of an electronic toll collection systems for public transport routes of the city of Sochi." ... Read more
Europe 30 percent of all new cars are purchased by leasing companies. These companies is brought about an enormous buying power. Leasing is used primarily by commercial companies. .While mainly in the past was one of the state, now play fuel efficiency and low CO2 emissions, an increasingly important role. To mobilize and leasing assistance to strengthen the demand for fuel-efficient cars, calls on the ecologically-oriented Traffic Club Germany (VCD), leasing companies and large fleet operators to participate in the European campaign "Cleaner Car Contracts" (CCC) to. ... Read more
VANCOUVER, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) today announced the PSA Peugeot Citroen Group, a global leader in advanced automotive technology, has signed a contract to use Sierra Wireless device management services for the remote monitoring and software upgrade of future generations of cars equipped with Sierra Wireless-based telematics technology. ... Read more
The event is organized by Lingotto Fiere Italy-group GL events, with the support of Regione Piemonte and the Chamber of Commerce of Turin, as a partner organization and Fondazione Torino Wireless as scientific partner. ... Read more
ALTEA and AZ LOGICA have signed a key agreement which will enable the companies to introduce innovative Value Added Services (VAS) to Vehicle and Transportation Telematics in Colombia. ... Read more
NXP Semiconductors (NXP Semiconductors), and Skymeter signed a memorandum of understanding, integrating the two companies hope that through the latest solutions to provide superior road-charging technology to meet the road-use pricing (RUC), and other car-related mobile payment market demand. ... Read more
Mycologically speaking this is a very useful tool that brings the world of the mushroom into small files written in Spanish and Catalan, with illustrative photos and detailed descriptions about each variety.To avoid the dangers of the forest, Garmin has also integrated its GPS compass and altimeter, which allows the GPS function while walking through routes previously drawn from our computer. ... Read more
AsteRxi - the first issued by the company, multitouch satellite receiver. Inertial measurement unit, used in AsteRxi allows to obtain high accuracy. According, Peter Grognarda, executive director Septenrio, professional receivers usually come with an integrated expensive fiber optic gyro or similar sensor, udorozhaya thus most of the technical solutions. ... Read more
It is the purpose of EasyWalk the Entreprise mobile designed by the Piedmont Region and developed by The Village, Turin-based group specializing in software for mobile phones, dedicated to people with visual disabilities. ... Read more
(AGI) - Rome, Sept. 28 - Cobra, the leader in security solutions for the automotive market, announced in a note, the conclusion of an important new strategic alliance agreement with the South African society Tracker Network. This alliance is a part of commercial and investment of Tracker Network in Cobra, the Business Unit in the training course dedicated to managing business services based on satellite tracking. ... Read more
In connection with the launch of the all-new Volvo S60 in 2010, Volvo Cars will be unveiling the next generation of preventive safety technology. Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and Pedestrian Safety. The new safety functions represent the next stage in Volvo Cars’ continuous development of technology to detect risky situations and help the driver avoid accidents. ... Read more
Starting next year, some 1,000 “intelligent vehicles” will take to Europe’s roads in a “first-of-its-kind- large-scale field operational test.” The euroFOT research project aims to scientifically test and assess the impact of eight advanced driver assistance systems on safety, efficiency and driver comfort. Among the 28 organisations participating are automotive firms, universities and research centres. ... Read more
The company Chronos Technology presented at ION GNSS 2009 its research business project GAARDIAN. The company Chronos is at the head of the consortium, which in the next few years will be to collect information and develop a system of increased reliability, ensuring the accuracy, reliability, integrity and continuity of services positioning, navigation and time synchronization for existing systems: GPS, LORAN (eLORAN), GALILEO and GLONASS.The consortium includes in its composition University of Bath, General Lighthouse Authorities, BT, Ordnance Survey, National Physical Laboratory and Imperial College London. ... Read more
Micello has launched its ground-breaking Indoor Maps application that allows users to explore and navigate inside places of interest.The app is initially available for iPhone but adaptation for other phones and Facebook is under way. ... Read more
The use of intelligent information technologies in public transport continues to increase steadily in times of increasing commuter traffic and mobility needs in importance. The IT-TRANS - international conference and exhibition for IT solutions in public transport - offers from 24 . to 26 Februar 2010 in Karlsruhe , a new platform for information and discussion on current topics such as electronic passenger information systems, interoperable fare management and security issues, and intelligent solutions for customer service. ... Read more
Raytheon Coannounced it has completed development of a new military satellite tracking technology to enhance the capacity of GPS systems for military applications.
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The Industry or Technology eSafetyAward was presented to the Daimler AG, for the key role the company has played in bringing to the market technologies and systems which are proven to enhance traffic safety, such as ABS (1978), ESP® (1995) or in 2000 the first Lane Keeping Assist system for Trucks. More recently, Daimler developed the PRE-SAFE® concept, which consists of protective measures activation before crash. ... Read more
DUBLIN--(Business Wire)-- Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Strategic Analysis of European Vehicle Technologies Evolution" to their offering. ... Read more
(22/09/2009) The third Edition of the eSafety Awards took place on 22 September at the Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress in Stockholm. Zoran Stan?i?, deputy Director General of the European Commission's Information Society and Media Directorate General, rewarded six persons and organisations for their outstanding participation in the deployment of lives saving intelligent vehicle safety systems. The nominees and the award winners have been selected by experts among the road safety stakeholders.
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The company Antenova Ltd., Designs solutions for RF and integrated antennas, announced new antenna modules GPS RADIONOVA RF Antenna Module-based single-chip GPS receiver MStar MSB2122. Antenova also announced the successful integration of the module in the personal tracker thickness of a credit card and that it is suitable for problems of personal security, and work in the field. ... Read more
Tele Atlas has announced it has expanded its digital map coverage in Argentina and Uruguay, developed jointly with Datamap, a local provider of digital maps and mapping solutions. ... Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has selected TransCore to convert the
existing Interstate 15 Express Lanes decal system to an electronic, radio
frequency identification (RFID)-based payment system. This type of system is the
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MACIFILIA and Orange Business Services provides Optiroad that combines a flexible insurance coverage a solution for fleet management of vehicles. Optiroad aimed at companies engaged in transport activity (light vehicles, trucks ...) or cash in their assets more vehicles (assistance, business ...). ... Read more
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sep 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman and ... Volvo. For the first time ever, the Volvo Group is using theatre centring on human drama to spread the word about intelligent transport systems. The Volvo shows are being staged during the ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) congress in Stockholm between 21 and 25 September. ... Read more
A new multi-million-pound centre for intelligent transport innovations under construction in Nuneaton, Warwickshire could help make future cars safer and more fuel efficient. ... Read more
ST to highlight role as IC partner to influential safety, security and infotainment projects, presenting highly integrated solutions for navigation processing, machine vision, and car-to-car data communications ... Read more
Under the motto "Galileo - Intelligent Mobility as a future market", the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, the fourth National Users Conference on 8 September 2009 in Wolfsburg. The focus of the themes of "Traffic" and "focused logistics". ... Read more
John Wisdom, Sales and Marketing Director of Cybit, the UK’s leading online Telematics Service Provider, will give a seminar about the shift to a new generation of telematics solutions at the upcoming Service Management Expo in Birmingham. During the seminar, John Wisdom will explain how telematics is evolving beyond basic "track-and-trace" to end-to-end asset management solutions that inform board-level strategic decision making on costs, carbon emissions, customer service and compliance. ... Read more
Brandmotion LLC today launched Autostrata.com, a Web portal specializing in consumer automotive aftermarket telematics applications, providing car owners with easily installed entertainment, safety and productivity products. ... Read more
Seattle-based Airbiquity reported Thursday that it has signed a global licensing agreement with automotive component supplier DENSO. ... Read more
Public issues of mobility will be addressed at 360 ° in Turin on 15 and 16 October, in the first edition of ITN - Infrastructure, Telematics & Navigation, the event dedicated to innovation in the ICT world of transportation and logistics professional, organized from Lingotto Fiere-group GL events Italy with the support of Regione Piemonte, Turin Chamber of Commerce as a partner organization and the Fondazione Torino Wireless as scientific partner. ... Read more
The Ford Motor Company has reportedly achieved a major success in harnessing fighter jet technology for its cars. The company is said to have harnessed radar technology from the F22 fighter jet as part of its bid to make its new Taurus “America’s smartest full-sized sedan”. ... Read more
During the past four years, Continental, Siemens and the authority of Transport London Bus Services Limited, have developed and deployed the largest fleet management system for real-time coaches in the world, performing a monitoring and administration over 8,500 buses. The purpose of the system implementation and acceptance as final by the customer in July, has certainly marked the end of a major challenge for the development and implementation of such a complex project. ... Read more
According to the European automotive supplier association (CLEPA), automotive suppliers account for approximately 75 percent of the vehicle industry's final product value and are responsible for approximately 50 percent of the research and development in the sector. ... Read more
Volvo Trucks is displaying several next-generation projects at ITS, the world congress for intelligent transport systems and transport services, in Stockholm September 21-25. Among its exhibits are “thinking” trucks that automatically handle some of the routine aspects of driving, communicate with other vehicles on the road and, if necessary, step in automatically in critical situations. ... Read more
Toyota Motor Corporation, September 21 (Mon) to 9 25 (Friday) will be held in Stockholm, Sweden "16th ITS * 1 World Conference "" Organizer: ITS World Congress Stockholm committee "to products in Europe. ... Read more
Accor Services has launched a new tool to facilitate the search for restaurants attached to Ticket Restaurant via GPS. This new application, compatible with TomTom and Garmin systems, facilitate the search for restaurants that accept as payment system Ticket Restaurant, a total of 29,000 establishments in Spain. ... Read more
JAVAD GNSS presented to the public a series of graphs showing the multipath management GPS satellite SVN49. ... Read more
U.S. Department Of Transportation Releases New Tool to Promote Efficient Freight Movement. As part of its mission to advance the use of technology to solve transportation problems, the Research and Innovative Technology Administration's Intelligent Transportation System's Joint Program Office, in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration's Freight Office, has developed new open software that helps industry deliver products to market more efficiently, while reducing congestion and harmful emissions on the nation's roadways. ... Read more
Hyundai and Kia KT said yesterday at a hotel in Seoul "WiBro (wireless broadband technology developed by Korea)-based vehicle services partnership agreement" was signed and announced.Conclusion of the ceremony, KT was attended by vice president research and development of self-Hyun Lee Seok Heuck, vice chairman of Hyundai-Kia. ... Read more
Company TomTom announces the launch of the project OpenLR - open source library that will enable it to immediately become the head of navigation industry, if the technology is in widespread use. As in all such projects, it turns out, but you give something in return. ... Read more
The Cobra Group, the leader in automotive safety, today announced an agreement with Infiniti, the luxury brand of Nissan Motor. ... Read more
Italy will soon be in the TomTom HD Traffic, thanks to a recent agreement between TomTom and the phone operator Vodafone Italy. This is a system for real-time updating of roads already working for some time in Switzerland, Great Britain, Germany, France and the Netherlands. ... Read more
As Germany works to modernise its road network, transport minister Wolfgang Tiefensee explains the benefits of transport technologies, but says they are not the only solution. ... Read more
SHANGHAI, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Since the beginning of 2009, China has stood out as the world's largest country of car production and sales, which has drawn global carmakers' attention to China. In the meantime, mainstream vehicle OEMs attach great importance to the new Telematics industry, which is closely associated with vehicle production. With Toyota's launch of G-Book in China, China has started to witness the start-up of the Telematics industry. Following Toyota, GM will launch OnStar service in China this December. ... Read more
SAN FRANCISCO, CA and APPLETON, WI – September 2, 2009 – Urban Mapping™, Inc. (UMI) and American Digital Cartography Inc. (ADCi) today announced that ADCi has signed a reseller’s agreement to offer the URBANWARE® Neighborhoods database to its customers in the local and state government, transportation, education, utilities and Internet and wireless industries. ADCi is a leading distributor for both NAVTEQ® and Tele Atlas™ street data, selling data by the county, group of counties, state, group of states, or the entire country. With the Urban Mapping data, ADCi can now offer a new layer of information for customers requiring accurate and useable neighborhood data. ... Read more
MONTREAL, - iMetrik Solutions Inc. a global leader in embedded wireless solutions, announced it is broadening its sub-prime auto finance portfolio with the introduction of "iMetrik-collect". This enhanced solution enables lenders to significantly reduce collections costs by managing their accounts more efficiently, which can increase payments and help lower remarketing costs. ... Read more
September 3, 2009 the morning of Yi Tong Science and Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Shenyang 100 million vehicle-informed Technology Development Group Beijing Co., Ltd., Shanghai Dream Qing Information Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Navid Technology Co., Ltd. and three other companies to enter joint Telematics Market strategic cooperation signing ceremony held in Beijing. ... Read more
(04/09/2009) Good news for Europe's drivers, and for Europe's 230 million cars! Europe's mobile phone industry will sign the eCall Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), giving its full backing to eCall. Europe's in-car automatic emergency call system has life-saving potential as it automatically dials 112, Europe's single emergency number, when a car has a serious accident and sends its location to the nearest emergency service – even when the passengers do not know or cannot say where they are. ... Read more
Nokia Italy presented at Nokia World 09, project Nstreet. The goal is to combine social networking, MobileTV and geolocation to ensure that the Nokia maps become the basis for telling experience of the places. ... Read more
The company is working on a tool to take precise measurements inside buildings and avoid mistakes in construction using augmented reality ... Read more
The eSafety Challenge event is hosted by Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) in Vallelunga, Italy 8-9 September 2009. The event is co-funded by the European Commission, the FIA Foundation and eSafetyAware and supported by Euro NCAP. The eSafety Challenge will be opened by the European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani and has the participation of eSafetyAware president, Jean Todt; UK Minister for Transport Paul Clark and seven-time Formula One Chamption Michael Schumacher. Demonstrations of eSafety technologies will be done by some of the world's best drivers like Heikki Kovalainen, Luca Badoer, Tom Kristensen, Susie Stoddart, Robert Kubica and Timo Glock.
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In his keynote today at the Nokia World conference in Stuttgart, Larry Kaplan, the new NAVTEQ CEO, announced the upcoming launch of a paneuropean, real-time traffic information solution covering 11 countries before the end of the year. ... Read more
Rahul was travelling from Bandra to Worli in Mumbai but worried about traffic jams on the road. It is, after all, one of the most crowded routes in the city. But there was no way he could surmise what lay ahead.
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With 760 cars and 1,300 employees in France, Mousset Transport Group, which specializes in the collection of milk, just select the editor Optilogistic for the establishment of its TMS software: Axiodis. The carrier plans to capitalize on the optimization of its tour, in a delicate crisis in the milk and road transport. ... Read more
Experts have identified numerous business models that could work for different segments of the mobile industry. However, too many people still find ways to get it wrong. ... Read more
Shipments of GPS for sport and fitness for specific hardware, such as the Suunto GPS watch and cycling computers from Garmin, are suffering from the recession But requests for applications to fitness as MotionX-GPS are growing, with 1.2 million downloads in 2009. ... Read more
About 5% of Australia’s GDP is spent transporting goods and people. However, many aspects of road transport cause considerable concern such as the negative externalities of congestion for commuters, carbon emissions and the external costs of traffic accidents. Australian roads are also a large user of public resources - in 2005/06 $11b was spent on them. They are also subject to considerable taxation – fuel excises in 2005 were $10b and registration charges were considerable. ... Read more
aris, Aug 26, 2009 (Hugin SAS via COMTEX) ---- Alcatel-Lucent ( Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has signed a centralized purchasing contract with China Telecom, China's leading telecom operator, to provide and maintain an IP/MPLS backbone across ten provinces. Upon completion in October 2009, China Telecom will be able to deliver advanced broadband services with superior quality to its millions of subscribers. The contract which is part of the USD700 million framework agreement recently signed between China Telecom and Alcatel-Lucent, was awarded to Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese flagship company, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell. ... Read more
Asfinag wants to complete the development of telematics on local freeways and expressways not only until 2013, whileit would also save 100 million euros, board members stressed the Asfinag Alois Schedl and Klaus Schierhackl during a press conference in Vienna. ... Read more
Sony and Zenrin August 28, the joint planning and development, "PlayStation Portable" (PSP) navigation software-only "navigation for All" was released. November 5 to start the game on sale at shops and electronics stores nationwide on Saturday. ... Read more
The Technology Strategy Board is to launch a competition aimed at finding ways to move goods more intelligently. The board exists to support business and promote technological innovation in the UK and has allocated £10m to support research and development of innovative systems and services for more effective freight distribution throughout the UK. ... Read more
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Better Place today announced that it has received an award from the Japanese government to conduct a pilot project in Tokyo for the world's first electric taxis with switchable batteries. Better Place will partner with Tokyo's largest taxi operator, Nihon Kotsu, in the project commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry's Natural Resources and Energy Agency. The project, which comes on the heels of the company's successful battery switch demonstration earlier this year in Yokohama, is slated to begin in January 2010. ... Read more
DUSSELDORF, Germany, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- ATX Group, one of the leading providers of customized, connected vehicle (telematics) services to the global automotive industry, announced today it and BMW France have obtained certification from the French Interior Ministry to provide ATX's emergency notification and response, or eCall, service. The service is standard in most models of BMW in France. ... Read more
From the time Apple has agreed to open the floodgates, last spring, we thought that the Dutch TomTom would be the first to submit an application "GPS Guide" in the AppStore, the download center applications managed by the U.S. giant. LThe leader has yet been burned by the politeness of others, Navigon Mobile Navigator essentially, that could benefit from a virtually been complete without competition. ... Read more
ATLANTA, GA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/26/09 -- RouteMatch Software, Inc. today announced that The City of Lewiston selected RouteMatch TS(TM) software, its flagship intelligent transport system (ITS) software for automated routing, scheduling and coordination of the City's paratransit services. ... Read more
Orlando, FL, August 26, 2009 — FuelClinic ( http://www.fuelclinic.com ) is one of nine finalists chosen from a field of over 90 start-up companies participating in the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA) Congestion Challenge - a grant process being held at the venture-capital website Vencorps ( http://www.vencorps.com/join/its/ ) and sponsored by the ITSA and its partners. ... Read more
In co-operation with NAVTEQ, ORTEC is updating its congestion module for its ORTEC TD routing and scheduling solution.According to ORTEC's TD product manager, Theodoor Torn, the updated Congestion Patterns Module will incorporate traffic pattern and delay statistics - generated by NAVTEQ - while creating routes in ORTEC TD. ... Read more
GlobalTRACS, the latest release of the U.S. telematics specialist Qualcomm Enterprise Services Europe offers the European construction industry now has a new equipment management system. In the U.S. it was successfully introduced 4 years ago, now the application has been specifically adapted to European requirements and contribute to communication of the company's high safety and fleet management requirements. ... Read more
Garmin has devised a locator based on GPS technology designed to find the dogs as quickly as possible.The device, which has a radius of 20 km, consists of a collar that is placed on the animal's neck and a handheld browser. ... Read more
Can you imagine arriving at your destination, guided by the unmistakable voice of Bob Dylan? Already two companies have asked the singer to lend his voice to their navigation devices. ... Read more
Martin Hackett, president of Zatix, announced the acquisition of Controlsat, renowned company in the segment of vehicle tracking and fleet in the country. This is the most significant acquisition since the creation of Zatix in 2008.The purchase is part of the company's expansion plan Zatix recently announced and includes, in addition to growing through acquisitions, organic growth.The prediction is that the operations and customers Controlsat are fully integrated into Zatix from today and within six months. ... Read more
The satellite will be launched into orbit together with the two spacecraft in the block number 40. The first spacecraft, part of this block, was taken to the Baikonur on the 12th of Augist. The third satellite will be sent in early September. ... Read more
Bendorf, 24. August 2009: SpecialTrade24 Import & Export Solution in partnership with Spezialshop24 is pleased to announce the introduction of a new INTELLIGENT DROP & HOOK After-Market TPMS for the GERMAN MARKET. The system, first in the market, has been designed to work specifically with multi trailer fleets, allowing automatic tethering and un-tethering of trailers to tractors. ... Read more
RIM will be funding $337,500 of a $1.3 million University of Calgary project that will study ways to improve satellite signals inside buildings. ... Read more
Somewhere a computer screen is monitoring every footstep of twin boys running around the Gallivan Center. It is showing when they dart from one corner to the next and indicates a safe 70-degree temperature at their location. If the children get scared, or even worse, if a predator snatches them, they can reach for a golf-ball-size device dangling off their bodies and press the small center button for help. Within 30 seconds, up to five adults would get an SOS text message on their cell phones. ... Read more
The mapping companies Tele Atlas, TomTom and Navteq, Nokia will have another competitor, the fruit of the union of three companies mapping. ... Read more
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has opened a traffic management center in the Hub City. The Hattiesburg center, which opened this week, is a part of MDOT's statewide traffic camera monitoring system based in Jackson. The center, located in the District Six Headquarters Building on U.S.49 North, contains an integrated Intelligent Transportation System that officials said combines computer and communications technology with real-time traffic management and information coordination. ... Read more
The street art in New York comes with GPS. The New York Times today puts the spotlight on the "GPS Drawing", the satellite design: a kind of virtual graffiti drawn on the map of a city running through the streets according to a precise texture. New technologies combine a millenary tradition, the GPS tracking system and the Nazca lines, the huge aircraft designs traced 2000 years ago in the Peruvian desert. 'GPS artists' use the body as a brush and have the city as a canvas. ... Read more
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/186991/strategic_insights) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Strategic Insights of the Japanese Commercial Vehicle Telematics Market" to their offering. ... Read more
MiX Telematics (JSE:MIX), the global provider of vehicle tracking and fleet management solutions, has been confirmed as an approved supplier to Södertälje, Sweden-based truck, bus, coach and engine manufacturer Scania ... Read more
Telehealth represents a market drawing a considerable amount of buzz and attention from the cellular M2M community, for obvious reasons. With populations rapidly aging and a clear need to bring down the costs of providing healthcare, using technology – such as remote monitoring of patients – seems like a very sound way to increase efficiency and improve outcomes in the healthcare system. Where the story gets a little trickier, however, is in the opportunity for the use of embedded cellular technology as a means for connectivity in telehealth applications. ... Read more
For the first time at the International Air and Space Salon MAKS 2009 «CB GeoStar navigation» present to visitors a unique GLONASS / GPS-receiver - GEOS-1M (SMD), to expand the market for the right application of GNSS technologies . ... Read more
The MOST Cooperation will be presenting a look into the MOST Future at the 14th International VDI Congress “Electronic Systems for Vehicles” in Baden-Baden (Germany). On October 7-8, 2009, member companies of the organization, through which the leading automotive multimedia network Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) is standardized, will show various demonstrations presenting High-Definition video over MOST, Ethernet tunneling over MOST, MOST Consumer Connectivity solutions, and MOST compliance solutions. ... Read more
Google has joined in 2007 the Museum of the Holocaust to people aware of what was really happening in the African region of Darfur, where armed conflict between Muslims and non-Arab peoples is happening since 2003. Google Earth opens a number of resources in for those who want to know more about the war. ... Read more
The company Spirent Communications has released a generator signal Spirent GSS6300 Multi-GNSS, which rose in line with recent GSS6700 Multi-GNSS Simulation System and GSS8000 Multi-GNSS Constellation Simulator Through informative interface with remote control, the system can be easily integrated into complex automated test equipment (ATE). ... Read more
The Bielefeld expedition Krumme decided now, after years of operations of the first generation of Transics-board computers (Laura), and thus long-term experience in power, facilities and service, confidence to invest in the future in telematics solutions Transics. ... Read more
August 10, 2009 rally starts in Irkutsk Irkutsk-Vladivostok-Irkutsk, which was timed to 70 years of education «PrimorAvtoTrans» (Vladivostok). The company will carry out monitoring of GLONASS-rally. ... Read more
In an era when service, providing information on the location, and GPS devices become increasingly multifunctional and complex, is pleased to return to the simple things. It seems it was the idea that underlies the design Dandello, GPS-like tracking devices, created by Yong-kai Tan and Priscilla Liu students of Design Incubation Centre Singapore. ... Read more
DOTMOBIL US (www.dotmobil.us) announced today the availability of proven European gps technologies that make it possible for businesses with fleets of any size to seamlessly integrate smart fleet management and asset tracking systems that maximize service efficiencies, drive out waste, hammer down operating costs and boost profits while freeing up resources. ... Read more
The Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (ALERJ) approved this Tuesday a draft law which stipulates that prisoners in the open or in semi-state of Rio will have its output monitored by electronic tracking equipment. The project will be forwarded to the governor Sérgio Cabral, who has 15 working days to sanction or veto it. ... Read more
This week 21 countries including India, Mexico, Spain and Saudi Arabia have started using the UN Universal Postal Union’s new Global Monitoring System (GMS), a program that uses RFID technology to track letters and evaluate the quality of postal service in various countries. ... Read more
TomTom Work has the TomTom GO 9000 ", a new navigation system for vehicle fleets, on the market. The TomTom GO 9000 is part of the solution "TomTom Work Compact and in particular the requirements of service-oriented businesses, for which flexibility plays a key role. ... Read more
The technology company sevillana Location Vision Systems has opened its first office in Toulouse, southern France, to boost its marketing expertise to direct people finder with Alzheimer 'Keruve', framed in an action plan for international expansion . ... Read more
Commercial fleets are extending the life cycle of their vehicles but car fleets are not, according to fleet software company Jaama. ... Read more
Telefónica Venezuela has chosen ALTEA as the unique provider of telematics infrastructure for an increasingly sophisticated and fast growing market. The selection was based on the flexibility, scalability and reliability of Evolution's base - the Open Telematics Platform (OTP), which is adaptable to virtually any on-board device, works with numerous protocols and mapping systems and is accessible in different languages. ... Read more
Commissioner Poizner of California's Department of Insurance has proposed revised regulations that will give insurance companies the ability to offer consumers coverage plans that are paid for by the mile. Similar to individuals who purchase prepaid minutes for their cellular phones, the consumer will be able to pre-pay for a certain number of miles for a specified amount of time. (Source: http://www.insurance.ca.gov/ ) ... Read more
A Portland State University professor has been tapped to help lead the federal government's leading transportation research organization, the U.S. Department of Transportation will announce today. ... Read more
ATX Group, a leading provider of vehicle networking services (telematics) for the automotive industry worldwide, announced today the launch of the new Toyota / Lexus-Safety-Connect (TM) program for select Toyota and Lexus models Series 2010 known. The program marked the introduction of location-based safety and security for the series of Toyota vehicles and an expanded range of services for the upscale Lexus line of the company. ... Read more
Iridium Satellite announced that in conjunction with the Boeing Company have reached two important goals for further development and demonstration of improved GPS features high resistance to the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. The first objective, the completion of Superior narrowband modification programs on satellites Iridium, allows for the broadcasting subsidiary of second-generation GPS signals through the whole group of satellites Iridium. These broadcast signals will allow more accurately find the situation on GPS, than with existing technologies. ... Read more
August 4 - Temporary accommodation built for the Beijing Olympics could be shipped to London and re-used at the 2012 Games, the Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (BSTC) has announced. ... Read more
A scheme named “Developing of Traffic and Communication Network in NCR and Mega Cities and Model System of Traffic Management” has been included for implementation in 11th Five Years Plan with a provision of Rs. 200 crore. The scheme has two components viz., (i) Introduction of Intelligent traffic system (ITS) and (ii) Setting up of an Integrated Date communication Network (Cyber Highway). The scheme comprises a wide range of novel tools for managing transport networks, as well as services for travelers. ... Read more
PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 04, 2009 – David Isom, managing director of V-SOL vehicle tracking, has warned against the low-cost pricing structures increasingly being used in the telematics industry, claiming the true value of the service is no longer being recognised by customers. ... Read more
The system will ensure that order data easily between the participating companies can be exchanged. Even agencies like the customs and port police are tied. ... Read more
Seville exports to France GPS technology for Alzheimer's patients. The company, founded by two young engineers, jumps to the European market thanks to this new branch of Toulouse. ... Read more
San Diego-based Rayspan said today that it has collected $12.5 million in Series B funding to finance its work on advanced materials that could be used to make smaller, more sensitive, and more versatile antennas for mobile devices. Existing investor Sequoia Capital of Menlo Park, CA, provided part of the money, with the rest coming from new investor Khosla Ventures, also of Menlo Park. ... Read more
There is in these days the "Neste Oil Rally Finland", better known as the "Rally of 1000 Lakes", one of the most anticipated events in the calendar of the World Rally Championship (WRC). The Magneti Marelli, an official sponsor of telemetry for the championship, will test in the course of these days to tender the Yellow Flag Rally, an innovative technology solution, which will be installed aboard all cars. ... Read more
BMW has obtained the Ministry of Interior official certification of its support system "eCall", comparable to a "tag SOS board." Currently available on the Series 5, 6, 7, X5 and X6, it will soon be installed on the whole range. ... Read more
"The fact that vehicles communicate with each other, is no longer a pipedream. In the development of this technology, we are already at an advanced stage, "says Carl Johan Almqvist, Head of Transport and Product Safety at Volvo Trucks. ... Read more
Consumer trends indicate a shift toward smaller vehicles. At the same time, automakers are attempting to differentiate their vehicles by enhancing the driving experience through integrating safety features, such as navigation and communication services, with comfort and convenience. The penetration rates of infotainment and telematics systems are set to increase in the years to come. ... Read more
In the midst of crisis, Iveco not hesitate to launch a new vehicle, EcoDaily. At the launch in early July in Trappes (78), the manufacturer announced that the price remained the same as the old range. The hybrid (diesel-electric) can reduce 25% CO2 emissions. Ecological and economic, the light commercial vehicle range of Iveco, leader in Europe, but has a charm. We do discover Truck Blog. ... Read more
Breakdown service provider Mondial Assistance and BMW are celebrating the 25th year of BMW Mobile Service, the successful brand dedicated breakdown assistance service, created through their long-running co-operation. Coinciding with the anniversary is BMW’s renewal of its pan-European contract with Mondial Assistance, confirming a continued commitment to driving forward the success of the partnership. ... Read more
Messe Stuttgart wants on the eve of the planned exhibition in May 2010 Positional an actual insight into what is happening in these dynamic markets deliver. On the portal providers and users will find daily updated news on satellite positioning, navigation and telematics and backgrounds can find out about markets, companies, projects and technologies. ... Read more
US mobile operator Verizon Wireless has teamed up with Californian silicon vendor Qualcomm to form a joint venture focused on machine to machine (M2M) communications and ‘smart services’. ... Read more
According to some studies, about a quarter of U.S. motorists send text messages while driving. So why not make it safer? ... Read more
Satellite tracking of locomotives and railway wagons, SERATEC developed an innovative GPS solution for the train in the field of satellite navigation. ... Read more
Growing demand for personal device connectivity, mobile Internet access, remote monitoring and diagnostics, as well as enhanced safety and security is driving vehicle manufacturers and suppliers across Europe to seek out new wireless technologies. ... Read more
Positional The international trade fair for satellite positioning, navigation and telematics, will dated 18 to 20 May 2010 first time at the Neue Messe Stuttgart present. ... Read more
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics has chosen a bespoke fleet management system from MiX Telematics to help it maintain service levels. ... Read more
TWIG Mobile Telematics, a business of GeoSentric Plc, today announces availability of GPS realtime tracking on all its TWIG safety and tracking devices as well as the TWIG WebFinder service. ... Read more
The Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) is introducing a new, fast electronic toll collection (ETC) service to give drivers the opportunity to ‘drive through’ expressway toll gates without the need to pay with coins or banknotes. The tolls will be deducted instantly from electronic smart card transponders embedded in onboard units installed on vehicles’ windshields. ... Read more
By integrating yaw rate and acceleration sensors into a single central SMD component, global automotive safety specialist Continental feels it will bring more advanced active safety features to a wider range of vehicles, not just those top-of-the-range models. Both yaw rate and acceleration sensors are key for functions such as electronic stability control (ESC). ... Read more
Six hundred teams hoping to reach the capital of Mongolia will set out from Milan, London and Barcelona. The goal of the rally is adventure and charity.
Up to this point there is nothing strange. The word ‘rally ‘ in the title suggests it is a classical point-to- point race. You may have some doubts about the viability of the roads, but that’s about it.
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We know that car Telematics Information Service has some popularity in foreign countries.As early as 2007, the United States has 6.8 million motor vehicles, Japan has 2.6 million motor vehicles equipped with different service providers under the system. ... Read more
In an uncertain economy, leading organizations are turning to GPS-enabled Service Workforce and Fleet Management solutions to drive efficiencies into their service organizations so as to maintain customer satisfaction levels, drive resource utilization levels while controlling service-related costs. ... Read more
Vehicle theft is a significant problem in the Brazilian market and thefts have been at a high level for a number of years. Violent thefts, such as hijackings, are commonplace in some areas of the larger cities. ... Read more
Vodafone, the world’s biggest carrier by revenues, is ramping up its presence in the Machine to Machine (M2M) space, with the launch of a global service platform to help companies deploy and manage large, wireless M2M projects. ... Read more
As text messaging rapidly continues to be adopted as a mainstream communication method among all ages of consumers, concerns are also growing about instances of users using handheld devices to text while driving and the potential of this practice to cause distraction and accidents. In consideration of these issues, ATX Group has leveraged its experience in off-board speech recognition technology to introduce in-vehicle, hands-free text messaging via voice. ... Read more
General Motors'OnStar division seems to keep finding new uses for its technology. First, it was the ability to remotely slow down vehicles involving thieves trying to elude police in high-speed pursuits. Now, it's a new feature that could help stolen cars get recovered in hours, if not minutes. ... Read more
The Indian PC Magazine speaks to Amit Kumar, CEO-FreightNXT India Private limited on his vision to take Indian Logistics and transportation industry to the next level using state of the art technology solutions ... Read more
Smart Infrastructure, a highly influential IT provider based in Ryadh, Saudi Arabia, is making a difference in the day-to-day operations of the nation’s companies and corporations with the new GPS Fleet Software developed by High-Tech Solutions. ... Read more
Over the past few months, there has been increased rate of crime within Nairobi and its satellite towns. The current breed of criminals is targeting motorists. ... Read more
Although the Indian market for telematics in commercial vehicles, is highly lucrative, it is also a challenging one. Telematics companies must not only figure out a way to successfully bring the product to this highly fragmented market, but will also have to deal with the job of convincing customers to buy them. ... Read more
The U.S. computer company Apple, as reported by the British press Snowhunter would have patented a system that can detect the speed of the skiers / snowboarders and report them in real time to the center of the direction of slopes, so that operators the ski resorts can take action. ... Read more
Jean Todt has confirmed his candidacy for the FIA presidency in a letter to the member clubs. Candidates have to name a “cabinet” with whom they will work, and Todt has put forward Nick Craw of ACCUS for the role of president of the FIA Senate. ... Read more
Garmin has an agreement with the French automobile consortium PSA Peugeot-Citroen for the inclusion of your device for navigation nüvi 765 models in the Citroën C3 Picasso and Peugeot 107, Bipper, Partner, Expert and Boxer. ... Read more
According to a PC World article, cloud computing and cybersecurity will be the high-growth areas for government IT spending over the next few years. The analysis and consulting firm Input projected that the federal government's cloud-computing market will grow by 27 percent over the next five years, with spending of more than $1 billion in 2014. Cybersecurity spending is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of more than 8 percent, from $8.2 billion this year to $12.2 billion in 2014. ... Read more
IBM and Cisco partner on a pilot to help 500 Amsterdam households cut energy bills and reduce CO2 emissions. IBM and Cisco are helping the Dutch utility Nuon and the city of Amsterdam make smarter use of energy by enabling consumers to make more informed decisions about their energy consumption. ... Read more
Seattle-based traffic provider INRIX is announcing today the availability of its historical traffic speed database for Europe. Designed for use in routing and travel time applications, encompasses accurate speed information for over 420,000 kilometers across roadway networks in Germany, France, the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg. ... Read more
Packaging Logistics Services is offering RFID-enabled services to its reusable packaging customers, as well as utilizing the technology to manage the pallets and containers it leases out. ... Read more
In spite of its humorous name, MizPee is a serious location-based service for anyone who has ever felt the need to go while on the go but not known where to go. It's a toilet-finder.
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Now there are only a few special places, truly characterizing the splendor and charm of the south-eastern region of the United States. This year the Department of the Institute of Satellite Navigation (ION) holds an annual technical conference on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) in one of the oldest towns in the South: Savannah, Georgia. ... Read more
When companies manage their fleet centralize service, they can thereby often greatly reduce costs - and benefit from the additional benefits of full-service provider. The range of discussions to partner workshops. ... Read more
To strengthen the construction of the Asian Highway Network, TNT and Astrata Group signed a four-year contract container tracking system. After detailed assessment of an integrated, TNT eventually Astrata selected as a partner, to provide region-wide asset tracking solutions. The contract was entered into force in May 2009. ... Read more
GMV was awarded in competitive bidding for a contract for the deployment of aid to the SAE operating on GPRS infrastructure in the urban transport fleet of EMT Fuenlabrada. ... Read more
The Navteq announced it expanded its agreement with Trimble, who now have access to the database, which contains maps of 77 countries for use in the solutions GeoManager, TrimWeb and TrimView. ... Read more
Toyota releases a new telematics system called Safety Connect instead of Lexus Link, rebrendingovaya version of the service OnStar from General Motors. ... Read more
AXA France and Steria team up to offer to motorists traveling less than 4 000 km per year an offer of "pay as you drive" adapted to their lifestyles and enabling them to benefit from reduced insurance premiums. If the car is still by far the means of transport most used by the French, there is a decrease in traffic, for the first time since 1974.Behavioral change imposed by environmental requirements, the development of public transport or even the decline of purchasing power: the French use fewer cars. ... Read more
Telecom Italia has said that it will invest EUR3 billion (US$4.2 billion) over the next three year on its Brazilian operation, TIM Participacoes. In an interview with the local Folha de S. Paulo newspaper, Telecom Italia Chairman Gabriele Galateri said that developing wireless broadband services offered more solid opportunities than landline services. ... Read more
Riding the isolated back roads of Appalachian West Virginia, Jim Ford watched with delight as one of the four motorcyclists in his Master Rider’s workshop smoothly and efficiently “danced” his BMW 1200 GA GS Adventure through a series of mountain curves. His delight turned to shock, when the rider suddenly swung wide, lost control and was catapulted from the high side of his motorcycle, which rolled over repeatedly before coming to rest in an oily heap. ... Read more
The supplier of digital maps of Navteq last week announced the release of the most accurate maps of Egypt since the government lifted the ban on GPS devices in April 2009. For example, the main competitor Navteq, the company TeleAtlas, which is owned by the manufacturer GPS navigators TomTom, is in Egypt, covering only 25,000 km of roads and 10,000 POI. ... Read more
Some may think that a brand change could not have happened at a worse time in the context of the past year’s prevailing global economic conditions, but all signs show that, far from merely weathering the storm, Cinterion Wireless Modules has in fact grown from strength to strength. ... Read more
America Movil and Nokia announced a partnership to offer the Nokia Messaging and an array of other services to mobile telephony. ... Read more
Ranshofen / Austria. Under the theme "Energy Efficiency in the Future" organized by the ÖAMTC academy in June along with the mobility ÖAMTC the scene in Linz. This cross-modal special exhibition in collaboration with the province of Upper Austria, Energie AG and Linz AG, as well as with other partners from federal, state and economy showed prospects for the transport of tomorrow. As part of the symposium were of senior experts and controversial topics discussed. ... Read more
Affiliated Computer Services Inc (ACS) will supply the intelligence ticking system for the first mass transit line of the Persian Gulf. The US-based information technology solutions company opened its office in Dubai in May of this year. The contract is the first for ACS in the Gulf and will provide 100% contactless ticking solutions for 13 stations, standards set by the Dubai Roads & Transportation Authority (RTA). ... Read more
Congress promotes and unpublished seminar addresses topics such as theft of cargo and logistics tracking ... Read more
The Telekom Austria Group has announced that over the next 4 years, it will invest a total of EUR 1.5 billion (US$2.1 billion) in the Austrian telecommunications infrastructure. Of the spend, EUR 1 billion will go on the landline network, with EUR500 million being spent on the mobile network. ... Read more
Smarti was invited to the Saudi Aramco Haulers Day in Riyadh in order to present the GPS Fleet Software. ... Read more
Anti-fraud, anti-pedophilia chip: noble motives but the assault on privacy is guaranteed. "Some programs turn the phone into a whistle-blower of our behavior ..." Used by opressive regimes to locate dissidents. But also by parents to control children. ... Read more
ABU DHABI - A US firm will supply an intelligent ticketing system for the Al Sufouh tram system, which will be up and running by early 2011.The Gulf’s first tram line will have 13 stations and will be equipped with a 100 per cent contact-less ticketing solution compatible with the interoperability standards set by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) for all public transport in the Emirate, covering buses, metros, trams and waterbuses. ... Read more
Rome, 1st of July- TTS Italia, the Italian ITS Association, on the 23rd of June celebrated in Rome its first ten year with the Event called “Dieci anni di Mobilità Intelligente” (Ten years of Intelligent Mobility). The Event, was opened in the morning by the President of the Association, Mr. Gioacchino Gabbuti who showed some of the results obtained in Italy thanks to ITS Systems: air pollution reduced by 10%, higher local transport efficiency by 10%, safer road and transport by 10-15%, energy consumption off by 12%. ... Read more
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navigation devices are used differently in the US and Europe, according to a recent online survey conducted by ABI Research in both regions. The survey included responses from 766 navigation users in the US, and 255 users in the UK, Germany, and France. ... Read more
At the car2x conference in Ulm, the leading automotive supplier Continental presented its view on eCall and how it is investigating new business models that could help lower implementation costs and accelerate the time-to-market of eCall systems across Europe. eCall is an electronic emergency call that is activated for example when airbags are activated during an accident. ... Read more
Google in Brazil hit a partnership with Fiat to supply the national service maps "Street View" in Sao Paulo. The announcement will be this Thursday the chairmen of both companies. According to a source close to the matter, Fiat will sponsor the Google service that allows the Internet user to have images of the city at the streets. ... Read more
In a similar trial in Japan, drivers reduced fuel usage by an average of 18 percent, with comparable reductions in CO2 emissions. It led to savings at the pump of an estimated €350 per year. If similar improvements can be realised in Europe, the results would make a significant contribution to the development of these features in next generation Information Technology (IT) & Telematics systems. ... Read more
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has launched Trimble(R) VRS-iScope(TM) service in the U.S. The add-on service offers Trimble VRS Now(TM) subscribers in Florida, Iowa, Illinois and Colorado the ability to track and manage their assets in real time, as well as view their session history and rover information. ... Read more
Atlantic initiative to reduce emissions to the atmosphere (AIRE), conducted jointly by the Federal Aviation Agency, United States, the European Commission and some airlines, plans to demonstrate the feasibility of reducing the time of flights and reduce fuel consumption by using GPS technology. ... Read more
A rural stretch of Highway 3 in Siskiyou County is about to go high-tech in an effort to keep deer, mountain lions, bears and elk out of the path of oncoming traffic. This summer, highway crews will begin work installing a series of cameras, radar sensors and signs over a one-mile stretch of the highway near Fort Jones. ... Read more
A hi-tech system to improve road safety and reduce accidents by warning drivers when they are exceeding the speed limit is to be developed in the East Midlands, thanks to an £83,000 grant. The development of the so-called Driver Behaviour System by engineers at Derby and Loughborough universities - working with CLC of Loughborough and IDC (Intelligent Distributed Control) of Derby - has been awarded the first Higher Education Collaboration grant by Transport iNet; a business-led network promoting transport equipment development. ... Read more
Distribution of meals in the units of the network of teaching Manaus will be tracked by GPS, the solution was presented at last Friday (19) by the Mayor. The equipment is being installed in the vehicles responsible for the delivery of food and is part of a pilot project of the municipal departments of Administration (Semad) and Education (Semedo), still in testing. ... Read more
ATX Group, a leading provider of customized connected vehicle (telematics) services to global automobile manufacturers, announced today that its services are now available to rental car customers in Germany through a program offered by BMW and Sixt rental car agency. Sixt customers who rent a BMW at one of the over 500 Sixt retail outlets throughout Germany will have exclusive and free access to BMW Assist and BMW Online connected vehicle services, provided through the BMW Connected Drive program supported by ATX. ... Read more
In the current economic environment, the transportation and logistics industry needs, more than ever, to lower operating costs by optimising their fleets. As a leader in the refrigerated transportation equipment industry, Thermo King understands this need and equips its refrigeration systems with TracKing, an intelligent temperature management system. ... Read more
LONDON — iMetrik Solutions Inc. a global leader in embedded wireless solutions, won the Global Telecoms Business (GTB) award for Business Service Innovation in London last night. The company was recognized for a pioneering range of automated remote asset tracking services offered over mobile networks. Powered by Nokia Siemens Networks’ industry leading Subscriber Data Management (SDM) platform, the services were launched in October 2008. ... Read more
Mondial Assistance has taken stock of the development during the last years of their telematic services in the auto environment in Spain, with services such as e-call, 'the stolen vehicle tracking, remote door opening or forwarding services. ... Read more
