Fleet News is organising two telematics trials to conduct an independent test into the benefits of vehicle tracking. ... Read more
Based on the record Space Innovation and Growth Strategy (Space IGS), which in particular indicate gaps in the development of space industry and the loss of influence on programs such as Galileo, the UK will review the approaches to the formation of the national space agency. ... Read more
UK iPhone users will request assistance from emergency road immediately and without making a phone call. The new initiative 'was launched by Startrescue, a private organization that manages emergency services in England Street and assistance to motorists. ... Read more
A car so clever it’ll call an ambulance if it’s involved in a crash? That’s what Qualcomm is cooking up, building relationships with motor manufacturers to turn them into 3G hotspots, as well as self-aware lifesaving machines. ... Read more
According to industry observers, the number of vehicles fitted with ‘black box’ telematics equipment in the UK is approaching 400,000 and the market for tracker devices is likely to grow by 30% this year. ... Read more
More and more fleets in North America and Europe will come to rely on telematics to bolster fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions in the next five years, according to a study from Frost & Sullivan. ... Read more
One in four emergency roadside assistance customers in the UK reports feeling "vulnerable" while waiting for help to arrive, which may be attributable to long wait times and lack of communication, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 UK Roadside Assistance Study(SM) released today. ... Read more
Fiat is to launch its successful eco:Drive initiative to fleets. The system, which was launched last year to private Fiat drivers, has proved a big success with some 70,000 motorists across Europe now using the system to see how efficiently they drive and how to improve their driving styles. ... 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 government could use sat navs to impose a pay-as-you-go tax on car owners, a Portsmouth conference was told.
Transport experts who gathered at the city's university were told the continuing development of in-car technology meant that levying motorists for the number of miles they drive could become a reality by 2020.
...
Read more
A new ‘intelligent’ speed camera will be rolled out on UK roads within the next 18 months.The cameras don’t flash and can cover multiple lanes. ... 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
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
Women drivers in the UK place safety as their number one priority when buying a car. That's according to research by the 'eSafetyAware!' Campaign for the AA, which also found that women are 30% less likely to know about certain safety features than men. ... 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
UK industry was brought to its knees by the miners' strikes and power brownouts of the 1970s. Thirty years on, one would think those dark days of outages are a thing of the past. Think again. Today the power might be flowing but it is the bits and bytes of the internet that have run dry.While universal broadband speeds of up to 2Mbps by 2012 might seem like a modest goal for the government to set itself with the Digital Britain plan, for remote areas of the country even a steady 1Mbps can still seem like a pipedream. ... Read more
First UK Bus - the UK's largest bus operator - is to install new technology to monitor how well its 9,000 buses are being driven.The system, from telematics company GreenRoad, will assess drivers' performance by analysing how well they perform manoeuvres such as cornering and breaking. ... Read more
Thousands of miles of railway track will be electrified under a government plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from transport. The Midland Main Line and the Great Western Main Line, currently used by diesel trains, are likely to be converted to electricity over the next decade. ... Read more
Google Street View is using cyclists to photograph areas of roads and streets outside the UK. The main images are made by cyclists to sights such as Stonehenge monument in England, and Loch Ness, Scotland. ... Read more
Countries including the UK are resisting efforts by the European Commission to impose an EU-wide framework for intelligent traffic systems A plan to introduce intelligent transport systems (ITS) across Europe has stalled as countries debate the best way to co-ordinate adoption. To date, different countries have introduced ITS in different ways, and no effort has been made to harmonise activity. ... Read more
Birmingham could be at the forefront of urban technology if a multimillion-pound transport project backed by a public and private consortium goes ahead. ... Read more
In England, a mother forced the child to carry a portable GPS, the size of a credit card, as it travels on your gap year (period of extended leave). ... Read more
Surveillance technology can be vital in running an efficient fleet – but what are the implications?
As residents of the most watched state in Europe, British people are used to surveillance.
Talk of mass databases and monitoring has become commonplace.
...
Read more
LSE claims £15bn in broadband, smart grids and transport management systems would provide greater economic stimulus than spending on roads and bridges. ... Read more
All eyes in the motor industry will be trained on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling MP on April 22nd when he raises aloft the famous red briefcase and delivers perhaps his most important budget. ... Read more
Gordon Brown has promised a green Budget, with electric vehicles and car charging stations proposed. Anne Houtman gives the European Commission’s view on investment in energy-efficient vehicles and technologies. Mobility is vital to our society, and is essential for economic growth and competitiveness. It is also crucial for European integration and communication with other parts of the world. ... Read more
Over the last few years, London has achieved considerable reductions in casualties resulting from road traffic collisions. We are exploring new technology for low cost ways to achieve further reductions. ... Read more
Mayor of Londond Boris Johnson considers copying Stockholm's example, where motorists pay more to enter the central zone during peak periods and less at other times. ... Read more
The ‘Pioneers 09’ showcase event on March 4th will be the first time that real-time data from the network has gone on public display. ‘Pioneers 09’ is being held at the Olympia Conference Centre in London and organised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). ... Read more
Tonnes of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa in flagrant breach of this country’s obligation to ensure its rapidly growing mountain of defunct televisions, computers and gadgets are disposed of safely. ... Read more
Vehicle tracking specialist, Navman Wireless is calling on the government to protect businesses against unscrupulous telematics operators. The UK’s largest manufacturer of tracking, messaging and navigation equipment believes the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) should establish a TrustMark initiative for the industry. ... Read more
OGCbuying.solutions has announced plans to deliver a set of Fleet Management Services framework agreements that will begin the process of consolidating requirements across the public sector. OGCbuying.solutions is an Executive Agency of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) in the Treasury and a leading professional buying organisation for the UK public sector ... Read more
The UK government’s Commission for Integrated Transport (CfIT) and the Motorists’ Forum (MF) recently issued a joint report evaluating the impact of implementing an Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) system across the entire road network on reducing deaths and injuries on the UK roads and on reducing fuel consumption and emissions of CO2 and criteria pollutants. ... Read more
In Britain the number of accidents at the hands of GPS navigators with voice prompts direction. Such accidents as a ramp from the bridge, etc. ??? ?? ????? ???????????. is not so surprising. ... Read more
The Forestry Commission, the UK Government department responsible for the protection and expansion of Britain's forests and woodlands, is measuring its carbon emissions using COA Solutions’ Employee Expense Management (EEM) system. ... Read more
Cybit, one of the UK’s leading online Telematics Service Provider, has won a major order from Enterprise plc, the nationwide provider of asset maintenance and refurbishment services for utilities, public and private sector companies. The Power Services Division of Enterprise will now implement Cybit’s Fleetstar-Online vehicle tracking into its entire LCV fleet – used to maintain overhead power lines and substations across the country for utility providers including the Scottish Power, SSE, Central Networks and EDF Energy. ... Read more
PND manufacturer TomTom and wireless operator Vodafone Portugal, today announce an exclusive partnership to bring TomTom High Definition (HD) Traffic to Portugal. TomTom expects to launch this service in Portugal in the second half of 2009. ... Read more
Cybit believes that the legislation will trigger further interest in the role of telematics in relation to work related road safety, as an increasing number of companies look to new technology in order to monitor their workforce. ... Read more
The purpose of the report is to provide a better understanding of the commercial, technological and political dynamics of the global, European and domestic ITSS markets. Market Analysis of the Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITSS) Sector has been prepared in response to the request from the Technology Strategy Board, public body established by the UK Government in 2007. ... Read more
The Health and Safety (Offences) Act, the brainchild of Labour MP Keith Hill, gained royal assent on 16th October 2008 and will come into force in January 2009. Under the new Act, employees, managers and company directors who fail to demonstrate compliance with health and safety regulations could now be subject to large fines and, in severe cases, a jail sentence of up to two years. ... Read more
... However, the authors claim real-time info – also known as bus telematics – is a “very good asset” if used well. ... Read more
BMW has appointed Market Location to handle its in-car local business database.
The premium car marque will use Market Location’s Directory Database (MLDQ) in its in-car telematics service; ConnectedDrive.
...
Read more
|
Telematics Community
| |||||||||||||
|
Member Area
Categories
Newsletter
Archive
|
|||||||||||||
