Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from August 2001

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from August 2001

IRD Wins Arizona Contract.(International Road Dynamics Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... International Road Dynamics, Inc. (IRD, 702 -43rd St., E. Saskatoon, SK S7K 3T9; Tel: 303/355-5998, Fax: 306/242-5599 Email: irdir@irdinc.com) received an award from Electro Solutions, Inc. for contracts in the State of Arizona totaling...

Designing Away Driver Distraction.(new information and instrument panels in commercial trucks)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Trucks contain an amazing amount of technology, which only promises to increase as additional in-vehicle information systems continue to be designed and offered. Fleet managers can now track vehicles and monitor their operation--then contact...

RFID Tire Labeling on Standards Track.(Automotive Industry Action Group)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Incidents involving tire failure made news numerous times over the past years. The Automotive Industry Action Group's (AIAG, 26200 Lasher Rd., Suite 200, Southfield, MI 48034-7100) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tire & Wheel...

3-D Tracking Improves Accuracy.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2001... Pioneer Electronics (2265 E. 220th St., Long Beach, CA 90810; Website: www.pioneerelectronics.com) launched a DVD-based navigation system in North America, called the AvlC-9DVD. The system includes real-time traffic information and DVD video...

Motorola Builds Hardware Lead.(Bayerische Motoren Werke AG)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Motorola (1303 E. Algonquin Rd., Motorola Center, Schaumburg, IL 60196; Tel: 847/523-6665; Email: sue.frederick@motorola.com) provides the hardware for the majority of telematic systems installed in vehicles in the United States, and is...

SiRF, Conexant Make a Trade.(SiRF Technology Inc. and Conexant Systems trade stock for intellectual property)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... SiRF Technology, Inc. (148 E. Brokaw Rd., San Jose, CA 95112; Tel: 408/467-0410, Fax: 408/467-0420) will trade stock for intellectual property with Conexant Systems, Inc. (4311 Jamboree Rd., Newport Beach, CA 92660-3095). Under the terms of...

San Francisco Plans for Future.(San Francisco Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission contracts with Iteris Inc. for information technology and planning services)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Iteris, Inc., a subsidiary of Odetics, Inc. (1515 S. Manchester Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802-2907; Tel: 714/780-7813; Email: amw@odetics.com, Website: www.iteris.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract valued at $500K to assist the...

Varibable Speeds Make Roads Safer.(highway safety research)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Altering speed limit as a function of road condition is one way traffic engineers can increase highway safety. Variable message signs can be used to alert the driving public. Such systems can be found around the United States, but are more...

Nestor Wins New Deployments.(company contract information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc. (NTS One Richmond Sq., Providence, RI 02906; Tel: 401/331-9640, Fax: 401/331-7319; Email: crb@nestor.com, Website: www.nestor.com) will deploy its video-based automated red light enforcement system, called...

Work Zone Measured in AZ.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Computer Recognition Systems, Inc. (CRS, 625 Massachusetts Ave., Suite 5, Cambridge, MA02139; Tel: 617/491-7665, Fax: 617/491-7753; Website: www.cis-its.com) completed installation of a work zone travel time measurement system. CRS installed...

Pilots See More by Watching Panel Less.(Microvision Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... A recent series of flight tests conducted by Microvision (19910 North Creek Pkwy., Bothell, WA 98011-3008; Tel: 425/415-6847, Fax: 425/415-6600; Website: www.mvis.com) and AvroTec (22781 Airport Rd., NE, Aurora, OR 97002; Tel: 503/678-6575,...

Forecasting the Friendly Skies.(Control Vision Corp. introduces global positioning unit for small aircraft with weather forecasting capability)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2001... Control Vision Corp. (Box 596, Pittsburg, KS 66762; Tel: 620/231-6647, Fax: 620/231-5816; Email: Richard@controlvision.com, Website: www.controlvision.com) introduced a handheld globalpositioning system (GPS) navigation system for private...

Transceiver Controls Multiple Streams.(SmartGPS Navigator from Intuicom Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2001... Intuicom, Inc. (1880 South Flatiron Ct., Suite R, Boulder, CO 80301; Tel: 303/449-4330, Fax: 303/449-4346; Website: www.intuicom.com) released a new transceiver called SmartGPS Navigator. The transceiver combines multiple Input/Output (I/O)...

Transcore Expands Portfolio.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... TransCore acquired Link Logistics (Mississauga, Ontario; Tel: 866/653-5465, Fax: 905/795-0539; Website: www.linklogi.com) an online freight-matching network in Canada. Link Logistics will work with DAT Services, a company Transcore acquired...

Visibility Extended Into Partnership.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Transentric (7930 Clayton Rd., St. Louis, MO 63117; Tel: 314/768-6800; Website: www.transentric.com) announced an alliance with Competitive Logistics, LLC (CL, 53 Perimeter Center E., Suite 201, Atlanta, GA 30346; Tel: 770/922-4400; Website:...

Covisint Puts Pedal to the Metal: Steel.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Covisint (Tel: 248/827-6336; Email: djankows@covisint.com, Website: www.covisint.com) and e-STEEL (Tel: 917/464-0445; Email: sherry@e-steel.com Website: www.e-steel.com) agreed to market direct material procurement technology to the...

Speech Works to Avoid Distraction.(Onstar Communications)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... OnStar, a subsidiary of General Motors (100 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI 48243; Tel: 248/588-2844; Email: todd.carstensen@onstar.com, Website: www.onstar.com) and SpeechWorks (695 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02111; Tel: 617/428-4444, Fax:...

Wingcast Casts Oracle.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Oracle Corp. (500 Oracle Pkwy., Redwood City, CA 94065; Tel: 650/506-7000, Fax: 650/506-7200; Website: www.oracle.com) and Wingcast, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company (20901 Oakwood Blvd., MD 189, Dearborn, MI 48123; Tel:...

Automating Customer's Experience.(ATX Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... ATX Technologies, Inc. (ATX, 10010 San Pedor, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78216; Tel: 800/789-437, Fax: 210/979-4979; Website: www.atxtechnologies.com) will deploy Portal's (102005. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino, CA; Tel: 408/572-2000; Website:...

Multidimensional Weather Provided.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Weather is a critical factor when determining traffic flow. DTN Weather Services (DTN, 9110 W. Dodge Rd., Suite 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68114; Tel: 402/390-2328) became part of Traffic Pulse Networks' (TPN), a unit of Mobility Technologies...

ACS Buys IMS from Lockheed.(Affiliated Computer Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS, 2828 North Haskell, Dallas, TX 75204; Website: www.acsinc.com) will acquire Lockheed Martin IMS Corp. (IMS, Glenpointe Centre East, Teaneck, NJ 07666; Tel: 202/414/3730; Email: jon.a.harwood@lmco.com),...

Smart Mirrors Begin to Ship.(Gentex Corp.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2001... Gentex Corp. (600 North Centennial St., Zeeland, MI 49464; Tel: 616/772-1800, Fax: 616/772-7348; Website: www.gentex.com) is shipping a cross-car-line, interior automatic-dimming rearview mirror for the Volkswagen Passat, Jetta, and GTI. The...

Steering without Contacting.(BEI Duncan Electronics offers non-contacting angular position sensor)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
August 1, 2001... BEI Duncan Electronics (15771 Red Hill Ave., Tustin, CA 92780; Tel: 714/258-7500, Fax: 714/258-8120; E-mail: sales@beiduncan.com; Website: www.beiduncan.com) introduced a non-contacting angular position sensor (NCAPS) for steering systems....

@Track's Outlook Improves.(@Track Communications Inc. contracts for 2 more years with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... @Track Communications, Inc. (16479 Dallas Pkwy., Suite 710, Dallas, TX 75248; Tel: 972/301-2450; Website: www.attrack.com) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (702 Southwest 8th St., Bentonville, AR 72716; Tel: 501/273-4000, Fax: 501/273-4053) signed a...

Visteon Wins MP3 Award.(Best Car MP3 player award from the MP3 Summit 2001)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Visteon Corp. (14425 SheldonRd., Plymouth, MI 48170; Tel: 313/755-9121, Fax: 313/845-9111; Website: www.visteon.com) received top honors for its MP3 music technology, which was recently on display during the Fourth Annual MP3 Summit 2001 at...

Congress Urged to Confirm.(Mary E. Peters as new director of the Federal Highway Administration)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America, 400 Virginia Ave., SW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024; Tel: 202/484-4847) urged Congress to expedite its approval of Arizona Department of Transportation Director Mary E. Peters...

Numerex Corp.(financial results)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... * Numerex Corp. (100 Four Falls Corp. Ctr., Suite 407, W Con-shohocken, PA 19428; Tel: 610/941-2844, Fax: 610/892-0725; Website: www.nmrx.com) reported a net loss of $(0.13) per share for the second quarter in 2001. The loss includes business...

InfoGation Corp.(company personnel information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... * InfoGation Corp. (100 Four Falls Corp. Ctr., Suite 407, W Conshohocken, PA 19428; Tel: 610/941-2844, Fax: 610/892-0725; Website: www.nmrx.com) appointed Michael O'Shea as chief operating officer and vice president of engineering. Michael...

Stock Table.(securities statistics)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Stock Table (At Close, August 1, 2001) This Last Company Exchange Symbol Month Month Change Amerigon (NSDAQ) ARGN 2.86 3.23 (0.37) Delphi (NYSE) DPH 16.26...

www.atroad.com.(company financial reporting information)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... @Road (47200 Bayside Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538; Tel: 877/429-7623, Fax: 510/870-1444; Website: www.atroad.com) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001. Service revenues for the second quarter of 2001 were...

Cohu, Inc.(company financial reporting information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... * Cohu, Inc. (5755 Kearny Villa Rd., San Diego, CA 92123) announced that sales were $29.3 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001 compared with $86.8 million for the second quarter of 2000 and $43.7 million for the first quarter of...