Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from December 1 2000

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from December 1 2000

Transcore Scores Worldwide.(contracts in Brazil and China)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... TransCore, Inc. (10260 Campus Point Dr., M.S. E1, San Diego, CA 92121; Tel: 619/450-3795, Fax: 619/552-4777; Website: www.transcore.com) and the American Bank Note Co. Graphic e Servicos Ltda. (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) have formed a venture to...

CVISN Rolls Out Up North.(Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (Minnesota))(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT, 395 John Ireland Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155-1899; Tel: 651/688-1392) announced that its electronic monitoring system is operational. Law enforcement officials can determine whether commercial...

John Collins.(starts Transport Law and Strategy company)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... John Collins (Tel: 202/494-0740; Email: TransportLS@aol.com), president and chief executive officer of Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America, 400 Virginia Ave. S.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024; Tel: 202/484-4542, Fax:...

Wind River Systems, Inc.(fiscal report)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... Wind River Systems, Inc. (500 Wind River Way, Alameda, CA 94501; Tel: 800/545-9463, Fax: 510/749-2010; Email: inquiries@wrs.com, Website: www.wrs.com) reported its third-quarter fiscal 2001 operating results for the period ended October 31,...

TrafficStation, Inc.(on Microsoft Network)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... TrafficStation, Inc. (800 Wilshire Blvd., 16th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90017; Tel: 213/929-2000, Fax: 213/929-2001; Email: bsmith@ trafficstation.com, Website: www.trafficstation.com) will deliver traffic information to Microsoft Network (MSN)...

Navtech and ESRI Trade Content.(Navigation Technologies/Environmental Systems Research Institiute)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Navigation Technologies (NayTech, 740 E. Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3833; Tel: 847/795-7412; Email: pfoxwort@chi.navtech.com, Website: www.navtech.com) and ESRE (380 New York St., Redlands, CA 92373-8100; Tel: 909/793-2853, ext. 11582;...

Etak Goes Ten Square.(Etak Inc.digital map contract)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... One promise of the networked world is that consumers should be able to access information whenever and wherever they need. Another is that advertisers will have access too -- whether or not consumers need or want that. Etak, Inc. (l605...

Tire Regulations Approved.(vehicle sensors mandatory)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... A federal mandate is one way to ensure a market. President Clinton approved amendments to the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act that are design to improve tire safety. SmarTire Systems, Inc. (155...

Aether Completes Motient Acquisition.(Aether Systems, Inc./Motient Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Aether Systems, Inc. (11460 Cronridge Dr., Owings Mills, MD 21117; Tel: 443/394-5189; Email: gabel@aethersystems.com, Website: www.aethersystems.com) completed its acquisition of Motient Corp.'s (10802 Parkridge Blvd., Reston, VA 20191-5416;...

ATTN Stock Watch.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 1, 2000... ATTN Stock Watch (At Close, December 1, 2000) This Last Company Exchange Symbol Month Month Change AbleTelcom (NASDAQ) ABTE 3.5 3.44 0.06...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater (400 Seventh St. S.W., Washington, DC 20590; Tel: 202/366-4069, Fax: 202/366-8712) have announced 92 projects totaling $93.9 million in 41 states and the District of Columbia. The projects will...

CellPoint, Inc.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... CellPoint, Inc. (Sofielundsvagen 4, S-191 47, Sollentuna, Sweden; Tel: 877/880-1195, Fax: 468-5449-0005; Email: info@cellpt.com, Website: www.cellpt.com) reported financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2000. Revenues were...

Inside Technologies.(Electron Teb )
December 1, 2000... Inside Technologies (11A Parc Club du Golf, 13856 Aix-en-Provence, Cedex 3, France, Tel: 330/4423-96300, Fax: 330/4423-96319; Email: jacek@insidefr. corn, Website: www.insidefr.com) will supply Electron Teb (Zand Ave., P.O. Box 71345-1765,...

Tele Atlas Wins in Europe.(ComROAD AG)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... ComROAD AG (Edisonstr. 8, D.85716 Unterschleissheim, Germany; Tel: 49/89-315-719-21, Fax: 49/89-315-16-94; Email: bschnabel@comroad.com, Website: www.comroad.com) and Tele Atlas (Moutstraat 92, B-9000 Gent; Tel: 320/9244/8811, Fax:...

Next Chapter is Eleven for L&H.(Lemout and Hauspie Speech Products N.V.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Lemout & Hauspie Speech Products NV (L&H, Flanders Language Valley 50, 8900, Leper, Belgium; Tel: 325/722-8888, Fax: 325/720-8489; Email: apobre@lhs1.com1 Website: www.lhsl.com) voluntarily filed a Chapter 11 petition for reorganization...

Airbiquity Wins Wireless Patent.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Airbiquity, (1001 Hildebrand Lane N.E., Ste. 200, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110; Tel: 206/842-9262, Fax: 206/842-9259; Email: info@airbiquity.com, Website: www. airbiquity.com) has received patent protection covering its technology for...

Amerigon Revenues Up in Quarter.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2000... Amerigon, Inc. (5462 Irwindale Ave., Irwindale, CA 91706; Tel: 626/815-7401, Fax: 626/815-7401) announced results for its third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2000. Third quarter 2000 revenue increased significantly to $1.8...

Alliance Provides Capacity Network.(Neodesic Corp., NTE Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Neodesic Corp. (1840 Oak, Ste. 208N, Evanston, IL 60201) and NTE (1400 Opus Pl., Ste. 650, Downers Grove, IL 60515; Website: www.nte.net) have announced an alliance. With the agreement, FleetXchange.com members will be able to access NTE's...

Alusuisse Goes with CATIA.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Alusuisse Road & Rail AG (Buckhauserstrasse 11, 8048 Zurich, Switzerland; Tel: 01/497-4470), IBM (One New Orchard Rd., Armonk, NY 10504; Tel: 914/766-3366; Website: www.ibm.com), and Dassault Systemes (9, quai Marcel Dassault - B.P. 310, 92156...

Design Testing Becomes Virtual.(virtual performance-testing laboratory from Visteon Corp. and Electronic data Systems)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Vehicle design is becoming more virtual. Not only are new designs created via a computer screen, their performance can be tested there as well. Visteon Corp. (14425 Sheldon Rd., Plymouth, MI48170; Tel: 313/248-4063, Fax: 313/845-9111; Website:...

ComROAD Goes Modular.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... ComROAD AG (Edisonstr. 8, D.85716 Unterscbleissheim, Germany; Tel: 49/89-315-719-21, Fax: 49/89-315-16-94; Email: bschnabel@comroad.com Website: www.comroad.com) will integrate Wavecom, S.A.'s (39 Rue du Gouveneur General Eboue, 92442...

Webraska Serves Up a Demo.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Webraska (Espace Media, Le Technoparc, 3, rue Gustave Eiffel, 78306 Poissy Cedex, France; Tel: 3301/3922-6304, Fax: 3301/3922-6344; Email: bvoilquin@webraska.com) demonstrated its navigation service for the first time in Turin. Called the...

Voice Control Kit Offered.(from Motorola)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Phone control is generally seen as essential for future telematic systems; however, standards have yet to emerge for speech recognition or speech to text. Motorola (1303 E. Algonquin Rd., Motorola Ctr., Schaumburg, IL 60196; Email:...

Trimble Begins Tracking.(Trimble Navigation Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Trimble (645N. Mary Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086; Tel: 408/481-8000, Fax: 408/481-6860; Website: www.trimble.com) launched a new fleet management product called CrossCheck GSM mobile communicator. The CrossCheck GSM is an extension of Trimble's...

Visteon Forges New Partnerships.(Kingsmith, Ltd. )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Alliances are the wave of the present in the telematics universe. Visteon Corp. (14425 Sheldon Rd., Plymouth, MI 48170; Tel: 313/248-4063, Fax: 313/845-9111; Website: www.visteon.com) and Kingsmith, Ltd. (4/F AllianceBldg., 130-136 Connaught...

Brazilian Assets Tracked.(joint venture of Motorola, Inc. and Technocom)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... South and Latin America represent large, relatively untapped markets for fleet and asset management. Motorola, Inc. (1303 E. Algonquin Rd., Motorola Ctr., Schaumburg, IL 60196; Tel: 954/267-5450) and Tecnocom (Via De Las Dos Castillas, 31,...

Lane Markers Harness Sunlight.(Solar Lite from Astucia)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Lane markings and crosswalks can be difficult to see at night, creating hazards. Astucia (42 Eldon Way, Paddock Wood, Kent TN12 6BE, U.K.; Tel: 440/1892-838333, Fax: 440/1892-838666) has come up with a solution -- The Solar Lite, which is...

Displays Increase Readability.(electroluminescent display from Planar Systems)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Trucks are becoming ever more complex; they require drivers to process ever more data while on the road. Displaying all the information in an easily readable but nondistracting manner is an important safety goal. Freightliner, LLC (4435 N....

Fujitsu's Handheld Manager Debuts.(TeamPad 500)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Fujitsu-ICL Systems, Inc. (La Jolla, CA; Tel: 949/855-5505; Email: aprine@fjicl.com, Website: www.fujitsu.com) announced the new Fujitsu TeamPad500. The TeamPad is based on Microsoft Windows CE and operates handheld devices used by fleets to...

Magnetoresistive Angle Senses Accurately.(KMA200)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Philips Semiconductors, a division of Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG), announced a programmable angular measurement sensor for use in automotive applications. Listed as the KMA200, the new device is accurate to within 0.6 of a degree. Due...

Motorola Buys Future Prospects.(MobilEye Vision Technologies, Ltd., Aura Communications, Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Motorola, Inc. (1303 E. Algonquin Rd., Motorola Ctr., Schaumburg, IL 60196; Tel: 847/435-5320; Email: jennifer.weyrauch@motorola.com) made a minority equity investment in MobilEye Vision Technologies, Ltd. (24 Mishol Hadkalim St., Jerusalem,...

Iteris Gives Buses Priority.(Iteris, Inc. contract in Glendale, California)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Iteris, Inc. (1515 S. Manchester Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802-2907; Tel: 714/780-7281; Email: lss2@iteris.com, Website: www.iteris.com) announced that the city of Glendale, California, chose its subsidiary, Meyer, Mohaddes Associates, Inc. (MMA), to...

Nestor Makes Grade Again.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... 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) announced that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA, 400 Seventh St. S.W.,...

Improved Detection System Offered.(Autoscope Solo Pro)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (SS, 500 Spruce Tree Ctr., St. Paul, MN 55104-3825; Tel: 612/603-7700, Fax: 612/603-7795) released Autoscope Solo Pro. The Solo Pro includes a color camera, zoom lens, and machine vision processor in a single unit....

Autoscope Tool To Be Used in Nebraska.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Econolite Control Products, Inc. (3360 E. LaPalma Ave., Anaheim, CA 92806; Tel: 714/630-3700, Fax: 714/630-6349; Email: sales@econolite.com, Website: www. econolite.com) recently installed an Autoscope video vehicle detection system at the...

Veridian and AAA Offer Response.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Veridian (P.O. Box 400, Buffalo, NY 14225; Tel: 716/632-7500, Fax: 716/631-4152; Email: mdybas@buffalo.veridian.com, Website: www.veridian.com) and Response Services Center, LLC (RSC, 6940 Columbia Gateway Dr., Columbia MD 21046; Tel:...

Telematics Attracts Content Provider.(Westwood One, Inc. buys SmartRoute Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Westwood One, Inc. (40 W. 57th St., 5th Fl., New York, NY 10019) completed its acquisition of SmartRoute Systems (141 Portland St., Ste. 7000, Cambridge, MA02139; Tel: 617/494-8100, Fax: 617/494-8186; Website: www.smartroute.com) for...

Trucking Gateway Opened.(Infocast Corp. and IMARK Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Infocast Corp. (4343 Commerce Ct., Ste 610, Chicago, IL 60532; Tel: 630/955-2300, Fax: 630/ 955-0944; Email: bwoloshyn@infocast-corp.com, Website: www.info-cast.co) and IMARK Corp. (Tel: 416/971-4421) want to provide information to truckers....

InfoMove Moves into Japan.(joint venture with NTT-X, Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... NTT-X, Inc. (OtemachiBldg., 1-61, Otemichi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-0004, Japan; Tel: 03/5224-5481; Email: okada(c)nttx.co.jp), part of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. and InfoMove (10635 N.E. 38th P1., Ste. A, Kirkland, WA 98033; Tel:...

Taking the Pulse of Philly Commuters.(Traffic.com monitors in Philadelphia)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Traffic.com (Tel: 610/407-4976; Email: gkolton@traffic.com) announced the first phase of its exclusive TrafficPulse digital sensor network in Philadelphia and the related launch of its Philadelphia traffic website at Traffic.com. The...

Cue's Strategy Takes Shape.(DataCash, Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2000... Cue Corp. (5 Corporate Park, Irvine, CA 92606; Tel: 949/862-8800, ext. 3080, Fax: 949/862-8858; Email: mboyle@cue.net, Website: www.cue.net) will use DataCash, Ltd.'s (7 Savoy Ct., Strand, London WC2R OEZ, U.K.; Tel: +440/20-7759-79001, Fax:...