Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from December 2002

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from December 2002

Hidden console entertains. (Telematics).(Autovision car DVD)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Modern travelers prefer to be entertained, or at least have the option at all times. Thus a variety of embedded entertainment systems are coming to market. Johnson Controls (5757 North Green Bay Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201; Tel: 414/524-1200,...

Platform meets low-end needs. (Telematics).
December 1, 2002... Hitachi Semiconductor America, Inc. (3101 Tasman Dr., Santa Clara, CA 95054; Tel: 408/986-9770, Fax: 408/988-1966) announced its SH7760 SuperH RISC system-on-a-chip (SoC) device, Camelot. The chip is scheduled to be available in the first...

New deal, no details. (Telematics).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Airbiquity, Inc. (945 Hildebrand Ln. NE, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110) announced a multi-year deal with an unnamed telematics supplier to license its digital aqLink software for use in a new in-vehicle telematics unit. The device is expected to...

Finding fault reliably. (Telematics).(telematics)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... QNX Software Systems' (175 Terence Matthews Crescent, Kanata, Ontario, Canada, K2M 1W8; Tel: 613/591-0931, Fax: 613/591-3579; Email: info@qnx.com, Website: www.qnx.com/) real-time operating system (RTOS), branded Neutrino, will power Hitachi...

Phone vision gains adherents. (Telematics).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Cellport Systems (4888 Pearl East Cle., Suite 300E, Boulder, CO 80301; Tel: 303/541-0722, Fax: 303/541-0731; Email: info@cellport.com, Website: www.cellport.com) entered into a worldwide technology licensing, engineering, and marketing...

High-speed mobile Internet. (Telematics).
December 1, 2002... KVH Industries (50 Enterprise Ctr., Middletown, RI 02842; Tel: 401/847-3327, Fax: 401/849-0045; Email: cwatson@kvh.com, Website: www.kvh.com) introduced its new, faster mobile high-speed Internet system. Called TracNet 2.0, the system offers...

Applied sensors add control. (Vehicle Systems).(vehicle braking)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The number of sensors in a vehicle is large and growing. Collecting and applying sensor data has led to significant advances in safety system technology. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (901 Cleveland St., Elyria, OH 44035; Tel:...

Prototype camera monitors cabin. (Vehicle Systems).
December 1, 2002... Omron Automotive Electronics, Inc. (29185 Cabot Dr., Novi, MI 48377; Tel: 248/893-0200, Fax: 248/488-5430) demonstrated a miniature CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) camera designed for advanced driver assistance systems. The...

Headlights that look ahead. (Vehicle Systems).(Guide Corp.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The ability to receive the best view of the oncoming roadway increases safety for nighttime drivers. Guide Corp. (600 Corp. Dr., Pendleton, IN 46064; Tel: 765/221-6725; Website: www.guidecorp.com/autoguide) has developed headlight technology to...

Amplifier improves Reception. (Vehicle Systems).(Microtune, Inc.)(Fuba Automotive GmbH )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Microtune, Inc. (2201 10th St., Plano, TX 75074; Tel: 972/673-160, Fax: 972/673-1602) announced that Delphi Corp.'s (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, MI 48098; Tel: 248/813-2000, Fax: 248/813-2670; Website: www.delphiauto.com) Fuba Automotive GmbH...

Seatbelts retract actively. (Vehicle Systems).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... TRW Automotive (12025 Tech Center Dr. Livonia, M148150; Tel: 734/266-2616; Website: www.trw.com) announced that the new Mercedes S-Class is fitted with its active control retractor (ACR) seatbelt technology. ACR brings together active and...

Microcontroller series introduced. (Auto Electronics).(NEC Electronics, Inc. )
December 1, 2002... NEC Electronics, Inc. (Oberrather Str. 4, D-40472 Dusseldorf; Tel: 0211/65 03 01, Fax: 0211/65 03-327; Website: www.ee.nec.de) announced two new series of microcontrollers designed for the automotive market. The series are branded Kx1 and Fx2....

Speech recognition software offered. (Auto Electronics).(NEC Electronics, Inc.)(Fonix Corp.)(Fonix Speech Interface Software Solutions)
December 1, 2002... NEC Electronics, Inc. (Oberrather Str. 4, D-40472 Dusseldorf) and Fonix Corp. (180 W Election Rd., Draper, UT 84020; Tel: 801/553-6600, Fax: 801/553-6707; Website: www.fonix.com) announced that the Fonix Speech Interface Software Solutions now...

SiRF supplies chipset for platform. (Auto Electronics).(SiRF Technology, Inc.)(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... SiRF Technology, Inc. (148 E. Brokaw Rd., San Jose, CA 95112; Tel: 408/392-8307; Email: kanwar@sirf.com, Website: www.sirf.com) announced that Advanced Micro Devices (One AMD Pl., Sunnyvale, CA 94086; Tel: 408/732-2400, Fax: 408/982-6164)...

Delivered data cuts costs. (Fleet Management).(Symbol Technologies, Inc.)(Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. )
December 1, 2002... Symbol Technologies, Inc. (One Symbol Plaza, Holtsville, NY 11742-1300; Tel: 631/738-2400; Website: www.symbol.com) announced that Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (500 Old Dominion Way, Thomasville, NC 27360; Tel: 336/889-5000, Fax:...

Virtual training proves cheaper. (Fleet Management).
December 1, 2002... Transportation is a highly regulated industry, with companies required to provide and document annual training to their employees. In an effort to improve efficiency and lower costs, Ryder System (3600 NW 82nd Ave., Miami, FL 33166; Tel:...

Two-way satellite option added. (Fleet Management).(Xata Corp.)(Orbcomm, LLC)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Xata Corp. (151 E Cliff, Suite 10, Burnsville, MN 55337; Tel: 952/707-5627; Email: joelj@xata.com, Website: www.xata.com) formed a partnership with Orbcomm, LLC (21700 Atlantic Blvd., Dulles, VA 20166; Tel: 703/433-6300, Fax: 703/433-6868)....

Trimble partners with Microcell. (Fleet Management).(Trimble Navigation Ltd.)(Microcell Telecommunications Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Trimble (645 N. Mary Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086; Tel: 408/481-7808, Fax: 408/481-7781; Email: leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com, Website: www.trimble.com) and Microcell Connexions, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications, Inc....

Global connection established. (Fleet Management).(Satamatics, Ltd.)(SkyWave Mobile Communications, Inc. )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Satamatics, Ltd. (Gloucester Rd., Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5TT, U.K.; Tel: 440/1684-278610, Fax: 440/l684-278611)and SkyWave Mobile Communications, Inc. (30 Edgewater St., Unit 110 Kanata, Ontario, K2L 1V8 Canada) signed a partnership...

Tracking trains with models. (Fleet Management).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The General Motors (GM, 100 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI 48243; Tel: 313/556-5000, Fax: 313/556-5108; Website: www.gm.com) Electro-Motive Division announced the addition of enhanced equipment monitoring to its IntelliTrain locomotive...

Georgia sees Iteris' advantage. (Traffic Management).(Vantage video detection products)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Iteris, Inc. (1515 S. Manchester Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802-2907; Tel: 714/780-7281; Email: lss2@iteris.com, iteris.com) announced that its Vantage video detection products have been selected by the State of Georgia Department of Transportation...

Traffic worsens in U.K. (Traffic Management).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The need for intelligent transportation answer to congestion continues to be documented. Trafficmaster, Plc (Marlborough Court, Sunrise Pkwy., Linford Wood, Milton Keynes MK146DX; Tel: 440/1908-249800; Website: www.trafficmaster.co.uk) recently...

Ford prototype shown in Europe. (Navigation Systems).(Ford's Research Centre, Aachen, Germany)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The Telematics Team of Ford's Research Centre (FFA, Aachen, Germany) demonstrated the coming generation of navigation systems on a specially equipped Ford Galaxy. The system permits the reception of real time traffic alerts of accidents or...

Maps are voiced and digitized. (Navigation Systems).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Navigation Technologies (Navtech, 740 E. Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3833; Tel: 312/894-7029) announced that phonetic transcriptions of its Italian Navtech map database are now available. Navtech Voice Data is supposed to reduce...

Portable offers simplicity. (Navigation Systems).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Embedded navigation systems are becoming more common as options in high-end vehicles in the United States. However, significant industry interest remains in handheld navigation. GPware (1455 Adams St., Menlo Park, CA 94025; Tel: 650/853-8342;...

Tele Atlas expands in Europe. (Navigation Systems).
December 1, 2002... Tele Atlas (1605 Adams Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025; Tel: 408/885-1877) finalized an agreement with Harman International Industries, Inc. (1101 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20004; Tel: 202/393-1101, Fax: 202/393-3064), under...

Readers shrink in size. (Industry News).(from ASK S.A.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... ASK S.A. (5, Traverse des Brucs, 06560 Sophia Antipolis, France; Tel: 334/9721-4000, Fax: 334/9738-9321; Email: info@ask.fr, Website: www.ask.fr) announced a family of handheld readers designed for contactless smart card applications requiring...

Argonne opens new test facility. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... North America's only independent testing facility for engines, fuel cells, electric drives opened at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory (ANL, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439; Tel: 630/252-5580; Email:...

Buses upgrade fare automation. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Cubic Transportation Systems (9333 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92123; Tel: 858/505-2378; Email: Kelly.Williams@cubic.com, Website: www.cubic.com) received an $8 million contract to provide Houston METRO with a smart card-based fare collection...

Stock Watch.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Stock Watch (At Close, December 2, 2002) This Last Company Exchange Symbol Month Month Change Amerigon (NSDAQ) ARGN 1.54 1.11 0.43 DaimlerChrysler (NYSE) ...

Tight market yields capital. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... CSI Wireless, Inc. (4110 9th St. SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 3C4; Tel: 403/259-3311, Fax: 403/259-8866; Website: www.csiwireless.com) successfully closed an offering of 3,287,309 Units. The units were issued at a price of $1.30 per unit...

OnStar. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... OnStar (100 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI 48243; Tel: 248/588-2844; Website: www.onstar.com) chose Anthony P. Lent as its vice president, OnStar Wireless Business. Lent will be responsible for the development and execution of OnStar's wireless...

ATX Technologies. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... ATX Technologies (ATX, 10010 San Pedor, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78216; Tel: 800/789-437, Fax: 210/979-4979; Website: www.track.com) president and CEO Steve Millstein announced that Michael Kendall, a member of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

Xilinx, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Xilinx, Inc. (2100 Logic Dr., San Jose, CA 95124-3400; Tel: 408/559-7778, Fax: 408/559-7114; Website: www.xilinx.com/automotive) announced that PhatNoise, Inc. designed Xilinx CoolRunner series complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs) into...

Mobility Technologies. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Mobility Technologies (851 Duportail Rd., Suite 220, Wayne, PA 19087; Tel: 610/725-9700) announced the appointments of Doug Alexander as chief executive officer and Robert A. Pollan as chief operating officer and chief financial officer. The...

Andrea Electronics Corp. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Andrea Electronics Corp. (45 Melville Park Rd., Melville, NY 11747; Tel: 800/442-7787, Fax: 516/719-1980; Website: www.AndreaElectronics.com) announced that revenues for the 3 months ended September 30, 2002, were approximately $1.4 million,...

Amerigon, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(Lincoln automobile contract)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Amerigon, Inc. (5462 N. Irwindale, CA 91706; Tel: 626/815-7401, Fax: 626/815-7401) announced that the 2003 Lincoln LS luxury sedan will feature Amerigon's proprietary Climate Control Seat (CCS) system as an option. The 2003 Lincoln LS is...

Denso Corp. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Denso Corp. (24777 Denso Dr., Southfield, MI 48086; Tel: 248/372-8222; Website: www.globaldenso.com) announced global financial results for the first half year ending September 30, 2002. Consolidated net sales totaled $9.4 billion, a 4.9%...

Microsoft Corp. (Briefly Noted).(Windows CE for Automotive)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Microsoft Corp. (One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052; Tel: 425/882-8080, Fax: 425/936-7329; Website: www.microsoft.com) announced from Convergence 2002 that it will change the name of its leading in-vehicle software platform to "Windows...

Calendar.(transportation conferences)
December 1, 2002... March 3-6, 2003.2001.SAE World Congress. "Succeeding in the Alliance Game," Cobo Center in Detroit, MI. Contact: The Society of Automotive Engineers; Tel: 877/723-2664; Website: www.sae.org. April 8-9,2003. The Second North American...