Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from January 2002

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from January 2002

Has everything changed for ITS? (Industry Overview).(intelligent transportation systems; World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks, possible influence on transportation system security needs)
January 1, 2002... The 2001 might be remembered as a watershed for the telematics and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) industry. In 2002 and beyond, will the security needs of the nation's transportation system, both for economic as well as safety, be the...

X-by-Wire makes advances. (Auto Electronics).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... "X-by-wire" technology has been under development for a number of years. Using the system, vehicle makers intend to replace the mechanical linkages within the vehicle with electronic connections. The advantages of such a system are obvious from...

QNX deploys in-car networks. (Auto Electronics).(media oriented systems transport)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... QNX(Tel: 613/591-0931, Fax: 613/ 591-3579; Email: paull@qnx.com, Website: www.qnx.com) released a media oriented systems transport (MOST) software kitfor its real-time operating system (RTOS). The company developed the package to assist...

Smart junction box developed. (Auto Electronics).(Hella Electronics Corp. )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Eliminating electro-mechanical linkages is a current theme in automotive design. In keeping with this theme, Hella Electronics Corp. (43811 Plymouth Oaks Blvd., Plymouth Twp., MI 48170; Tel: 734/414-0960, Fax: 734/414-5098; Email:...

Expanding into shopping and food. (Electronic Toll Collection).(MarkIV, Transcore)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Electronic toll collection technology is quite familiar with consumers, particularly along the Northeast corridor where the EZPass electronic toll collection (ETC) system operates throughout the region's bridges, tunnels, and toll roads. The...

Millionth voice chip shipped. (Biometrics).(Sensory Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Sensory, Inc. (1991 Russell Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95054-2035; Tel: 408/327-9000, Fax: 408/727-4748) announced the one-millionth deployment of its speaker verification chips. The company manufactures both hardware chips and embedded software...

Verifying a safer commute. (Biometrics).(intelligent transportation technologies)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Biometrics has the potential to increase security at both the environmental and vehicle level. Since September 11, airports, tunnels, bridges, and other transportation bottlenecks have been considering and studying increased security options....

Multiple bands add functions, coverage. (Communication Systems).(SkyCross Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... SkyCross, Inc. (300A North Dr., Melbourne, FL 32934; Tel: 321/308-6629; Email: dayna.lenk@skycross.com) introduced an embedded antenna that simultaneously covers the 800-MHz cellular, 1,575-MHz GPS, 1,900-MHzPCS, and 2,450-MHz WLAN frequency...

BlueTooth radio antenna introduced. (Communication Systems).(Philips Semiconductors)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Philips Semiconductors, a division of Royal Philips Electronics (811 East Arques Ave., P.O. Box 3409, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3409; Tel: 408/474-5065, Fax: 800/943 0087; Website: www.semiconductors.philips.com), launched its new Bluetooth radio...

TI connects with a bluetooth ROM chip. (Communication Systems).(read-only memory chip from Texas Instruments)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Texas Instruments (TI, 6550 Chase Oaks Blvd., MS 8470, Piano, TX 75023; Website: www.ti.com/sc/bluetooth) introduced a new read-only memory (ROM) chip that offers Bluetooth connectivity. Called BSN6050, the chip offers full data rate Bluetooth...

CSI supplies CNH global. (Fleet Management).(CSI Wireless, Case Construction Equipment)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Case Construction Equipment, part of CNH (Case; Tel: 847/95 53353; Email: carter.Langston@cnh.com), will use CSI Wireless's (CSI, 4110 9th St. S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 304; Tel: 403/259-3311, Fax: 403/259-8866; Email:...

DriveCam Thwarts insurance fraud. (Fleet Management).(DriveCam Video Systems offered by Lancer Insurance)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... DriveCam Video Systems (9550-A Ridgehaven Ort., San Diego, CA 92123; Tel: 858/430-4000, Fax: 858/430-4001; Website: www.drivecam.com) announced that Lancer Insurance (370 West Park Ave., LongBeach, NY 11561; Tel: 516/431-4441, ext. 3304;...

XATA puts data into user's palms. (Fleet Management).(XATA Corp. distributes Electronic Proof of Delivery system by Nexiq Technologies)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... XATA Corp. (151 E. Cliff, Suite 10, Burnsville, MN 55337; Tel: 952/ 707-5627; Email: joelj@xata.com, Website: www.xata.com) agreed to distribute Nexiq Technologies' (Tel: 319/545-5400; Email: brian.payne@nexiq.com) Electronic Proof of...

Louisiana police get tracked by choice. (Fleet Management).(PowerLOC Division of Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc. supplies global positioning system)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The PowerLOC Division of Paradigm Advanced Technologies, Inc. (30 Leek Crescent, Suite 103, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada L4B 4N4; Tel: 905/764-3701, ext. 249, Fax: 905/764-3680; Email: info@powerloc.com, Website: www.powerloc.com) confirmed...

@Track goes with GE capital. (Fleet Management).(@Track Communications, Inc.'s subsidiary Minorplanet Systems USA Ltd. signs marketing agreement with GE Capital Fleet Services)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... @Track Communications, Inc. (16479 Dallas Pkwy., Suite 710, Dallas, TX 75248; Tel: 972/301-2450; Website: www.at-track.com) announced that its subsidiary, Minorplanet Systems USA, Ltd., signed a marketing agreement with GE Capital Fleet...

URS to upgrade highway interchange. (Traffic Management).(Minnesota Department of Transportation, URS Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... URS Corp. (700 South Third St., Minneapolis, MN 55415) has been selected by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MDOT) to provide design services for a project to upgrade and improve the I-694 and I-35E Interchange in Minneapolis-St....

PB Farradyne plans for Palm Beach County. (Traffic Management).(Florida Department of Transportation chooses manager of Interim Traffic Management System)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT, 605 Suwannee St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0450; Tel: 800/749-7453), District 4, awarded a contract to PB Farradyne (3201 West Commercial Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309; Website:...

Nestor performs in Irvine. (Traffic Management).(Irvine, California chooses Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc.'s CrossingGuard system)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc. (NTS, One Richmond Sq., Providence, RI 02906; Tel: 401/331-9640, Fax: 401/331-7319; Website: www.nestor.com), announced that the city of Irvine, California, chose CrossingGuard to expand their automated red light...

Medical records delivered. (Traveler Information Services).(Kivera, Roadside Telematics Corp. to develop medical records service)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Kivera (300 Lakeside Dr., Suite 210, Oakland, CA 94612; Tel: 510/763-3300, Fax: 510/496-0820; Website: www.kivera.com) and Roadside Telematics Corp. (22912 Pacific Park Dr., Suite 202, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; Tel: 949/362-8989, Fax:...

Telcontar drills into oracle databases. (Traveler Information Services).(Telcontar Drill Down Server, Oracle9i Application Server Release 2)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Telcontar (Four North Second St., Suite 1225, San Jose, CA 95113; Tel: 415/533-2720; Email: cstevenson@telcontar.com, Website: www.telcontar.com) will integrate its software with Oracle's (500 Oracle Pkwy., Redwood City, CA 94065; Tel:...

OnStar continues to add offerings. (Traveler Information Services).(OnStar Corp.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Traveler information service providers are still honing their offerings to best appeal to consumers. OnStar Corp. (100 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI 48243; Tel: 248/588-5983; Email: nick.richards@onstar.com, Website: www.onstar.com) announced...

Wingcast continues to assemble cast. (Traveler Information Services).(Wingcast L.L.C. agreements with Amdocs, Ericsson, Verizon Wireless)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Wingcast, LLC (10251 Vista Sorrento Pkwy., San Diego, CA 92121-2706; Tel: 858/795-4539, Fax: 858/795-2324; Website: www.wingcast.com) signed agreements with Amdocs (1390 Timberlake Manor Pkwy., Chesterfield, MO 63017; Tel: 314/2127000, Fax:...

CellPoint comes to America. (Industry News).(CellPoint Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... CellPoint, Inc. (3000 Hillswood Dr., Hillswood Business Park, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 ORS England; Tel: 440/1932-985-310, Fax: 440/1344-623-090; Email: hk@cellpoint.com, Website: www.cellpoint.com) increased its presence in the United States by...

@Road adds homeland initiative. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... @Road (47200 Bayside Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538; Tel: 877/429-7623, Fax: 510/870-1444; Website: www.atroad.com) launched a homeland security initiative. The company intends to address what it sees as a growing need for cost-effective technology...

Tracking defaulted property. (Industry News).(Future Carz Inc. appoints Marvin L. McCarthy)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Future Carz, Inc. (8930 East Raintree, Suite 300, Scottsdale, AZ 85260; Tel: 480/444-0080, Fax: 480/444-0075; Website: www.futurecarz.com) entered the GPS/Telematics marketplace with the appointment of Marvin L. McCarthy to a newly created...

Fonix buys DECtalk. (Industry News).(Fonix Corp. buys Force Computers' DECtalk)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Fonix Corp. (180W. Election Rd., Draper, UT 84020; Tel: 801/553-6600, Fax: 801/553-6707; Website: www.fonix.com) purchased DECtalk, a text-to-speech (TTS) technology from Force Computers (4305 Gushing Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538; Tel: 510/4456000,...

I.D. Systems, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(contract with Ford Motor Co.)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... LD. Systems, Inc. (One University Plaza, Hackensack, NJ 07601; Tel: 201/670-9000, Fax: 212/677-3802) announced that Ford Motor Co. (20901 Oakwood Blvd., MD 189, Dearborn, MI 48123; Tel: 313/248-4901, Fax: 313/845-1119; Website: www.ford.com)...

SmarTire Systems, Inc. (Briefly noted).(first quarter earnings for 2002)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... SmarTire Systems, Inc. (155 Wilbur Dr., NE, North Canton, OH 44720; Tel: 800/982-2001, Fax: 330/497-0958; Email: info@smartire.com, Website: www.smartire.com) announced results for its first quarter of fiscal 2002 ended October 31, 2001. The...

MobileAria, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(agreement with Reuters)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... MobileAria, Inc. (800 West El Camino Real, Suite 240, Mountain View, CA 94040; Tel: 650/237-4400; Email: mclapp@mobilearia.com, Website: www.mobilearia.com) announced an agreement with Reuters (85 Fleet St., London EC4P 4AJ, U.K.; Tel:...

Allied Business Intelligence, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(x-by-wire systems forecast)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... Allied Business Intelligence, Inc. (ABI, 69 Hamilton Ave., Qyster Bay, NY 11771; Tel: 516/624-3113, Fax: 516/624-3115) predicts that x-by-wire systems will gradually begin to replace nearly every mechanical linkage/cable and hydraulic line in a...

The Strategis Group. (Briefly Noted).(predicts expansion for automotive telematics industry)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2002... The Strategis Group (1130 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 325, Washington, DC 20036; Tel: 202/530-7500; Email: info@StrategisGroup.com, Website at strategisgroup.com) predicts that the market for automotive telematics will rapidly expand by 2005. A...

ATTN stock table.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... ATTN stock table (At Close, January 2, 2002) This Last Company Exchange Symbol Month Month Change Amerigon (NSDAQ) ARGN 1.07 1.50 (0.43) Delphi (NYSE) DPH...

Calendar.
January 1, 2002... March 13-15, 2002. Eighth International Conference of Urban Transport & the Environment for the 21st Century, Seville, Spain. Contact: Susan Handley, Wessex Institute of Technology, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton S040 7AA, U.K.; Tel:...