Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from January 2003

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from January 2003

The evolution continued in 2002. (Year in Review).
January 1, 2003... The past year was a challenging one for the telematics segment of the industry as the evolution in the industry continued. The expected contraction is occurring while smaller competitors are forced out. Though the most prominent failure was the...

Data transferred for free. (Fleet Management).
January 1, 2003... Airtime costs for data transfer can be a significant ongoing cost for fleet operators. Minorplanet Systems USA (1155 Kas Dr., Richardson, TX 75081; Tel: 972/301-2100, Fax: 972/301-2403; Email: info@minorplanetusa.com, Website:...

Multiple connections track test cars. (Fleet Management).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Radio Satellite Integrators, Inc. (RSI, 20695 S. Western Ave., Suite 140, Torrance, CA 90501; Tel: 310/787-7700, Fax: 310/787-7435; Email: info@radsat.com, Website: www.radsat.com) announced the launch of a global positioning system (GPS)-based...

Entrant looks to lower costs. (Fleet Management).(enVista LLC )(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A new competitor, enVista, LLC (23852 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 320, Malibu, CA 90265; Website: www.envistacorp.com) was formally launched. The company's products are intended to manage the transport costs for clients. Two principal...

Tracking stolen Canadian cars. (Fleet Management).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... CSI Wireless, Inc. (4110 9th St., SE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 3C4; Tel: 403/259-3311, Fax: 403/259-8866; Website: www.csi-wireless.com) signed a supply agreement with Datacom Wireless Corp. (440 Armand-Frappier Blvd., Suite 350, Laval,...

Software meets future regulations. (Fleet Management).
January 1, 2003... Security concerns are pushing new regulation on most aspects of transportation, particularly related to trade and importation. FreightDesk Technologies, Inc. (2230 Gallows Rd., Suite 380, Dunn Loring, VA 22027; Tel: 703/207-1567, Fax:...

Numerex expands in South America. (Fleet Management).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Security is an ongoing concern for would-be investors in South America. Tracking technology might help overcome this limitation. Numerex Corp. (100 Four Falls Corp. Ctr., Suite 407, W Conshohocken, PA 19428; Tel: 610/941-2844, Fax:...

Third version, greater detail. (Traveler Information Services).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... An essential part of any traveler information service is that underlying mapping and data-mining capability. The information provided in response to a query is only as accurate as the database from which the answer is drawn. Microsoft Corp....

Bay Area activates 511 hotline. (Traveler Information Services).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A significant challenge to business plan writers for for-profit traveler information providers is the need to offer data and content worth an ongoing fee. Traffic data is offered free by state sources, and with the rollout of the 5-1-1...

Simulating vehicle stiffness speedily. (Vehicle Design).
January 1, 2003... In recent years, automotive designers have attempted to decrease the developmental time for new vehicles. One key element in this effort is the development and use of software to speed up testing of proposed designs and potentially eliminate...

Purdue simplifies design simulation. (Vehicle Design).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Vehicle design modeling requires a lot of processing because of the large amount of data required. The issue of simplifying automotive design was approached from a different angle by researchers at Purdue. Douglas E. Adams, assistant...

Cradling the phone integrally. (Vehicle Systems).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. (P.O. Box 2859, Torrance, CA 90509; Tel: 310/783-7009; Website: www.alpine.com) began shipping a hands-free mobile phone dock, called MobileHub, that fully integrates with some of the company's aftermarket...

Satellite Radio goes portable. (Vehicle Systems).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Delphi Product & Service Solutions, part of Delphi Corp. (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, MI 48098; Tel: 248/813-2000, Fax: 248/813-2670; Website: www.delphi.com), and XM Satellite Radio (XM, 1500 Eckington Pl, NE, Washington, DC 20002; Tel:...

Refrigerant friendlier to environment. (Vehicle Systems).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Denso Corp. (24777 Denso Dr., Southfield, MI 48086; Tel: 248/372-8222; Website: www.globaldenso.com) and Toyota Motor Corp. (19001 South Western Ave., Torrance, CA 90509) developed a non-fluorocarbon car air conditioner using natural...

Seats improve ergonomically. (Vehicle Systems).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Vehicle seat technology has changed rapidly in recent years with individual temperature controls. And now Johnson Controls, Inc. (5757 North Green Bay Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53201; Tel: 414/524-1200, Fax: 414/524-2070) and Steelcase, Inc. (901...

Combining entertainment and navigation. (Vehicle Systems).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Delphi Corp.'s (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, MI 48098; Tel: 248/813-2000, Fax: 248/813-2670; Website: www.delphi.com) Integrated Navigation Radio (INR) will be offered on several 2003 General Motors (GM, 100 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI 48243; Tel:...

Carolina chooses Smartzone. (Safety Systems).(North Carolina)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... 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 a contract from the State of North Carolina department of transportation (1500 Mail...

Winter weather predicted. (Safety Systems).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Weather is a critical factor for transportation safety--difficult to predict and impossible to control. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration. (FHWA, 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20590; Tel: 202/366-0660;...

Driving school adds cameras. (Safety Systems).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Improving driver safety within a fleet requires ongoing training. DriveCam Video Systems (9550-A Ridgehaven Crt., San Diego, CA 92123; Tel: 858/430-4000, ext. 4003, Fax: 858/430-4001; Website: wvvw.drivecam.com) signed a strategic marketing...

Safety considered before comfort. (Safety Systems).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Continental Teves (CT, Guerickenstrasse 7, D-60488, Frankfurt, Germany; Tel: 490/697-6031, Fax:490/697-1061; Website: www.contiteves.com) conducted a survey of German drivers. The results indicate that safety considerations are valued more than...

Cameras watch bridge traffic. (Security).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... RVision, LLC (2365A Paragon Dr., San Jose, CA 95131; Tel: 408/437-5777, Fax: 408/437-9923; Website: www.drayvision.com) won a contract to supply cameras to secure bridges and tunnels in the San Francisco Bay area. California Department of...

Barcodes gain bigger footprint. (Security).(Covansys Corp.)
January 1, 2003... Covansys Corp. (32605 W Twelve Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48334; Tel: 248/488-2088, Fax: 248/488-2089; Email: info@convansys.com, Website: www.covansys.com) announced the availability of the Covansys secure supply chain solution. The...

Satellite connections get upgraded. (Security).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Telenor Satellite Services (N-1331 Fornebu, Norway; Tel: 476/789-2470) significantly enhanced the capabilities of its three earth stations that provide global communications via the Inmarsat satellite system. The Earth stations, located at...

SIRIT succeeds in San Francisco. (Electronic Toll Collection).
January 1, 2003... SIRIT Technologies, Inc. (33 City Centre Dr., Suite 250, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5B 2N5; Tel: 905/949-4404, Fax: 905/949-6320) successfully commenced deployment of its electronic toll collection (ETC) transponder technology on the Golden...

Still searching for revenues. (Electronic Toll Collection).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Electronic toll collection has clearly been established as a convenient means to collect tolls, but most installations are still looking to make money. Commuters have adopted the technology readily, but states are finding that expected revenues...

Second Lithium battery prototype ships. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Lithium Technology Corp. (LTC, 5115 Campus Dr, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1129; Tel: 610/940-6090, Fax: 610/940-6091; Email: info@lithiumtech.com, Website: www.lithiumtech.com) shipped a second prototype battery in preparation for testing in a...

Maglev rises to life in Shanghai. (Industry News).
January 1, 2003... Maglev technology has seemed to wane in most places over the past decade, though its supporters still strive to bring the high-speed trains to life. Now for the first time, a high-speed maglev train has been built and will soon be in operation...

Crossing market with new management. (Industry News).(SkyCross Inc.)
January 1, 2003... SkyCross, Inc. (300 A North Dr., Melbourne, FL 32934; Tel: 321/308-6629) announced that Christopher H. Morton joined the company as president and chief executive officer (CEO). Morton, who previously served as the company's chairman of the...

Tiger restructures to lower costs. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Tiger Telematics, Inc. (105 Picadilly, London W17 7NJ; Website: WWw.tigertelematics.com) completed phase one of a restructuring of its European operations. Tiger Telematics Europe is a subsidiary created in 2002 to complete development of the...

SmarTire Systems, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... 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) was awarded an 8-year contract by a premier European car manufacturer. The company...

Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (ISS, 500 Spruce Tree Centre, St. Paul, MN55104-3825; Tel: 612/603-7700, Fax: 612/603-7795) announced today that it has added two exclusive distributors in Europe to sell and service its Autoscope brand vehicle...

Stock Report.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Stock Report (At Close, January 2, 2003) This Last Company Exchange Symbol Month Month Change Amerigon (NSDAQ) ARGN 2.52 1.54 0.98 DaimlerChrysler...

Calendar.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... February 28-March 1, 2003. 14th Annual Conference on Trauma and Emergency Care, Northland Inn, Brooklyn Park, MN. Contact: North Memorial EMS Education, Attn: LHS, 3500 France Ave. N, Suite 103, Robbinsdale, MN 55422-2806. March 31-April...