Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from June 2001

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from June 2001

Facing Hard Facts.
June 1, 2001... The 11th Annual meeting of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America, 400 Virginia Ave., SW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024; Tel: 202/484-4542, Fax: 202/484-3483; Website: itsa.org) was held in Miami Beach, Florida in...

Commerce by Any Name Desired.(management theory and techniques)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Mobil commerce (m-commerce) has also been called position commerce (p-commerce) or location commerce (1-commerce), but whatever the term used, it reflects the industry's desire to monetize telematic and intelligent transportation systems...

Monetizing the de Facto Standard.(from Mark IV)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... There are over 9 million EZ-Pass toll tags in use in the northeast corridor, establishing a de facto tag standard. Mark IV (6020 Ambler Dr., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W 2P1; Website: www.ivhs.com) manufactures those tags. In conjunction...

MobileAria Still Building.(contracts with go2)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... MobileAria (Silicon Valley, CA; Website: www.MobileAria.com) and go2 (Tel: 949/265-2310; Email: bbush@go2online.com, Website: formed a partnership to provide location-sensitive information and directory services to motorists. MobileAria,...

Answer to Distraction Concerns Varied.(Intelligent Transportation Society of America conference information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Driver distraction as a concern for intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies was a topic that arose repeatedly at the annual meeting of ITS America (400 Virginia Ave., SW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024; Tel: 202/484-4542, Fax:...

Hands-Free Offered As the Answer.(from Ceilport Systems, Inc. and Airbiquity, Inc)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Ceilport Systems, Inc. (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) and Airbiquity, Inc. (1001 Hildebrand Ln. NE, Suite 200,...

GDT Responds with Map.(Geographic Data Technology, Inc)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Geographic Data Technology, Inc. (GDT, 11 Lafayette St., Lebanon, NH 03766; Tel: 800/331-7881, ext. 1160; Email: toyna_mcmurray@gdt1.com; Website: www. geographic.com) and Response Services Center, LLC (6940 Columbia Gateway Dr., Columbia MD...

Telcontar Forms Partnership.(with Whereonearth.com)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Telcontar (Four North Second St., Suite 1225, San Jose, CA 95113; Tel: 415/533-2720; Email: cstevenson@telcontar.com. Web site: www.telcontar.com) and Whereonearth (3rd Floor, Royex House, Aldermanbury Sq., London EC2V 7HR; Tel:...

Monitoring for Only Three Figures.
June 1, 2001... Electronique, Ltd. (55 Mont Royal Ave. West, Suite 807, Montreal, Quebec, H2T 2S6; Tel: 514/847-0845, Fax: 514/847-0944; Email: eboily@etlelectronique.com, Website: www.astusfms.com) introduced its light vehicle fleet management system,...

Nexterna Quests for Freight.
June 1, 2001... Nexterna, Inc. acquired the assets of FreightQuest, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cummins, Inc., (Windham, NH). The system will be marketed as part of Nexterna's FleetGo product line. FreightQuest is designed to show operators where the...

Orbital Sells Magellan.
June 1, 2001... Further evidence of the industry contraction is provided by Thales, which will buy Magellan Corp. (960 Overland Court, San Dimas, CA 91773; Tel: 909/394-5062, Fax: 909/394-7050). Magellan was a majority-owned subsidiary of Orbital Sciences...

Directions Available on Two Continents.
June 1, 2001... 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, Website: www.webraska.com) launched a wireless navigation service, known as...

Programmable Chips Lower Inventories.
June 1, 2001... Delphi Automotive Systems (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, Michigan 48098-2815; Tel: 248/813-2528, Fax: 248/813-2670; Email: john.m.shea@delphiauto.com) will use Microchip Technology (2355 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, AZ 85224; Tel: 480/786-7668, Fax:...

Old Model Still Functions.
June 1, 2001... Although a new connector standard is under development, the older standard continues to extend its functionality. Philips Semiconductors (811 EastArques Ave., P.O. Box 3409, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3409; Tel: 408/474-5065, Fax. 800/943 0087;...

Displays Project into Future.
June 1, 2001... Microvision, Inc. (19910 North Creek Pkwy., Bothell, WA 98011-3008; Website: www.mvis.com) demonstrated a small rear-projection display that is daylight-readable. The display, according to the company, can be used in auto applications such as...

Coatings Improve Fuel Efficiency.
June 1, 2001... Southwall Technologies, Inc. (1029 Corporation Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303; Tel: 650/962-9111, Fax: 650/967-8713; Email: ebuonassisi@southwall.com, Website: www.southwall.com), Visteon Corp. (14425 Sheldon Rd., Plymouth, MI 48170; Tel:...

Portable Dynamic Testing Debuts.
June 1, 2001... Visteon Corp. (14425 Sheldon Rd., Plymouth, MI 48170; Tel: 313/755-9121, Fax: 313/845-9111; Website: www.visteon.com) debuted a se]f-contained Portable NVH Dynamometer. This transportable facility can perform comprehensive driveline noise and...

MMA Moving to Phase Two.(Meyer, Mohaddes Associates, Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Meyer, Mohaddes Associates, Inc. (MMA), a subsidiary of Iteris, Inc. (1515 S. Manchester Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802-2907; Tel: 714/ 780-7281; Email: lss2@iteris.com, Website: www.iteris.com) successfully completed the transit priority...

Sensing a Fiery Future.(Image Sensing Systems, Inc. and Det-Tronics product development)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (ISS, ISS, 500 Spruce Tree Centre, St. Paul, MN 55104-3825; Tel: 612/ 603-7700, Fax: 612/603-7795) plans to develop a fire detection system with Det-Tronics (Detector Electronics Corporation, Minneapolis, MN), a...

GPS Used in Weather Radar.
June 1, 2001... The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA, 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591; Tel: 202/267-3462) is using Trimble (645 N. Mary Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086; Tel: 408/481-7808, Fax: 408/481-7781; Email: leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com,...

FAA Alerts Prevent Runway Accidents.
June 1, 2001... After extensive testing, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it would begin using an alert warning system at the country's 34 busiest airports to help prevent runway accidents. Already in use at San Francisco and Detroit,...

Gentex Shipping Auto-Dim Mirrors.
June 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 interior automatic-dimining mirrors with a compass display for the 2001 Toyota Land Cruiser. In addition,...

Steel Bar Source Secure.
June 1, 2001... Safe Transportation Systems, Inc. (3871 Airport Way, Bellingham, WA 98226; Tel: 877/787-2500; Website: www.sts2500.com) completed tooling development for components of its accident control and anti-jackknife system. The company expects to...

Sense Backs into Market.
June 1, 2001... Sense Technologies, Inc. (305-595 Howe St., Vancouver B.C., Canada V6C2T5; Email: info@sensetech.com, Website: www.sensetech.com) announced that its Doppler microwave radar-based backup warning system will be available at 35 FleetPride retail...

Nestor, Inc.
June 1, 2001... Nestor, Inc. (One Richmond Sq., Providence, RI02906; Tel: 401/331-9640, Fax: 401/331-7319; Website: www.nestor.com) reported revenues of $1.7 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, a 42% increase compared with revenues of $1.2 million...

@Track Communications, Inc.
June 1, 2001... @Track Communications, Inc. (16479 Dallas Pkwy., Suite 710, Dallas, TX 75248; Tel: 972/301-2283, Fax: 972/301-2024; Website: www.at-track.com) reported financial results for the 2001 first quarter. Total revenues for the first quarter ending...

ATTN Stock Watch.
June 1, 2001... ATTN Stock Watch (At Close, June 1, 2001) This Last Company Exchange Symbol Month Month Change Amerigon (NSDAQ) ARGN 2.67 3.50 (0.83) Delphi (NYSE) DPH 15.18...

Amerigon, Inc.
June 1, 2001... Amerigon, Inc. (5462 N. Irwindale, CA 91706; Tel: 626/815-7401, Fax: 626/815-7401) announced quarterly earnings based on demand for the company's climate control seat (CCS) system. Revenue were $2.3 million for the first quarter ended March...

International Road Dynamics, Inc.
June 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) was awarded contracts and letters of intent from the State of Wisconsin of approximately $1.25...