Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from March 2002

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from March 2002

Digital car breaks new ground. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE, 755 W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 1600, Troy, MI 48084; Tel: 248/273-2474; Website: www.sae.org) held its Digital Car Conference, originally scheduled for October 2001, simultaneously with its World Congress...

Where is the value in Telematics? (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Telematics has been glamorized by some as the next "pot of gold" at the end of the automotive rainbow. John W. Mitchell, senior manager for strategic planning for Alpine Electronics of America (19145 Gramercy Pl., Torrance, CA 90501; Tel:...

Wireless is the key. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Robert Schumacher, director of Delphi's Mobile MultiMedia Business Group (5725 Delphi Drive; Troy, ME 48098; Tel: 248/813-2000, Fax: 248/813-2670; Website: www.delphiauto.com) presented the market perspective from the tier one view. Delphi...

Will the consumer pay? (Conference Report).(telematics initiatives)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Robert Ohm, executive vice president of the America Automobile Association's (AAA) Response Services Center, LLC (6940 Columbia Gateway Dr., Columbia, MD 21046; Tel: 443/656-3421, Fax: 443/656-0002; Email: bob.ohm@aaaresponse.com) took part in...

Telematics go by the book. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Also taking part in Sun Microsystem's technology forum at the Digital Car Conference was Erez Nir, vice president of information service engineering at Wingcast (10251 Vista Sorrento Pkwy., SanDiego, CA 92121-2706; Tel: 858/795-2391, Fax:...

OnStar offers its market perspective. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Edward Chrumka, advanced technology manager for OnStar (100 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI 48243), offered insights at the technology forum organized by Sun Microsystem at the Digital Car Conference held in Detroit this month. OnStar, of course,...

OEM model remains the same. (Conference Report).(Dennis Waldenmayer of Yazaki)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Dennis Waldenmayer of Yazaki (6801 HaggertyRd., 2873W, Canton, MI 48187) offered the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) perspective in the technology forum at the recent Digital Car Conference organized by Sun Microsystem. Yazaki said he...

Consumers will be the clear winner. (Conference Report).(J. Ferron, from PWC Consulting)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... J. Ferron, an industry consultant will PWC Consulting (PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP, 400 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI4 8243-1507; Tel: 313/394-6689, Fax: 313/394-6034), offered his perspective at the technology forum organized by Sun...

Microsoft exhibit wins best in show. (Vehicle Systems).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Microsoft (One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052; Tel: 425/882-8080, Fax: 425/936-7329; Website: www.microsoft.com) had a prominent booth at the Digital Car Conference and was chosen as best in show for its efforts. This is the fifth year since...

Delphi implements TruePrint. (Vehicle Systems).(fingerprint sensor)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... AuthenTec (709 S. Harbor City Blvd., Suite 400, Melbourne, FL 32901; Tel: 321/308-1300, Fax: 321/308-1430; Email: angelica. hale@authentec.com, Website: www.authentec.com). and Delphi (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, MI 48098-2815; Tel: 765/451-0655;...

Gateway gets devices talking. (Vehicle Systems).(Open Services Gateway Initiative)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... At this month's conference, OSGi (Bishop Ranch 2, 2694 Bishop Dr., Suite 275, SanRamon, CA 94583; Website: www.osgi.org) demonstrated its service platform release II. The service platform is a JAVA application that is designed to act as a...

NEC licenses SiRF technology for Europe. (Auto Electronics).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SiRF Technology (148 E. Brokaw Rd., San Jose, CA 95112; Tel: 408/392-8307; Email: kanwar@sirf.com, Website: www. sirf.com) and NEC Electronics Europe (Oberrather Str. 4, D-40472 Duseldorf; Tel: 0211/65 03 01, Fax: 0211/65 03-327; Website:...

Intel displays processors. (Auto Electronics).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Intel Corp. (32255 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 212, Farmington Hills, MI 48334; Tel: 248/932-2431, Fax: 248/851-8770) displayed its XScale technology--based processors at the Digital Car Conference. The extended temperature microprocessors, called...

OnStar without the human cost? (Navigation Systems).(Wingcast )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Wingcast (10251 Vista Sorrento Pkwy., SanDiego, CA 92121-2706; Tel: 858/795-4539, Fax: 858/7952324; Website: www.wingcast. com), an effort founded by Ford Motor Co. (20901 Oakwood Blvd., MD 189, Dearborn, MI 48123; Tel: 313/248-4901, Fax:...

Map database upgraded for voice. (Navigation Systems).(Navigation Technologies)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Navigation Technologies (740 E. Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3833; Tel: 312/894-7029) will soon offer customers access to its map data in a voice-enabled format. Called Navtech Voice Data, the system enables voice recognition and speech...

Software secures mobile transactions. (Navigation Systems).(RSA Security Inc. and Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co.,)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... RSA Security, Inc. (l74 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, MA 01730; Tel: 877/RSA-4900, Fax: 781/301-5344; Email: tpowers@rsasecurity.com, Website: www.Isasecurity.com) announced that Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. (KME, 1-62, 4-Chome Minoshima...

AMI-C and ERTICO collaborate. (Communications).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Automotive Multimedia Interface Collaboration (AMI-C, 160 E. Pearson, No. 3108, Chicago, IL 60611; Tel: 847/577-9800, Fax: 408/737-0482; Email: shields@ygomi.com, Website: www.amic.org) and ERTICO (ERTICO Blue Tower, Avenue Louise 326,...

Fiber lowers weight, increases bandwidth. (Communications).(Yazaki Corp. )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Yazaki Corp. (6801 Haggerty Rd., 2873W, Canton, MI 48187) displayed its plastic fiber optic chassis cable design. Bruce Dinda, engineer for advanced technology in the company's core research & development department, says thatthe design is...

High speed bus unveiled. (Communications).(Texas Instruments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The IEEE standard communications protocol, known as 1394, was developed for consumer electronics applications but is being expanded for automotive applications. Texas Instruments (TI, 6550 Chase Oaks Blvd., MS 8470, Piano, TX75023) has...

Weather forecast during flight. (Airlines).(FAA information for pilots)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Pilots with the required hardware installed can now receive up-to-date weather information in the cockpit. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA, 800 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20591; Tel: 202/267-3462; Website:...

Iris recognition tried as premium service. (Airlines).(Virgin Atlantic Airways)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Since the tragic attacks of September 11, airport security as been tightened and delays have increased. Biometric options of various types are being tried, but most require that the user have a database of customer information, which raises...

Faster remote connection promised. (Fleet Management).(Sierra Wireless Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Sierra Wireless (13811 Wireless Way, Richmond, BC V6V3A4; Tel: 604/233-7823; Email: adyck@sierrawireless.com, Website: www.sierrawireless.com) introduced a wireless network card, branded the AirCard 750 GPRS/GSM. The AirCard 750 will allow...

Another licensee chooses QNX. (Industry News).(QNX Software Systems, Canada)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... QNX Software Systems (175 Terence Matthews Crescent, Kanata, Ontario, Canada, K2M 1W8; Tel: 613/591-0931) and AM3 (Ludwig-Quellen-Strasse 20, D90762 Furth; Tel: 490/911-977467-70; Email: info@am3.com) announced that AM3 has licensed the QNX OS...

@Road joins standards effort. (Industry News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Efforts to establish standards are uniformly believed to be one of the primary necessities for intelligent transportation markets to thrive. Since September 2001, the secure transport of hazardous materials has been an issue of acute concern....

Companies announce quarterly results. (Industry News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... Aether Systems, Inc. (11460 Cronridge Dr., Owings Mills, MD 21117; Tel: 410/654-6400; Website: www.aethersystems.com) reported financial results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ending in December 200l. Revenue for 2001 increased nearly...

ATTN Stock Watch.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2002... ATTN Stock Watch (At Close, March 1, 2002) This Last Company Exchange Symbol Month Month Change Amerigon (NSDAQ) ARGN 2.89 2.20 0.69 Delphi (NYSE) DPH...

BOS GmbH acquired a worldwide non-exclusive license from Research Frontiers, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... BOS GmbH (2619 Product Dr., Suite 108, Rochester Hills, MI 48309; Tel: 248/852-5846; Email: info@bos-mi.com) acquired a worldwide non-exclusive license from Research Frontiers, Inc. (RFI, 240 CrosswaysParkDr.,Woodbury, NY 11797-2033; Tel:...

@Track Communications, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... @Track Communications, Inc. (16479 Dallas Pkwy., Suite 710, Dallas, TX 75248; Tel: 972/301-2283; Website: www.at-track.com) announced that SBC Communications, Inc. has signed an extension of its agreement with @Track to provide mobile location...

Calendar.
March 1, 2002... April 29-May 2, 2002. ITS America's 12th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA. Contact: ITS America, 400 Virginia Ave., SW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024; Tel: 202/4844847; Email: sfitzgerald@itsa.org....