Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from November 2001

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from November 2001

Europe Drives X-by-Wire. (Vehicle Systems).(brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire technologies)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... TRW Chassis Systems (12025 Tech Center Dr., Livonia, MI 48150; Tel: 734/266-4879; Email: juli.ballesteros@trw.com, Website: www.trw.com) announced production contracts with two major European vehicle manufacturers for electro-hydraulic braking...

ATX Monitors Tires. (Vehicle Systems).(ATX Technologies)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... ATX Technologies, Inc. (Tel: 972/753-6230; Email: gwallace@track.com, Website: www.atxtechnologies.com) and Cycloid Company (Tel: 724/742-1780; Email: carse@cycloid.com, Website: www.cycloid.com) will jointly develop a system to provide early...

AMI-C Announces Suppliers. (Vehicle Systems).(Automotive Multimedia Interface Collaboration)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Automotive Multimedia Interface Collaboration, Inc. (AMI-C; 160 E. Pearson, No. 3108, Chicago, IL 60611; Tel: 847/577-9800, Fax: 408/737-0482; Email: shields@ygomi.com, Website: www.ami-c.org) selected contributing suppliers to participate...

Receivers Have Fewer Components. (Vehicle Systems).(XM Satellite Radio chooses Silicon Laboratories synthesizer)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... XM Satellite Radio, Inc. (1250 23rd St., NW, Suite 57, Washington, DC 20037; Tel: 202/969-7070, Fax: 202/969-7050; Website: www.xmradio.com) will use Silicon Laboratories, Inc.'s (4635 Boston Ln., Austin, TX 78735; Tel: 512/416-8500, Fax:...

Visteon Entertainment Enters Europe. (Vehicle Systems).(entertainment systems for Renault Laguna II)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... Visteon Corp.'s (14425 Sheldon Rd., Plymouth, MI 48170; Tel: 313/755-9121, Fax: 313/845-9111; Website: www.visteon.com) European Aftermarket operations is supplying the in-Car entertainment systems for the Renault Laguna II. The system was...

GM Chooses Delphi Systems. (Vehicle Systems).(General Motors)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... General Motors (100 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI 48243; Tel: 248/ 269-1395, Fax: 313/556-5108) will use Delphi Automotive Systems (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, MI 48098-2815; Tel: 248/813-2528,Fax: 248/813-2670; Email: john.m.shea@delphiauto.com)...

Nissan Immerses in Haptic Future. (Vehicle Systems).(Nissan Motor Co. contract with Immersion)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Immersion Corp. (801 Fox Ln., San Jose, CA 9513; Tel: 408/350-8778; Email: kfirehammer@immersion.com, Website: www.immersion.com) entered into an agreement with Nissan (17-1, Ginza 6-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8023, Japan). The two companies...

Mercedes Upgrades Phone Options. (Vehicle Systems).(Mercedes-Benz to offer Motorola system)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Mercedes-Benz (One Mercedes Dr., Montvale, NJ 07645) will offer the Motorola's (1303 E. Algonquin Rd., Motorola Center, Schaumburg, IL 60196; Tel: 847/907-8925) V60 hands-free phone system. The two companies have had a long-term business...

Chrysler Seeks Partners. (Vehicle Systems).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... After relative quiet compared with its competitors, DaimlerChrysler (1000 Chrysler Dr., Auburn Hills, MI 48326; Tel: 248/576-5741, Fax: 248/512-292; Website: www.daimlerchrysler.com) announced that it has forged relationships with a variety of...

Logging On at the Airport. (Communications).(Concourse Communications Group uses iPass technology)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Concourse Communications Group, LLC (146 Chestnut St., Suite 301; Springfield, MA 01103; Tel: 413/746.0305; Email: info@concoursecommunication.com, Website: www.concoursecommunications.com) and its subsidiary New York Telecom Partners ("NYTP")...

Voice Comes to @Road. (Communications).(voice technology)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... @Road (47200 Bayside Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538; Tel: 877/429-7623, Fax: 510/870-1444; Website: www.atroad.com) launched a voice technology called @Road Voice Solutions. The technology will let subscribers use any phone, whether wired or...

Truck Transmissions Remotely Recorded. (Fleet Management).(ZF Mentor, Cummins select Nexiq systems)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... ZF Mentor, LLC (2135 W. Maple Rd., Troy, MI 48084; Tel: 248/435-1000, Fax: 248/435-1393; Website: www.arvinmeritor.com), selected Nexiq Technologies' (1155 Elm St., Manchester, NH 03101; Tel: 319/545-5400; Email: brian. payne@nexiq.com,...

OmniTracs Still Dominates. (Fleet Management).(Qualcomm Inc.'s mobile communication system)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Qualcomm, Inc. (6455 Lusk Blvd.; San Diego, CA 92121; Tel: 619/587-1121; Website: www. qualcomm. corn) announced anew communication application, known as OmniOne. OmniOne is designed to work within the company's OmniTRACS product. OmniOne...

Trackware Expands in Mexico, Canada. (Fleet Management).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... @Track Communications, Inc. (16479 Dallas Pkwy., Suite 710, Dallas, TX 75248; Tel: 972/301-2024; Website: www.attrack.com) signed a new agreement Cellemetry, LLC (1600 Parkwood Circle, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30339; Tel: 770/693-5950, Fax:...

Trucking Exchange Expands. (Fleet Management).(TransCore Exchange)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... TransCore's Commercial Services Group (10260 Campus Point Dr., MS E1, San Diego, CA 92121; Tel: 619/450-3795, Fax: 619/552-4777; Website: www.transcore.com) released TransCore Exchange, which was formerly called DATconexus. The electronic...

Trimble Enters Mexican Market. (Fleet Management).(company data)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Trimble Information Services, Inc. (TIS, Chandler, AZ), a 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) subsidiary, and gedas Mexico, a...

Bart Chooses Cubic Systems. (Transit).(Cubic Transportation Systems contract information)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART, 101 8th St. Metro 2, Oakland, CA 94607) chose Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS, 9333 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92123; Tel: 858/505-2378; Email: Kelly.Williams@cubic.com, Website:...

IntellOne Has Aid for Traffic. (Traveler Information Services).(company product introduction)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2001... IntelliOne Technologies (1904 Monroe Dr., NE, Suite 250, Atlanta, GA 30324; Tel: 404/817-6686, Fax: 404/817-6687; Email: information@intel1ione.com, Website: www.intellione.com) launched two products. Traffic-Aid, which collects roadway...

DC Traffic Comes to Video. (Traveler Information Services).(TrafficLand, Inc contracts with Smart-Pants Media, Inc)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... TrafficLand, Inc. (10560 Main St., Fairfax, VA 22030; Tel: 703/591-1933; Website: www. trafficland.com) chose Smart-Pants Media, Inc. (16 South Calvert St., Suite 502; Baltimore, MD 21202; Tel: 877/237-6670; Website: www.smartpants.com) as a...

Traffic Probed by Reporters. (Traveler Information Services).(Mobility Technologies product information)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Mobility Technologies (Chester-brook Corporate Ctr., 640 Lee Rd., Suite 300, Wayne, PA 19087; Tel: 610/407-7424; Email: jsmith@traffic.com, Website: www. traffic.com) developed software to collect speed and location data from vehicles. The...

Primary Providers Plan for Future. (Traveler Information Services).(OnStar service information)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... OnStar, a subsidiary of General Motors (100 Renaissance Ctr., Detroit, MI 48243; Tel: 248/5882844; Email: todd.carstensen@onstar.com, Website: www. onstar.com), subscribers can now listen to CNN Radio. Program offerings include news, business...

Voice Control Options Become Clearer. (Auto Electronics).(Clarity, LLC contracts with Texas Instrument, Inc)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Clarity, LLC (3290W. Big Beaver Rd., Suite 220, Troy, MI 48084; Tel: 248/822-5122, Fax: 248/8225123; Email: fredn@clarityco. corn, Website: www.clarityco. corn) joined Texas Instruments, Inc.'s (TI, 6550 Chase Oaks Blvd., MS 8470, Plano, TX...

Microcontroller Has Multiple Uses. (Auto Electronics).(Fujitsu Microelectronics product introduction)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2001... Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (127, Chemin des Bassins, F-94035 Creteil Cedex; Tel: 49/6103-690257, Fax: 49/6103-690122; Email: jim.bryant@fme.fujitsu.com, Website: www.fme.fujitsu.com) announced a new microcontroller, called MB91F364G. The...

Contracts Are Phased In. (Traffic Management).(International Road Dynamics, Inc contract information)(Brief Article)
November 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) completed installation of 26 permanent counting and classification data collection sites as part of...

Consensus Built with Assistance. (Traffic Management).(Iteris, Inc contracts with Georgia Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT, No. 2 Capitol Sq., SW, Atlanta, GA 30334) chose Iteris, Inc., a subsidiary of Odetics, Inc. (1515 S. Manchester Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802-2907; Tel: 714/780-7281; Email: lss2@iteris.com, Website:...

Multiple Frequencies Used. (Traffic Management).(Los Angeles Department of Transportation contracts with Image Sensing Systems, Inc)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Department of Transportation for the City of Los Angeles (LADOT, 205 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012) installed Image Sensing Systems, Inc.'s (ISS, 500 Spruce Tree Centre, St. Paul, MN 55104-3825; Tel: 612/603-7700, Fax: 612/603-7795)...

Facial Identification Market Expands. (Law Enforcement).(Imagis Technologies, Inc and Orion Scientific Systems contracts)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Oakland Police Department (OPD, Oakland, CA) will extend the installation of Imagis Technologies, Inc. (1075 West Georgia St., Suite 1300, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6E 3C9; Tel: 604/6842449, Fax: 604/684-4601) and Orion Scientific Systems'...

Transcore Launches 5.8-GHz Set. (Electronic Tolling).(company product introduction)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
November 1, 2001... TransCore (10260 Campus Point Dr., MS E1, San Diego, CA 92121; Tel: 619/450-3795, Fax: 619/552-4777; Website: www. transcore.com) launched its 5.8-GHz wireless product set that meets the Comite Europeen de Normalisation (CEN) dedicated...

Contract for Avel-Tech. (Industry News).(from Motorola)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Motorola (1303 E. Algonquin Rd., Motorola Center, Schaumburg, IL 60196; Tel: 847/523-6665) chose AVeL-Tech (2525 Blvd. Daniel Johnson, Suite 300, Laval, Quebec H7T 1S9 Canada; Tel: 450/682-6262, Fax: 450/682-8117; Email: mjarry@aveltech.ca,...

Sirius Loses Its Leader. (Industry News).(Sirius Satellite Radio )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Sirius Satellite Radio (1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Fl., New York, NY 10020; Tel: 212/584-5138, Fax: 2121899-5050; Email: mkramer@siriusradio.com, Website: www.siriusradio.com) announced that David Margolese stepped down as chief...

ITS America Sees Role in Homeland Defense. (Industry News).(Intelligent Transportation Society of America)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America, 400 Virginia Ave., SW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20024; Tel: 202/484-4664, Fax: 202/484-3483; Email: ckane@itsa.org, Website: www.itsa.org) formed an ITS homeland security task...

Gentex Corp. (Briefly Noted).(contract with Ford Motor Co.)(Brief Article)
November 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-dimming mirrors with telematics functions to Ford Motor Co. for the 2002 Lincoln Town Car....

Eaton Corp. (Briefly Noted).(purchases Donnelly Corp.'s European assets)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Eaton Corp. (1111 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114; Tel: 216/523-4736, Fax: 216/523-4787), announced that it has acquired the assets of the European portion of a vehicle mirror actuator business of Donnelly Corporation (NYSE:DON) located in...

SmarTire Systems, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(financial results for year ended July 31, 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... SmarTire Systems, Inc. (155 Wilbur Dr., NE, North Canton, OH 44720; Tel 330/497-0928 or 800/982-2001, Fax 330/497-0958; Email: info@smartire.com) Website: www.smartire.com) reported its financial results for the year ended July 3l, 2001. The...

Novatel Wireless, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(financial results for third quarter of 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... Novatel Wireless, Inc. (9360 Towne Centre Dr., Suite 110, San Diego, CA 92121-3030; Tel: 888/888-9231, Fax: 858/784-0626; Email: mthomas@novatelwireless.com, Website: www.novatelwireless.com) reported financial results for the third quarter and...

Donnelly Corp. (Briefly Noted).(financial results in third quarter of 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... Donnelly Corp. (49 West Third St., Holland, MI 49423-2813; Tel: 616/786-7000, Fax: 616/786-6034; Email: info@donnelly.com, Website: www.donnelly.com) reported a net loss from operations of $3.4 million, or $0.33/share, on third-quarter revenues...

IBTTA Calls for Papers. (Conferences).
November 1, 2001... The International Bridge, Tuneel & Turnpike Association (IBTTA, 1146 19th St., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036-3703; Tel: 202/659-4620, Fax: 202/659-0500 Email: marobbins@ibtta.org) has issued a call for papers for its 70th annual meeting,...

Calendar.
November 1, 2001... December 3-4, 2001. Telematics Software and Hardware Developers Conference, Hilton Hotel Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA. Contact: Pete Costello; Tel: 202/484-2896; Email: pcostello@itsa.org. March 13-15,2002. Eighth International Conference...