Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from October 2002

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from October 2002

Skrinking hardware expands tracking. (Fleet Management).(GPS receivers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Motorola, Inc. (Farmington Hills, ME, MotorolaAutomotive 248/324-9513; motorola.com/automotive) and IBM Microelectronics (1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604) introduced a new chip for global-positioning system applications, called...

A small entry launches GPS. (Fleet Management).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Integrating multiple components into a single chipset decreases materials while simplifying assembly. SiGe Semiconductor (2680 Queensview Dr., Ottawa, ON K2B 8J9; Tel: 613/820-9244, ext 290, Fax: 613/820-4933; Email: beh@sige.com, Website:...

Increasing security of trucks. (Fleet Management).(TruckSecure, Delphi Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Security of trucking is an issue of increased import this past year. Delphi Corp. (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, MI 48098-28; Tel: 248/813-2000, Fax: 248/813-2670) introduced a system called TruckSecure, a second-generation product, to improve...

Interface module will send codes. (Fleet Management).(AirIQ, Inc.)(Delphi)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AirIQ, Inc. (1099 Kingston Rd., Ste. 233, Pickering, ON, Canada L1V 1B5; Tel: 905/831-6444, Fax: 905/831-0567) and Delphi (5725 Delphi Dr.; Troy, MI 48098-28; Tel: 248/813-2000, Fax: 248/813-2670; Website: delphiauto.com) will co-develop a...

Options enhanced for smaller players. (Fleet Management).(TELETRAC Inc. (Goleta, California))
October 1, 2002... Teletrac, Inc. (7391 Lincoln Way, Garden Grove, CA 92841-1428; Tel: 800/835-3872, Fax: 714/379-6378; Website: teletrac.net) announced the availability of a new analytical reporting feature called On-Site. The new feature is incorporated into...

Offering hardware and service. (Fleet Management).(Trimble Navigation Ltd.)
October 1, 2002... Low-cost vehicle location for smaller fleets is an ongoing market need. Eighty percent of fleets, by some estimates, have fewer than 1,000 vehicles, but prices for fleet-tracking systems have limited penetration of the technology. Trimble (645...

Trimble expands down under. (Fleet Management).(Voxson Ltd.)(Trimble Navigation Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Trimble (645 N. Mary Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086; Tel: 408/481-7808, Fax: 408/481-7781; Email: leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com, Website: trimble.com) and Voxson, Ltd. (231 Holt St., Eagle Farm, Brisbane Old 4009, Australia; Tel: 617/3868-1277, Fax:...

Compression puts maps in pocket. (Traveler Information Services).
October 1, 2002... Palmtop's (Tel: 310/20-4469-469; Email: info@tomtom.com) TomTom navigation package for handheld personal computers (PC) offers Tele Atlas (1605 Adams Dr., Menlo Park, CA. 94025; Tel: 408/885-1877) maps, Palmtop's TomTom Navigator and...

Brake by wire comes closer. (Vehicle Systems).(Regie Nationale des Usines Renault)(Delphi Automotive Systems Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Renault selected Delphi (Tel: 248/813-4706; Email: steve.kinkade@delphiauto.com) as its partner to implement an advanced brake-by-wire system on the Ellypse concept car. Delphi's Electro Mechanical Braking system (EMB) makes a substantial...

Passengers bathed in warmth. (Vehicle Systems).(Delphi Corp.)(Regie Nationale des Usines Renault)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... In recent years, vehicle designers have begun placing thermal systems throughout the vehicle to improve efficiency and passenger comfort. Heated seats, for example, have been options on luxury vehicles for a few years. Delphi Corp. (5725 Delphi...

Entry unveils digital sound. (Vehicle Systems).(Microtune, Inc.)
October 1, 2002... Microtune, Inc. (2201 10th St., Plano, TX 75074; Tel: 972/673-1850, Fax: 972/673-1602) unveiled three products. The products, the MT1110 broadband amplifier chip, the MT7402 in-car digital TV tuner, and MT0755 A Bluetooth OneChip, are intended...

Backing into the market. (Vehicle Systems).(Guardian Alert Doppler Awareness Systems )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Sense Technologies, Inc. (800 Clanton Rd., Ste. U, Charlotte, NC 28217; Tel: 704/522-7999 Fax: 704/522-7944) announced a significant distribution agreement for its patented Guardian Alert Doppler Awareness Systems with Automotive Development...

System speeds customs clearance. (Electronic Registration).
October 1, 2002... Open Harbor (1123 Industrial Rd., San Carlos, CA 94070; Tel: 650/413-4200, Fax: 650/413-4298) announced a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with DHL (Industriepark Diegem Hoek, Woluwelaan 151, Diegem, 1831, Belgium) to automate the...

Smart plates deter theft. (Electronic Registration).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Infineon (St.-Martin Strasse 53, Munich, 81669, Germany), Schreiner Prosecure, (Bruckmannring 22, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany; Tel: 49/89-31584-0, Fax: 49/89-31584-166) and Utsch (Marienhuette 49, 57080 Siegen, Germany; Tel: 4912713191-0,...

Windshield tags support commerce. (Electronic Registration).
October 1, 2002... Transcore (10260 Campus Point Dr., MS E1, San Diego, CA 92121; Tel: 619/450-3795, Fax: 619/552-4777; Website: transcore.com) introduced new electronic toll-tag technology. Called eGo 2200 Series, the windshield-mounted tags are designed to be...

Single source option offered. (Electronic Registration).(Forte Toll Solutions, Transcore)
October 1, 2002... Transcore (10260 Campus Point Dr., MS E1, San Diego, CA 92121; Tel: 619/450-3795, Fax: 619/552-4777; Website: transcore.com) introduced a toll-systems management offering, called Forte Toll Solutions. The package is designed to offer a...

Beating Boeing to the punch. (Aviation).(JetConnect service, Verizon Airfone)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Verizon Airfone's (1095 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Fl., New York, NY 10036; Tel: 908/306-4824; Website: verizonwireless.com) new in-flight data service, JetConnect, brings the Internet to airline passengers. Several competitors, including...

Accurate weather delivered. (Aviation).(Jeppesen Sanderson Inc.)(Honeywell Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Jeppesen (55 Inverness Dr. E., Englewood, CO 80112-5498; Tel: 303/799-9090, Fax: 303/328-4153; Website: jeppesen.com) and Honeywell (101 Columbia Rd., Morristown, NJ 07962; Tel: 973/455-2000, Fax: 973/455-2096) formed an alliance. The alliance...

Smart cards finally emerging. (Transit).
October 1, 2002... ERG Group (247 Balcatta Rd., Balcatta WA 6021 Australia) was awarded the contract to develop an automated fare-collection system for the new Las Vegas monorail, scheduled to open in late 2003. With this and other projects, Michael Nash, vice...

Ongoing updates increase accuracy. (Transit).(Infocell Telecom)(Four J's Development Tools )
October 1, 2002... Public transit is much more prevalent in Europe and Asia than in the U.S. for both practical and cultural reasons. But riders everywhere want the service to be convenient and efficient. Infocell Telecom (Station House, Shankill, Co., Dublin,...

Data delivered by voice. (Transit).(Ann Arbor Transportation Authority )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A prevailing bit of industry conventional wisdom is that people would use transit more often if it were more convenient. One way to increase convenience is to let riders know the exact location of the buses. LogicTree (8400 Baltimore Ave., Ste....

Smart cards are multiplying. (Transit).(North County Transit District, San Diego, California)(Cubic Transportation Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Cubic Transportation Systems (9333 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92123; Tel: 858/505-2378; Email: Kelly.Williams@cubic.com, Website: cubic.com) received a $26 million contract from the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) and...

Smarter gates decrease anger. (Transit).(Cubic Transportation Systems Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Electrische Tram (RET, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Website: .railmusea.nl/) began using new-generation transit gates, called E2. Cubic Transportation Systems Ltd. (9333 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92123; Tel: 858/505-2378; Email:...

ATTN stock watch.(Advanced Transportation Technology News)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 1, 2002... ATTN Stock Watch (At Close, October 1, 2002) This Last Company Exchange Symbol Month Month Change Amerigon (NSDAQ) ARGN 1.18 1.63 -0.45 DaimlerChrysler (NYSE)...

Don't run these red stoplights. (Industry News).(includes multiple articles)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Nestor Traffic Systems, Inc. (NTS, One Richmond Sq., Providence, RI 02906; Tel: 401/331-9640, Fax: 401/331-7319; Website: nestor.com) announced that the city of Germantown began issuing Tennessee's first automated red-light citations using the...

Sensor need inspires partnership. (Industry News).(Valeo Raytheon Systems, Inc)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Valeo (43 rue Bayen, 75017 Paris, France) and Raytheon Company (141 Spring St., Lexington, MA 02421; Tel: 781/862-6600, Fax: 781/860-2172) announced a joint venture, called Valeo Raytheon Systems, Inc. The venture will develop and market...

Numerex Corp. (Briefly Noted).(Voxline Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Numerex Corp. (100 Four Falls Corp. Ctr., Ste. 407, W Conshohocken, PA 19428; Tel: 610/941-2844, Fax: 610/892-0725; Website: nmrx.com) announced the availability of a new mobile messaging offering, WebTap, which can transform Web content into...

Magna International, Inc. (Briefly Noted).(Donnelly Corp. )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Magna International, Inc. (337 Magna Dr., Aurora, ON L4G 7, Canada; Tel: 905/726-2462, Fax: 905/726-7164) and Donnelly Corp. (49 W. Third St., Holland, MI 49423-2813; Tel: 616/786-7000, Fax: 616/786-6034; Email: info@donnelly.com, Website:...

DriveCam Video Systems. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... DriveCam Video Systems (9550-A Ridgehaven Ct., San Diego, CA 92123; Tel: 858/430-4000, ext. 4003, Fax: 858/430-4001; Email: eandrew@drivecam.com; Website: drivecam.com) announced the appointment of Mitch Dye as manager of safety services. Dye...

@Road. (Briefly Noted).(ConnectBusiness)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... @Road (47200 Bayside Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538; 877/429-7623, Fax: 510/870-1444; Website: atroad.com) announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of ConnectBusiness. The acquisition expands the scope of @Road services. Under terms...

Waste Management. (Briefly Noted).(announces At Road agreement)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... WasteManagement (1001 Fannin, Ste. 4000, Houston, TX 77002; Tel: 713/512-6200, Fax: 713/512-6299) selected @Road (47200 Bayside Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94538; 877/ 429-7623, Fax: 510/870-1444; Website: atroad.com) as its preferred supplier partner...

Nexiq Technologies, Inc.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Nexiq Technologies, Inc. (1155 Elm St., Manchester, NH 03101; Tel: 603/627-3500, Fax: 603/627-3150; Website: nexiq.com) announced that John R. Allard, chairman & chief executive officer of Nexiq Technologies, Inc. has resigned his position as...

Teknowledge Corporation. (Briefly Noted).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Teknowledge Corporation (1810 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303; Tel: 650/424-0500, Fax: 650/493-2645) announced that Toyota (1 Toyota-cho, Toyota CityAichi, 471-8571, Japan; Tel: 81/565-28-2121) will be using an account-aggregation service...

Calendar.(transportation conferences)
October 1, 2002... March 3-6,2003,2001 SAE World Congress "Succeeding in the Alliance Game," Cobo Center in Detroit, MI. Contact the Society of Automotive Engineers, Tel: 877/723-2664 or at Website: sae.org. April 8-9, 2003, The second North American...