Advanced Transportation Technology News articles from September 2001

Advanced Transportation Technology News archives from September 2001

Merged Efforts Address Rollovers.(TRW Chassis Systems)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... TRW Chassis Systems (4505 West 26 Mile Rd., Washington, MI 48094; Tel: 810/781-7217; Email: gary.klasen@trw.com, Website: www.trw.com) developed its active roll control (ARC) system to help reduce the risk of rollover accidents. Phil...

Joining Forces to Speak Smartly.(telematics)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Speech control is considered the interface of choice for telematics systems, with impressive market potential. To try and harness that potential, companies continue to pool assets and expertise. Wind River Systems, Inc. (500 Wind River Way,...

Combined Injection Improves Efficiency.(Delphi Automotive Systems contracts with Orbital Engine Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Delphi Automotive Systems (5725 Delphi Dr., Troy, MI 48098-2815; Tel: 810/257-7723; Email: brad.w.jackson@delphiauto.com, Website: www.delphiauto.com) and Orbital Engine Corp. (1 Whipple St., Balcatta, Western Australia, 6021; Tel:...

Effort to Reduce Air Bag Injuries.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Robert Bosch Corp. (Postfach 10 60 50, D-70049 Stuttgart, Germany; Tel: 49/7121-35-1628; Website: www.bosch.de) and Mechanical Dynamics, Inc. (MDI, 2300 Traverwood Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48105; Tel: 734/994-3800, Fax: 734/994-6418; Email:...

Siemens Chooses Powertrain Chips.(Siemens VDO Automotive AG)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Infineon Technologies (1730 North First St., San Jose, CA 95112; Tel: 408/501-6390; Website: www.infineon.com) will supply Siemens VDO Automotive (2400 Executive Hills Dr., Auburn Hills, MI 48328; Tel: 248/209-5826, Fax: 248/253-2700) with...

Visteon to Supply DVD Rear Seat.(digital video disc)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Visteon Corp. (14425 Sheldon Rd Plymouth, MI 48170; Tel: 313/755-3699; Email: dmuniz@visteon.com, Website: www.visteon.com) will supply its digital versatile disc (DVD) rear seat entertainment system to MOPAR, DaimlerChrysler's (1000 Chrysler...

Cellport Adapts to Serial Interface.(Cellport Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Qualcomm Inc. (6455 Lusk Blvd., San Diego, CA 92121; Tel: 619/587-1121; Website: www.qualcomm.com) granted Cellport Systems, Inc. (4888 Pearl East Cle., Suite 300E, Boulder, CO 80301; Tel: 303/541-0722, Fax: 303/541-0731; Email:...

New Standard Emerges.(Wireless Application Protocol)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Cellular phone companies intend to bring telematic services to their customers. However, as each has its own technology, standards are necessary to make the interaction of the systems seamless, as desired by consumers. Ericsson (Tel:...

L&H Releases Development Kit.(Lernout and Hauspie Speech Products N.V.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV (L&H, Flanders Language Valley 50, 8900, Leper, Belgium; Tel: 325/722-8888, Fax: 325/720-8489; Website: www.lhsl.com) announced that its Real Speak Compact software development kit (SDK) is generally...

Wireless Content Personalized.(MobileBriefs)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... MobileBriefs (1100 Abernathy Rd., Suite 115, Atlanta, GA 30328; Tel: 770/329-2523, Fax: 770/234-3815; Email: mprice@MobileBriefs.com, Website: www.mobilebriefs.com) announced its newly appointed advisory board of directors, which will provide...

Third-Generation Telematics Arrives.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... ATX Technologies (ATX, 10010 San Pedor, Suite 200, San Antonio, TX 78216; Tel: 800/789-437, Fax: 210/979-4979; Website: www.track.com) developed communication link between vehicles and wireless devices using IBM's WebSphere everyplace server....

Telcontar Drills Down Anew.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Telcontar (Four North Second St., Suite 1225, San Jose, CA 95113; Tel: 415/533-2720; Email: cstevenson@telcontar.com, Website: www.telcontar.com) launched anew version of its drill down server (DDS). The server is a software platform for...

OnStar Evolution Continues.(management of OnStar Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... General Magic, Inc. (420 N. Mary Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086; Tel: 408/774-4225; Email: erin@generalmagic.com, Website: www.generalmagic.com) entered an agreement with OnStar Corp. (Website: www.onstar.com), a subsidiary of General Motors Corp....

Alliance Supports Wireless Platform.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Wireless Car(Stjarngatan 10,417 55 Gothenburg, Sweden Tel: 463/165-1904; Email: adi.nilson@wirelesscar.com, Website: www.wirelesscar.com) and Aether Systems, Inc. (11460 Cronridge Dr., Owings Mills, MD 21117; Tel: 410/654-6400; Website:...

Motorola Gets into Lincoln.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Motorola (1303E. Algonquin Rd., Motorola Center, Schaumburg, IL 60196; Tel: 847/523-6665), together with Ford Motor Co. (1 America Rd., Dearborn, MI 48126; Tel: 313/337-3258, Fax: 313/594-2105), announced that Motorola is the exclusive provider...

Telematics Field Trial Begins.(InfoMove)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... InfoMove (10635 NE 38th Pl., Suite A, Kirkland, WA 98033; Tel: 425/576-4500, Fax: 425/576-4600) launched the smart telematics application review trial (START) program. The program is a field trial lab for testing the deployment of telematic...

Phones Need Assist to Be Located.(Cellpoint Inc. and SiRF Technology Inc. join to create GSM platform)
September 1, 2001... CellPoint, Inc. (3000 Hillswood Dr., Hillswood Business Park, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 ORS England; Tel: 440/1932-895-310, Fax: 440/1344-623-090; Email: hk@cellpoint.com, Website: www.cellpoint.com) and SiRF Technology, Inc. (148 E. Brokaw Rd.,...

Satellite Radio Future in High Performance.(BMW of North America to offer service from Sirius Satellite Radio)
September 1, 2001... Buyers of high-performance vehicles will soon have the option to pay for radio service. BMW of North America, LLC (300 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675) and Sirius Satellite Radio (1221 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Fl., New York, NY...

NextBus Enters Next Market.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (1600 Franklin St., Oakland, CA 94612; Tel: 510/891-4777) will use NextBus' NextBus Information Systems, Inc. (1321 67th St., Emeryville, CA 94608; Tel: 510/420-3130; Email: asmith@nextbus.com, Web...

Avel-TECH Dispatches Ottawa Police.(contract with Dataradio Inc.)
September 1, 2001... Dataradio (5500 Royalmount Ave., Suite 200, TMR, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H4P 1H7; Tel: 514/737-0020, Fax: 514/737-7883) awarded AVeL-TECH (2525 Blvd. Daniel-Johnson, Suite 300, Laval, Quebec H7T 1S9 Canada; Tel: 450/682-6262, Fax:...

Controlling the Brazilian Skies.(Loral Skynet do Brasil has new ground station)
September 1, 2001... Loral Skynet do Brasil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Loral Space & Communications (SS/L, 3825 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303; Tel: 212/338-5383; Email: mac.jeffery@hq.loral.com, in, Website: www.ssloral.com), established a ground station in...

Work Zones Get Safer.
September 1, 2001... The Michigan Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Michigan State Police are using IRD's (IRD, 702 - 43rd St., E. Saskatoon, SK S7K 3T9; Tel: 303/355-5998, Fax: 306/242-5599, Email: irdir@irdinc.com) dynamic work zone safety...

Nextel Adds Tracking.(joins with DataBurst Technologies Inc.)
September 1, 2001... DataBurst Technologies, Inc. (800 Research Dr., Suite 240, Woodland Park, CO 80863; Website: www.databurst.com) will offer its automatic vehicle location (AVL) services on Nextel Communications' (2001 Edmund Halley Dr., Reston, VA 20191)...

@Track Builds Customer Base.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... @Track Communications, Inc. (16479 Dallas Pkwy., Suite 710, Dallas, TX 75248; Tel: 972/3012024; Website: www.at-track.com) announced that T&M Express, Inc. added TrackWare to its @Track fleet management systems. T&M was already an @Track...

Sites Monitored Remotely.(Axcess ActiveTag)
September 1, 2001... Axcess, Inc. (3208 Commander Dr., Carrolton, TX 75006; Tel: 800/588-6080, ext. 258; Email: tcollova@axcessinc.com, Website: www. axcessinc.com) added sensor-monitoring capabilities to its line of automatic wireless identification products,...

Where's My Dump Truck?(Aether Systems Inc. contract with County Transit Inc.)
September 1, 2001... Aether Systems, Inc. (11460 Cronridge Dr., Owings Mills, MD 21117; Tel: 571/633-5684; Email:sdwerrlein@aethersystems.com, Website: www.aethersystems.com) announced that County Transit, Inc. (WI; Tel: 715/848-1365) selected Aether's wireless...

Short Range Standard Endorsed.
September 1, 2001... The establishment of standards is critical for continued progress in intelligent transportation systems (ITS). The orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) Forum (Tel: 403/204-7784; Email: media@wi-lan.com, Website: www.ofdm-forum.com)...

Andrew Roves on the Roof.(Land Rover chooses Andrew Corp.'s GPS)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Land Rover, part of Ford Premier Automotive Group, chose Andrew Corp.'s (10500 W 153rd St., Orland Park, IL 60462; Tel: 708/ 349-5661; Email: greta.brown@ andrew.com, Website: www. andrew.com) roof-mounted global positioning systems (GPS)...

Tire Tags Identified.
September 1, 2001... Intermec Technologies Corp.'s (6001 36th Ave. W, Everett, WA 98203-9280; Tel: 800/347-2636; Email: kathie.anderson@intermec.com, Website: www.intermec.com) Intellitag radio frequency identification (RFID) technology supports a newly developed...

U.S. Wireless Writes Chapter 11.
September 1, 2001... The cost necessary to establish and ITS infrastructure is greater than many anticipated, and the market has not emerged as predicted. U.S. Wireless Corp. (USWC, 2303 Camino Ramon, Suite 200, San Ramon, CA 94583; Tel:925/327-6200, Fax:...

National Architecture Evolves.(Iteris Inc. wins contract from Federal Highway Administration)
September 1, 2001... Iteris, Inc. (1515 S. Manchester Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802-2907; Tel: 714/780-7281; Email: lss2@iteris.com, Website: www.iteris.com) won a $13 million contract from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA, 400 Seventh St., SW, Washington, DC...

Raising Money for the Future.(Iteris Inc. raises money from DaimlerChrysler Venture GmbH)
September 1, 2001... Significant investment in the promise of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) is required if that promise is to be realized. Iteris (1515 S. Manchester Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802-2907; Tel: 714/780-7281; Email: lss2@iteris.com, Website:...

SmarTire Systems, Inc.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * 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) has initial orders with customers in Germany, France, Belgium, and South Africa for...

Nestor, Inc.(revenues)
September 1, 2001... * Nestor, Inc. (One Richmond Sq., Providence, RI 02906; Tel: 401/331-9640, Fax: 401/331-7319; Website: www.nestor.com) reported revenues of $1.06 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2001, a 3% increase compared with revenues of $1.03 million...

MobileAria, Inc.(Alan Cyron hired)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * MobileAria, Inc. (Silicon Valley, CA; Website: www.MobileAria.com) announced the appointment of Alan J. Cyron as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Cyron will apply his 25 yr. of financial experiences to help guide...

Mobility Technologies.(signs contract with Navigation Technologies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... * Mobility Technologies (Chesterbrook Corporate Ctr., 640 Lee Rd., Suite 300, Wayne, PA 19087; Tel: 610/407-7424; Email: jsmith@traffic.com, Website: www.traffic.com) will use Navigation Technologies' (740 E. Arques Ave., Sunnyvale, CA...

Trading Stocks in Cars.(report from Meridien Research)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A new report entitled "In-Vehicle Telematics: Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear," from Meridien Research (2020 Commonwealth Ave., Newton, MA 02466; Tel: 617/796-2800; Website: www.meridienresearch.com) predicts that consumers will...

ATTN Stock Watch.(Advanced Transportation Technology News)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... ATTN Stock Watch (At Close, Septenaber 4, 2001) This Last Company Exchange Symbol Month Month Change Amerigon (NSDAQ) ARGN 2.00 2.86 (0.86) Delphi ...