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“The average person spends nearly an hour a day driving to and from work, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. So-called “extreme commuters” spend four hours or more — that’s the equivalent of spending over a month per year sitting in a car. Long commute times are one factor driving the demand for technology-based accessories, […]

“Motorists who seem to turn off their brain when switching on their car’s satellite navigation system have had a number of spectacular crashes in the past year — but occasionally they’re right to blame the machine. Drivers obeying directions given by a sultry satnav voice have crashed into rivers, construction sites and roadside toilets in […]

Rand McNally, the old skool mappers from way back, have released their own portable GPS navigation - the Rand McNally GPS Navigator. The Rand McNally GPS Navigator provides a rich feature set at an affordable price. In addition to features drivers would expect in a leading GPS device - such as an easy-to-read 3.5-inch color […]

“Telematics is an exciting new growth opportunity for Honeywell Aerospace. By combining “wireless telemetry” with our “onboard avionics” systems, Honeywell will develop a new range of service opportunities that drive improved safety and efficiencies in customer operations. Honeywell is currently developing its first Telematics offering, remote diagnostics services, to support business jet engines […]

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u-blox has released the NEO-4S GPS module which packs high sensitivity, exceptionally low power consumption and a USB port into a miniature 12.2 x 16 mm package. The module’s -156 dBm SuperSense® tracking sensitivity extends positioning coverage to deep indoor locations and enables solutions that use smaller or covert antennas.
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Visteon is producing a Bluetooth hands-free system to equip the Nissan Bluebird Sylphy in China. “Visteon’s MACH Voice Link combines Visteon Voice Technology with Bluetooth wireless communication to create an interface between consumers’ portable electronic devices — such as mobile phones and PDAs — and their vehicles. Visteon Voice Technology is a voice activation system […]

QUALCOMM has granted Continental AG a CDMA2000 telematics module license agreement. Under the terms of the royalty-bearing agreement, QUALCOMM has granted Continental a worldwide license under its CDMA patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell CDMA2000 telematics modules.
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deCarta has just announced its first European Developer Seminar to be held on Monday 30th October, 2006 at Chelsea Football Stadium Business Centre, London. Designed following feedback from the highly successful US Developers Conference in San Francisco, deCarta’s developer seminar is a one-day event offering technical professional and business people with insights into new […]

“The Jaguar Tradelane Project tracks RFID-tagged containers filled with automobile parts from inland warehouse and distribution centers to the United Kingdom’s Port of Felixstowe. The containers are tracked when they arrive in the United States at two destination ports: the Port of New York/New Jersey and the Port of Oakland in California. The shipments are […]

Ahem. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Dept in Colorado is going to start alerting its citizens that their wireless networks may be vulnerable to those evil wardriving hackers. And if you aren’t home when they drop by to inform you of your unsecured network, well then, they will just leave you a pamphlet with instructions on […]

The test, which is being conducted to evaluate the receptivity of drivers to such a system, will run from Oct. 1, 2006 until the end of March 2009 in Kanagawa Prefecture, about 25 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. About 10,000 drivers, who must be subscribers to Nissan’s CARWINGS navigation service, are expected to participate in the […]

Freescale sold its soul for $17.6 billion to The Blackstone Group, an investment group that includes some noteable names like The Carlyle Group, Permira Funds and Texas Pacific Group.
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Thales and Proximetry announced today their partnership to offer GateSync: a high-speed, broadband wireless transmission system and service designed to deliver media content and aircraft operational data on and off the aircraft while on the ground. The innovative GateSync solution has been under development for the past 18-months and will leverage a combination of standards-based […]