Location Based Systems

December 9, 2013
In the US, the Texas-based Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is operating a connected vehicle affiliated test bed in cooperation with the US…
December 5, 2013
The increasing capability of satellite navigation is helping vehicle manufacturers and local authorities as well as individual drivers and fleets. In…
December 5, 2013
Inherent weaknesses in satellite communications are leading several countries to re-evaluate terrestrial-based backup systems. There is a tale…
December 5, 2013
Kapsch’s Arno Klamminger and Wolfgang Fleischer consider the need for an agnostic approach to technology for charging and tolling. Periodically,…
December 4, 2013
Rand McNally’s latest fleet management offering, TrueTrack, is a web-based solution designed to provide fleet managers with the ability to improve…
December 4, 2013
TRW’s latest Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) technology, incorporating closed loop control, has gone into production for the first time on two vehicle…
December 4, 2013
Nexcom claims its in-vehicle computer, VTC 1010, provides the performance, reliability and scalability required to build a connected vehicle that can…
December 4, 2013
Orbcomm’s GT 1100 self-powered asset tracking and monitoring solution is said to be easy to install on trailer roof tops, between the corrugations of…
December 3, 2013
Volvo Cars will play a leading role in the world's first large-scale autonomous driving pilot project in which 100 self-driving Volvo cars will use…
December 2, 2013
During a recent debate on connected vehicles, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) highlighted that intelligent transport systems (ITS) are…