Location Based Systems

December 2, 2013
A push by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to use technology to reduce traffic fatalities aims to keep drunk drivers off the…
November 29, 2013
TomTom has announced a partnership with UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. TomTom’s global Traffic Index data will be used…
November 28, 2013
A new app that connects a vehicle’s systems to the internet opens up a range of possibilities as Jon Masters discovers. Sometimes the most…
November 28, 2013
The implementation of in-vehicle systems will require multilateral cooperation, as Honda’s Sue Bai explains to Colin Sowman. Vehicle manufacturers…
November 27, 2013
Do Advanced Driver Assistance Systems represent a positive step forward for safety, or something of a safety risk? Jason Barnes discusses the issue…
November 26, 2013
China’s fifth annual Future Challenge earlier this month pitted eleven unmanned intelligent vehicles against each other on a course designed to test…
November 22, 2013
Inrix XD Incidents is a breakthrough in traffic intelligence, according to the company, which says it reports more accidents, road closures and other…
November 21, 2013
The European Parliament has approved US$9.5 billion in funding to further develop and complete Europe's satellite navigation programs, including the…
November 21, 2013
The latest analysis by ABI research expects global V2V penetration in new cars to increase from 10.9 per cent in 2018 to 69 per cent in 2027. ABI…
November 21, 2013
Driver interface and human factors could provide the biggest obstacles to autonomous vehicles as Jon Masters discovers.