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Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear
News Outside healthcare, the report points to many future applications of wireless tech in the transport sector, including road-to-vehicle and car-to-car comms technology to alert drivers to traffic jams to help reduce congestion; intelligent... [08 May 2008]
Mobile M2M connections on the up
News Europe is well on the way to introducing the eCall automatic emergency call system and several Latin American countries are considering mandatory tracking devices on all new cars to combat epidemic vehicle crime. [06 May 2008]
Life-saving car tech plan stalls
News The EC has called on member states to buck up their ideas over eCall, the system which will transmit details about a car's whereabouts and its owner to emergency services in the event of an accident. The Commission's... [12 Dec 2006]
Emergency call tech for cars stuck in EU jam
News The European Union's plan to install technology that can remotely contact the emergency services in all new cars is being stymied by the lassitude of member states.eCall, the system that will enable all cars to contact... [14 Sep 2005]
