telematics
RSS telematicsFord builds in telematics to vans, pickups
News Car manufacturer Ford has signed a deal to build telematics systems into vehicles at the factory. There are no plans to factory build in telematics systems in Europe, however. From next year, Ford will... [19 Nov 2008]
Global Telematics announce Parcelforce contract
News Global Telematics, the joint venture between Racal and European Telecom, has won a five-year contract to supply its fleet management system to Parcelforce Worldwide. Global Telematics will use its Orchid... [08 Jun 1999]
Tesco.com vans cut fuel bills with telematics tech
News Tesco.com has upped delivery rates and reduced fuel consumption of its delivery vans - by 10 per cent in both cases - using new telematics technology. Tesco.com has struck a multimillion-pound deal with supply chain... [25 Jul 2008]
Anglo strikes BAE telematics and funding deal
News BAE Systems is buying mobile communications service provider Anglo Communications' telematics division for £2.85m. The BAE telematics deal will see 29.7 per cent of Anglo's parent, Ofex-listed Recall... [29 Oct 2001]
Norwich Union gets high-tech help for telematics-based car insurance
News Norwich Union is working with IBM and Orange on a telematics system that could reduce some drivers' insurance premiums by working out how safe they are at the wheel. IBM is supplying the telematics... [13 Mar 2003]
Developed an On-Board Diagnostics and Telematics Unit That Enabled the Client to Offer Services From Remote Location and Enhance the User Experience
White Paper MindTree developed an on-board automotive diagnostics and telematics unit for the world's leading manufacturer of automotive tools. The solution re-engineered the earlier design, reduced the BOM cost and added a lot of... [28 Mar 2008]
Data Protection and Data Sharing in Telematics
White Paper Automotive telematics may be defined as the information-intensive applications enabled for vehicles by a combination of telecommunications and computing technology. Telematics by its nature requires the... [28 Apr 2007]
Investigation Into the Performance of EOTD for GSM Users in Telematics Applications
White Paper Location-based services have been standardized for incorporation into 3rd generation wireless communications as a result of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) mandate on wireless carriers to provide Automatic Location... [12 May 2006]
Zonar Drives Advanced Fleet Telematics With Google Maps for Enterprise
White Paper Since 2001, Seattle-based Zonar Systems has been revolutionizing transportation industry with Electronic Fleet Management solution which uses inspection and GPS data to track and analyze passenger bus and truck activity nationwide. [23 Jun 2009]
Mobile M2M connections on the up
News Cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) connections are set to rise by more than a third in the next four years, analyst Berg Insight predicts, driven by rollouts of vehicle telematics. But the analyst predicts vehicle... [06 May 2008]
German techies invent hacker killer
News The Lock-Keeper-System from the Trier Institute for Telematics operates by physically separating local and wide area networks when under attack. Thomas Engel from the Institute of Telematics, said: "With... [01 Mar 2001]
Solution Increases Operational Efficiency, Lowers Costs for Technology Industry Users
White Paper The KOrea Telematics Business Association (KOTBA) works to promote telematics - a growing form of communication that integrates wireless technology, vehicle-monitoring systems, and location devices -... [31 Mar 2007]
Nokia announces plans for Web-enabled cars
News In a statement, the company said it will launch its first telematics system - wireless vehicle communications technology - by the end of this year, with second generation equipment following in 2001. The company said the... [28 Feb 2000]
Ditched pay-as-you-drive insurance set for revival?
News Insurance giant Norwich Union launched its Pay As You Drive insurance policy back in October 2006, paying for telematics boxes to be installed in customers' cars to collect data on when, where and how their vehicles were... [06 Oct 2008]
The Ovum View: WLAN - beyond simple data access
Comment Cellular manufacturers have half-heartedly chased the prospect of vehicle telematics for years, with little to show for it. Now several vehicle manufacturers, including Daimler-Benz, have embraced WLAN, acknowledging... [17 Apr 2003]
