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The Weekly Round-Up: 25.07.08
Round-Up Almost a third of people said the devices tried to make them drive somewhere where vehicles are prohibited, like one-way streets, pedestrian areas or the North Sea. Sat-nav devices are either the saviour of the modern driver or the new bane of our... [25 Jul 2008]
Photos: Motor Show showcases the future of car tech
Photo One hundred vehicles are due to be trialled, with 10 going to Berlin as part of the Clean Energy Partnership programme. Unfortunately it's not currently able to operate in London due to a Public Carriage Office rule that forbids vehicles with a... [25 Jul 2008]
Photos: 'Hero' bot hunts criminals
Photo Up to 10,000 heavy goods vehicles pass through Calais every week on routes that attract many illegal immigrants heading for the UK. The machine, seen in action here, is made by BAE Systems and is being trialled by UK Border Agency to reduce the... [24 Jul 2008]
Sat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News More than a third (36 per cent) of sat-nav users also said GPS has caused them to be uncertain or confused; and almost a third (26 per cent) said the tech tried to make them go through a no-entry sign or somewhere vehicles are prohibited. [22 Jul 2008]
Driving Success With Smarter, More Efficient Processes
White Paper Operating a rental car business with more than 711,000 vehicles worldwide results in a lot of paperwork. Rental agreements, invoices, statements, maintenance records, vehicle registrations, and more all need to be printed, copied, and archived. [18 Jul 2008]
Multi-Layer, Mission-Aware QoS Management Techniques for IP Applications in a Joint Battlespace Infosphere
White Paper It describes an MBNM prototype system for an Air Force Cooperative Attack mission with swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles. This paper presents an overall architecture and prototype for Mission-Based Network Management in a Joint Battlespace... [18 Jul 2008]
The Evolution of Asset Management
White Paper Good asset management leaders pride themselves on being able to deal with tough asset situations and solving problems with their equiptment, vehicles and property. Asset management - i.e.the acquisition, use, maintenance, modification and disposal... [17 Jul 2008]
A Study on the Feasibility of Mobile Gateways for Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
White Paper Vehicles with Wireless LAN radios can use other vehicles with both Wireless LAN and Cellular radios as mobile gateways and connect to the outside world. Development in Wireless LAN and Cellular technologies has motivated recent efforts to integrate... [11 Jul 2008]
Prediction Based Routing for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
White Paper Vehicles with only WLAN radios can use other vehicles that have both WLAN and WWAN radios as mobile gateways and connect to the Internet while on the road. The most difficult challenge in the scenario is to deal with frequent route breakages due to... [11 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Quality by design
Comment They go for good brands in clothing and cosmetics, reliable vehicles, great audio and video. Written on the flight back to London and dispatched via a free wi-fi service in the lounge at Heathrow later the same day. [09 Jul 2008]
State of Victoria Case Study: Torus Games
White Paper As well as fighting on foot, aspiring heroes can choose from a selection of vehicles to fight against the enemy including helicopters, tanks and hummers. Torus Games is an independent developer of video games. [09 Jul 2008]
IT Simplification Solution Consolidates 80 Servers Down to 5 and Reduces Server Administration Time by 38 Percent
White Paper Mazda North American Operations oversees the sales, marketing, and parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles through nearly 900 dealers. The Mazda North American Operations IT group wanted to reduce data center complexity and simplify... [07 Jul 2008]
Mentor Engineering Case Study: AAA Northern New England
White Paper The organization consists of roughly 2000 vehicles and 600 contractors. Of that total, however, 40 vehicles account for 20 percent of the total call volume. AAA Northern New England services Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. [03 Jul 2008]
Distributed Fleet Management over GPRS with Solid FlowEngine
White Paper With wireless connectivity becoming commonplace, and with the cost and footprint of computers steadily dropping, managers of public transport fleets are realizing that it is now possible to treat vehicles as part of the corporate network. [03 Jul 2008]
Mentor Engineering Case Study: Battle Creek Transit
White Paper It has a fleet of 27 vehicles: 15 fixed route buses, 11 Paratransit vans, and 1 supervisor vehicle. Battle Creek Transit (BCT) services the Battle Creek, Michigan metropolitan area, which consists of two cities and two townships. [03 Jul 2008]
