Location Based Systems

Cooperative infrastructure - the future for tolling?

February 2, 2012

Leading European tolling solution providers give a snapshot of how they think tolling's technological future will look

Fleet and highway management, WIM, enforcement

February 2, 2012

Two Central Weighing Group companies are joining forces at Traffex this year to present a new range of vehicle management solutions. Central Weighing is an established market leader in Weigh In Motion (WIM) solutions for law enforcement and fleet management applications, with over 4,000 installations in over 40 countries. The latest Supaweigh 5000c slow-speed WIM, designed primarily for road tolling applications, will be on display for the first time.

Tele Atlas renews TeleNav contract

February 2, 2012

Tele Atlas and TeleNav have announced a renewed multi-year license agreement whereby TeleNav uses Tele Atlas maps and dynamic content to power a range of wireless navigation applications and its connected personal navigation device.

Cross-border eCall pilot project

February 2, 2012

ATX, a leading provider of in-vehicle, location-based services to the global automobile industry, is participating in a Deufrako pilot project designed to test different eCall deployment solutions for locating vehicles involved in cross-border emergency situations between France and Germany.

Scania contract extension for Iteris's LDW systems

February 2, 2012

Scania, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, has signed a three-year contract extension to continue to offer Iteris’s AutoVue Lane Departure Warning systems as a factory-installed option on its heavy trucks. The contract period began at the end of 2009 and extends through 2012.

DVM-250 now shipping

February 2, 2012

Digital Ally has begun production of its new DVM-250 Digital Event Recorders, and has also won its first order for 65 of the units from one of the largest ambulance service providers in the United States.

Ultra-thin antenna

February 2, 2012

Pulse Electronics Corporation has launched its new, ultra-thin, active GPS antenna with global 3G functionality including GPRS, GSM, UMTS and WCDMA.

CarSim plug-in for UC-win/Road

February 2, 2012

Japanese 3D simulation specialist Forum8 has launched its latest Drive Simulation software plug-in for its award winning interactive VR software UC-win/Road. The plug-in enables users to benefit from the improved vehicle dynamics afforded by incorporating CarSim software into their overall simulator system. CarSim, produced by Mechanical Simulation, is specialist software for simulating and analysing the behaviour of four-wheeled vehicles in response to steering, braking, and acceleration inputs. Chassis sy

Vehicle tracking in New Hampshire saves time, improves efficiency

February 2, 2012

Provider Enterprises is the largest transportation company dedicated to special needs children in New Hampshire, US serving more than 1,500 children daily. Several years ago, the company decided to deploy GPS-based fleet tracking technology primarily to monitor the location of its 178-vehicle fleet for routing and quality-control purposes.

MAN signs contract extension for Iteris' LDW system

February 1, 2012

European heavy truck manufacturer, MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, has signed a three-year contract extension to continue to offer Iteris’ AutoVue Lane Departure Warning (LDW) systems as a factory installed option on its heavy trucks and buses.