David Crawford investigates initiatives and issues in travel information for disabled passengers. World Health Organisation estimates suggest that 10% of the global population live with a disability. This can impact directly on their mobility, with implications for their independence; keeping active; and travelling to work, education and social activities; as well as the accessibility of information necessary to aid mobility. The EU-supported ‘CARDIAC’ project (Coordination Action in R&D in Accessible & Ass
Delphi Technologies is collaborating with TomTom on electronic and software applications designed to further optimise vehicle fuel efficiency and emissions through the use of real-time mapping data.
Delphi says its Intelligent Driving controls will use the information to predict changing driving conditions such as traffic congestion to help shorten commute times.
Mary Gustanski, the company’s chief technology officer, says the partnership will seek to integrate more information about a driver's route
Development services company Symphony Teleca (STC) and Guardtime, provider of keyless signature infrastructure (KSI) software and solutions are to partner in a deal that will develop security, safety, maintenance, and reliability capabilities to enhance the connected car.
Parking solutions provider APT Skidata has launched INS Report, a new cloud-based reporting and management information system to enable car park operators using the company’s technology to see real time intelligence on their entire portfolio.
The web-based interface has been developed to mirror data from the installed parking systems. Users can log in anywhere and at any time via a dedicated online interface/portal to see information on all their car parks, from takings and payment types to dwell time an
