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Intelligent transportation system   Active Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are advanced appli­cations which, without embodying intelligence as such, aim to provide innovative services relating to different modes of transport and traffic management and enable various users to be better informed and make safer, more coordinated, and ‘smarter’ use of transport networks. Although ITS may refer to all modes of transport, EU Directive 2010/40/EU of 7 July 2010 on the

Intelligent vehicle technologies   Active Intelligent Vehicle Technologies telematics comprise electronic, electromechanical, and electromagnetic devices - usually silicon micromachined components operating in conjunction with computer controlled devices and radio transceivers to provide precision repeatability functions (such as in robotics artificial intelligence systems) emergency warning validation performance reconstruction

Velodyne compliments Google and NASCAR's self-driving racing car with its own autonomous monster truck   Active Velodyne founder and inventor, David Hall, announced today that he and the Velodyne team have taken the concept of the driverless car to the next level by developing a self-driving monster truck. "Our goal here is to take mayhem and destruction to a new level by taking the driver out of the equation - this is possible today with our technology," remarked Hall.

interactIVe - accident avoidance by active intervention for Intelligent Vehicles   Active The European research project interactIVe takes the next step towards the goal of accident-free traffic. interactIVe develops advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) for safer and more efficient driving. interactIVe introduces safety systems that autonomously brake and steer. The driver is continuously supported by interactIVe assistance systems. They warn the driver in potentially dangerous situations. The systems do not only react to driving situations, but are also able to actively intervene in order to protect occupants and vulnerable road

Ford's Intelligent Vehicles   Active Intelligent Vehicles Technology Ford is accelerating development of intelligent vehicle technology that in the near future will allow vehicles to talk wirelessly with one another to reduce crashes and traffic congestion. Ford is increasing the number of scientists working on the technology, and is deploying a fleet of intelligent prototype vehicles for demonstrations across the country. Ford also is exploring how this technology could offer nearly limitless driver conveniences such

The Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT)   Active The Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT) Program will be the international champion for the transformational technology needed to develop and use intelligent vehicles for military and civil applications.

European Commission Information Society   Active Imagine a world without road congestion and where cars do not crash, a world where your car is energy efficient and pollutes less. Today Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) are starting to make this dream true. Your car is becoming smarter, helping to reduce Europe's road transport problems.

Future cars: The word from GM at IDC’s Smart Technology World conference   Active The very strange case of the broken dryer knobs—a case of very non-green design Perhaps you’re like me—you hate to see bad design that results in waste. Sometimes, it’s a design that uses too much energy. The waste heat seems disproportionate with the function performed. Sometimes, it’s another form of waste. It’s one of those cases that I want to address today and it has to do with a broken dryer knob. Actually, three broken dryer knobs to be exact.
March 12, 2012