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Services are provided in partnership development, intelligent vehicle applications, industry trend analysis, and business strategy.
Clients include government agencies, public transit providers, vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, research laboratories, state DOTs, and technology firms worldwide.
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It's all about active safety systems for the hundreds of millions of cars and trucks on our roads -- today resulting in millions of crashes, injuries, and deaths. We're moving towards a new era in which, thanks to technologies such as on-board radar, lidar,and image processing, crashes are rare rather than commonplace.
Is it possible? Too good to be true? Read on, and decide for yourself!
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2010 Mercedes Benz E Class – Loaded for Active Safety
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Mercedes’ new E-Class, to be available mid-summer 2009 for around $55,000, will boast their new drowsy driver monitoring system, plus lane assist, blind spot assist, night view assist, and radar-assisted braking systems which were first made available on the S-Class.
Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Diamler AG, in a recent speech said the drowsiness assist “is the next best thing to handing the driver an expresso” and noted the symbol on the instrument panel which alerts the driver is a coffee cup.
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Nissan Offering CARWINGS to Aftermarket Devices
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In an interesting development for the “connected vehicle” vision, Nissan has started providing its popular CARWINGS navigation and connected services system to aftermarket car navigation devices in Japan. This is the first time a car company’s proprietary service – previously available only as a new car purchase – has been made available in off-the-shelf navigation devices. Sanyo Electric has already included CARWINGS in their portable navigation device.
The softening of barriers between car companies and the aftermarket industry is expected to continue to accelerate, creating more data pipes and data sources going forward.
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Autoliv Expands Active Safety Capability
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Autoliv has acquired the automotive radar sensors business of Tyco Electronics Ltd. for US$42 million. More inside...
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Posted by adminrb on Sunday, February 22 2009 @ 15:22:39 MST (24 reads)
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WABCO Introduces OnGuardMax™
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WABCO Holdings Inc., a tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, has introduced OnGuardMax™ -- which they say is the commercial vehicle industry’s first autonomous emergency braking system. It activates in collision imminent situations with moving or stopped vehicles. The system relies on sensor fusion of an image sensor and a distance sensor.
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Lexus RX350 Boasts Smarter Headlights
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Going a step beyond adaptive headlights that swivel in concert with steering wheel movement, this new Lexus (selling historically at a level of 80-100,00 units per year) has “intelligent front steering” that estimates where the vehicle will be in three seconds and moves the lights in that direction. Illuminating the curve as you approach it, rather than the roadside. Pretty slick. How do they do it? Camera-based image processing? On-board map support? We’ll let you know once we find out…..
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Introducing..... IntelliDrive (SM)
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USDOT's RITA Administrator Paul Brubaker, as one of his last acts before leaving his post along with many other Bush-ites, has announced that they are introducing a new name and logo for the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) initiative formally known as Vehicle Infrastructure Integration, or VII. A long overdue move, and, by golly, IntelliDrive has a nice ring to it. More inside....
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Posted by adminrb on Friday, January 09 2009 @ 17:07:41 MST (46 reads)
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NHTSA Releases Plan for Integrated Active Safety On-Road Testing
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USDOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the final test plan for conducting a field operational test of the Integrated Vehicle-
Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) program. The plan covers the work that will be performed by the
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) using 16 passenger cars and
10 commercial trucks equipped with an integrated crash avoidance system. More inside, including a download link….
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Posted by adminrb on Friday, January 09 2009 @ 16:50:21 MST (46 reads)
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Eaton Sells VORAD® System To Bendix
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Eaton has sold their VORAD® System business to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC. VORAD hails back to the early 1990's and was the first radar-based obstacle detection system offered in the U.S., targeting at the heavy truck market. More inside....
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Posted by adminrb on Friday, January 09 2009 @ 16:38:37 MST (29 reads)
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ITS America Names Steve Bayless as Director of Telematics and VII
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Mr. Bayless comes to ITS America via USDOT. More inside....
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Posted by adminrb on Friday, January 09 2009 @ 16:33:36 MST (19 reads)
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New York Times Op-Ed by Google Calls for Vehicle Automation
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An op-ed in the New York Times on the first weekend of 2009 focused on the importance of technology – including ITS – in making cars safer, cheaper, cleaner and more convenient. Cooperative vehicle-highway systems and automated platooning form the centerpiece. The op-ed was written by Sebastian Thrun, a professor of computer science at Stanford, and Anthony Levandowski, a product manager at Google. Take a look by clicking here.
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USA Road Fatalities Hit Record Low for 2008
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Things are moving in the right direction. USDOT has announced the the number of people killed in traffic crashes is expected to reach a new record low in 2008, with early projections showing an almost 10 percent drop in highway traffic deaths in the first 10 months of the year. More inside...
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Posted by adminrb on Friday, January 09 2009 @ 16:26:03 MST (28 reads)
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ETSI Harmonized Standard To Support Cooperative Systems Deployment
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Dubbed "Cars Talking and Hearing in Harmony," the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published a Harmonized Standard enabling the automotive industry to introduce radio systems for "smart" vehicle communications systems, so called "co-operative" systems. Details inside...
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Posted by adminrb on Sunday, December 28 2008 @ 15:40:39 MST (27 reads)
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Volvo's XC60 Blog Features CitySafety
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Volvo new XC60 blog has a cool name and a one of the clearest and most direct safety messages we've seen. Makes sense, as CitySafety is the first true "crash avoidance" system for forward collisions. Check it out here.
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Volvo Cars Getting Serious About Introducing Pedestrian Avoidance
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Volvo Cars is poised to bring the next generation of preventive safety technology to the public --
Collision Warning with Full Auto Brake and pedestrian detection reacts when a pedestrian walks out in front of a car - and will activate the car's full braking power if the driver does not respond to the danger. Plus an upgraded Adaptive Cruise Control. More inside, including when the system will be introduced ...
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Posted by adminrb on Sunday, December 28 2008 @ 15:25:46 MST (35 reads)
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Visteon Wins Recognition for Innovative Driver Awareness System
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The Intelligent Transportation Society of America has named Visteon Corporation a winner of the 2008 Best of ITS Awards. More inside...
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Posted by adminrb on Sunday, December 28 2008 @ 15:15:49 MST (34 reads)
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EuroNCAP: Five Stars Impossible Without ESC in 2009
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EuroNCAP has moved closer to its vision “for safer cars” with the release of details about the scoring behind the organisation’s new car safety rating. With the implementation of the new rating scheduled for 2009, vehicles tested by Euro NCAP from this date will undergo a much tougher and more comprehensive assessment. Euro NCAP also revealed its high ambitions for manufacturers: without ESC, the achievement of five stars will no longer be possible. More inside...
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Posted by adminrb on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 12:07:00 MST (45 reads)
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Nissan Displays Cooperative Intelligent Transport at ITS New York
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. showed four live demonstrations of advanced Cooperative Intelligent Transport technologies at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). The Congress was held at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Center in November to showcase future vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications systems. More inside…
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Posted by adminrb on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 12:01:36 MST (40 reads)
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Nissan’s “All-Around Collision Free” Prototype Demonstrated at ITS World Congres
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. demonstrated its advanced “All-Around Collision Free” prototype vehicle – complete with two all-new accident avoidance technologies– at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Center in November. The demo included the world debut of their unique Back-up Collision Prevention Technology. See inside for details....
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Posted by adminrb on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 11:54:32 MST (57 reads)
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Ibeo Receives 2008 European Automotive Safety Systems Award
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This award from industry analysts Frost & Sullivan is presented each year to the small company that
demonstrated superior entrepreneurial ability in its industry during the research period. The award announcement states that “Ibeo is credited to have transformed and perfected the use of unreliable laser scanners into
world-class products that can save lives with their improved weather-performance and robustness through untiring
efforts in Research and Development and joint collaboration with Tier 1 suppliers.” More inside…
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Posted by adminrb on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 11:40:39 MST (38 reads)
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European Commission Honors Bosch with eSafety Technology Award
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At the eSafety Forum’s annual meeting last month, Robert Bosch GmbH received the Industry and Technology Award from the Commission for their efforts to accelerate the deployment of Electronic Stability Control by raising public awareness. More inside….
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Posted by adminrb on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 11:25:28 MST (36 reads)
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European Commission Honors Swedish Road Administration with eSafety Policy Award
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At the eSafety Forum’s annual meeting last month, the SRA received the Policy and Administration Award from the Commission for their efforts to accelerate the deployment of Electronic Stability Control by raising public awareness. More inside….
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Posted by adminrb on Wednesday, December 03 2008 @ 11:22:58 MST (29 reads)
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Misener Named Executive Director of California PATH
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Hearty congratulations to Jim Misener, formerly PATH Safety Research Program Leader, who has accepted the new position of PATH Executive Director. More inside....
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Posted by adminrb on Tuesday, October 28 2008 @ 16:53:55 MDT (57 reads)
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Volkswagen Completes Testing of C2C
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Framing it as “a milestone on the way into the automotive future,” VW announced that
“for the first time, several vehicle manufacturers jointly presented
their latest developments in "Car-2-Car" communication using real vehicles.”
See inside for more on Volkswagen’s particular demonstrations.
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Posted by adminrb on Tuesday, October 28 2008 @ 16:51:10 MDT (68 reads)
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TRW the First to Supply Active Safety to China?
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According to press reports, TRW is supplying a sedan for the Chinese market with seat belts, airbags, and ….
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Posted by adminrb on Tuesday, October 28 2008 @ 16:49:58 MDT (57 reads)
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Prof. Broggi Recognized for Vehicle Robotics Research
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Well-known researcher Alberto Broggi of VisLab and the University of Parma has been named one of the best researchers in Europe by the European Research Council. Even better, there's funding attached to extend his work! More inside...
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Posted by adminrb on Tuesday, October 28 2008 @ 16:39:00 MDT (57 reads)
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