2 September 2010
After validation by the European Parliament, a new ITS Directive (Directive 2010/40/EUi) on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport, has entered into force on August 28, 2010.
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9 August 2010
Over the past years, with success of movies like “An inconvenient truth” from AL Gore or “Home” from Yann Arthus Bertrand, we have seen a growing commitment to reduce greenhouse gaz emissions (GHG). With the transport sector accounting for more than 13% of CO2 emission worldwide (IPCC2007i) and with road freight transport as the major and growing portion, there is a real focus of policy-makers and citizens-customers who are demanding for more information and regulation. We can observe here and there a global consensus on how to mitigate the GHG: from “hard” regulations like the road user charging systemsii, via disclosure of “carbon footprintiii” to more voluntary solutions like fuel monitoring. In one word, there is a need for more environmental-aware supply chains requiring the use of smart and innovative solutions.
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30 June 2010
A communications solution allows electric vehicle drivers to plan their routes, monitor their battery capacity and find the nearest place to charge their cars.
Range anxiety is a condition that often afflicts people while at the helm of an electric vehicle. Anxiety escalates as the driver grows increasingly uncertain as to whether the battery-powered car will make it from point A to point B.
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8 June 2010
Billoo Development and Telenor Connexion have today announced that they have formed a partnership to deploy “Billoo global sustainable road mobility management solutions” worldwide. Read more
19 May 2010
Earthrise Technologies (www.earthrisetech.com), a subsidiary of the Digisec Group (www.digisecgroup.com), and Telenor Connexion (www.telenorconnexion.com), the leading machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity provider, have formed a partnership to deploy Digisec’s unique and innovative eco navigation product, Eco-Way, using Telenor Connexion’s global wireless connectivity solution for telematics applications. The partnership will initially focus on deploying eco-navigation devices in North America, and later in the year expand to Europe and other international markets. Read more
23 March 2010
Alliance speeds the creation and worldwide deployment of connected products
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