9/26
Visteon Teams with Raytheon for Advanced Vehicle Radar Development   |   Visteon Corporation recently announced a joint development agreement with Raytheon Company,  through its Commercial Electronics Group, aimed at developing next generation radar-based sensors for Intelligent Transportation Systems.

9/25
Lane Departure Warning Assistant:  Dutch DOT Advertises for Partners in Field Operational Testing   |   The Dutch Rijkswaterstaat is seeking partners to explore Lane Departure Warning Assistants ... but hurry: replies are due October 15.

9/25
ITS America Hosts Successful Technology Fair on Capitol Hill   |   The spotlight shone on ITS Technology on September 6 at the Rayburn House Office Building on Washington, DC's Capitol Hill.  About twenty vendors of IV systems and various key congressional members and staff mixed it up, in advance of hearings to consider the near future for federal ITS funding.

9/20
New Book on Intelligent Vehicle Technologies Recently Published   |   An international collection of IV experts has collaborated to produce a work which may become the definitive text on defining Intelligent Vehicle Technologies.  


9/19
Visteon’s “Smart Radar Cocoon” Hatching Sophisticated Active Safety Capabilities   |   Visteon Corporation recently announced a joint development agreement with Raytheon Company,  through its Commercial Electronics Group, aimed at developing next- generation radar-based sensors for Intelligent Transportation Systems.

Action Items from Truck Safety Conference Put Out for Vote   |   In June, the 21^st Century Driver and Truck Alliance sponsored a workshop entitled “Improving Safety for Drivers and Fleets – Historical and Innovative Approaches,” in which a diverse group of trucking industry players examined the “total picture” of the safety equation for commercial fleets.  A set of action items resulting from the discussions is now out for vote.  

9/15
Visteon’s “NightDemo” Website Offers A Look at Night Vision   |   Visteon Corporation has introduced its innovative night vision technology, Driver Vision at Night, and has crafted a top-notch web demo to show it off.  

8/31
French Programs Continue to Break New Ground in Advanced Driver Assist and Automation   |   Since 1997, the French have continued to invest in advanced driver assistance and vehicle-highway automation approaches, through studies and cooperative work with other European nations via the 5^th Framework program.  Here’s an update on their new program called ARCOS.

8/30
TRB Committee on Vehicle-Highway Automation Ramps Up, Founds New Subcommittee   |   The focus of the Vehicle Highway Automation Committee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) is exploring the potential of Cooperative Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (CIVHS) to improve traffic safety and efficiency.  Here’s an update from their most recent meeting.

8/29
US Army Vehicle Intelligence Program Poised to Become Major IV Player   |   The US Army’s Vehicle Intelligence Program (AVIP) is a new effort to enhance the productivity, efficiency, sustainability, safety, and driving quality of its wheeled tactical fleet.  FY01 has been an organizational year, and major activities are expected to begin in FY02.  

8/20
Iteris and Valeo Team Up to Bring Advanced Automotive Vision Systems to Cars   |   Iteris Inc. and Valeo have announced a strategic partnership for technical and commercial development of advanced automotive vision systems for the auto market.

8/15
Media Watch:  CNN Covers NTSB Recommendations for Truck Anti-Collision Systems   |   The Safety Board's call for new intelligent truck technology gets some in-depth coverage on CNN's website.

8/6
Dorn Confirmed as Federal Transit Administrator   |   Executive Branch third-timer Jenna Dorn is President Bush's pick to head up FTA.

7/31
Industry Sends IVI Advice to Secretary Mineta at USDOT   |   Two years after their last published set of recommendations to USDOT, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's Intelligent Vehicle "platform steering groups" have crafted a new set of guidance to help the Feds steer the program.

7/30
Gouse Named as Chair of IVI Heavy Truck Platform Committee   |   Bill Gouse -- Senior Executive Engineer at Freightliner Corporation and a member of ITS America's Coordinating Council -- has been named the next Chair of the three-year-old Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Heavy Truck Platform Committee.  

7/22
Mary Peters of Arizona DOT Chosen to Lead FHWA  |  This long-time ITS advocate has been tapped by George W. Bush to head the DOT's lead agency for Intelligent Vehicles.

7/20
Floating Car Data Collection Being Tested by Acunia  / Tele Atlas Partnership  |  Floating car data exchange techniques are seen as key enablers towards cooperative intelligent vehicle-highway systems.  The telematics “bandwagon” is playing a strong role in driving development of both valid technical approaches and viable business models.
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7/19
“Stationary Safety” Technology Set to Roll Out  |  This article takes a closer look at an initiative to install carbon monoxide detectors in vehicles to help prevent deaths that occur during idling.  And how much does CO affect driver impairment while on the road?
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7/16
Medical Leaders Urge Mercedes & GM to Offer Automatic Collision Notification  |  Six prominent professionals in the field of emergency medicine sent open letters in recent months  to the chairmen of two of the world's largest automobile manufacturers in support of putting automatic collision notification (ACN) technologies in vehicles.
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7/13
ATA Leader Departs  |  American Trucking Association CEO Walter McCormick has left the organization this month to take the helm at the United States Telecommunications Association.
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7/8
Big Splash from NTSB -- Board Calls for Mandatory Collision Warning Systems for Heavy Trucks  |  NTSB has issued a series of recommendations to the US Department of Transportation and others that, if implemented, would lead to adoption of collision warning systems (CWS) on all commercial vehicles.  
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7/5
Gentex Announces New Intelligent High-Beam Headlamp Control Technology   |  The miniature camera technology of SmartBeam™ will detect approaching vehicles and adjust its host vehicle's high beams accordingly -- thus promising to vanquish that familiar threat to drivers’ forward vision.  
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