12/16 
Automotive
Industry Provides Advice to USDOT on Intelligent Vehicle R&D
| Reflecting their role as a chartered Federal Advisory
Committee, ITS America recently sent formal advice to the US government,
providing recommendations on research priorities within the Intelligent
Vehicle Initiative (IVI) program. The
letter provides very specific and concise recommendations from the
automotive industry, to a degree not seen in quite some time.
12/3
Cooperative
Vehicle-Highway Systems Under Test in Japan
| At
the ITS World Congress in Chicago in October, Mr. Shigenobu Kawasaki of
the Japanese Ministry of Land, Transport, and Infrastructure provided an
overview of their very extensive research program in advanced road
infrastructure equipment and cooperative vehicle-highway systems –
easily the most advanced program of its type worldwide. IVsource
provides the details.
11/13
Ford
Entering Adaptive Cruise Control Arena in US
| Delphi Corporation has announced that Ford Motor
Company will offer their enhanced Forewarn® adaptive cruise control
(ACC) with Forward Alert (FA) technology to 2003 Jaguar XKR models l
11/13
Scientists
Will Study Physiological Basis Of Driver Distraction Under GM
Sponsorship | General Motors has announced a new research partnership
that ultimately could identify a physiological basis for driver
distraction. The new partnership with Wayne State University will
include the use of advanced brain imaging technology.
11/13
ITS
America and ITS Europe to Cooperate on Safety Programs
| ITS America and ERTICO (Intelligent Transport Systems
and Services - Europe) have announced plans to cooperate on
transportation and vehicle safety matters, formalizing the agreement
with a Memorandum of Understanding signed at the e-Safety conference in
September.
10/13
Ford
to Showcase Safety Concept Vehicles at ITS World Congress
| Ford Motor Co.
plans to showcase a pair of advanced Safety Concept Vehicles
at the 9th ITS World Congress this week in
Chicago. The systems integrate the data received from
low-light cameras, collision avoidance radar, and wireless
vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to roadside communications
systems to implement crash countermeasures.
10/12
Intelligent
Vehicles: An International Look at Trends and Issues
| ... or,
“Intelligent Vehicles in a Nutshell,” a broad overview
and quick read for readers inside and outside the IV world.
