In 2004 it engaged in a partnership with Minnesota Department of Transportation, U.S., to equip 100 state vehicles with sensors to collect traffic-related data including vehicle speed, location, heading and even localised weather conditions, with the aim of developing the next generation of transportation and driver information systems.
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Extras: On my test cars additional features included the moonlight blue metallic paint, allroad Premium Plus Model with auto-dimming interior mirror with compass, auto-dimming power-folding, heated exterior mirrors, Audi music interface with iPod cable, Bluetooth, driver information system, heated front seats with driver memory, HomeLink garage door opener, Audi xenon pluse lighting with LED DRL, three-zone climate control and power tailgate.
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Storing this information and utilizing connections between the different pieces of information is an important driver of the modern information economy and a rich prospect for hardware and software providers that serve this market.
Mission Control analyses numerous signals relating to the vehicle, the driving situation and the vehicle's surroundings to provide the driver with relevant information and advice, all generated in dialogue form.
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The multi-touch infotainment screen at the center of the dash only shows driver-relevant information, such as navigation, music and weather, while driving to reduce distractions, but it presents a more comprehensive overview when standing still, including a messaging center and calendar.
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The focus of autonomous vehicle research is on developing intelligent vehicles, or artificial intelligence for cars in some sense, while the focus of the blind driver challenge vehicle is developing methods to convey a vast amount of information to the driver through nonvisual means, fast enough and accurately enough for safe driving.
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In particular the US Department of Motor Vehicles has proved very leaky not least because federal law demands social security numbers, addresses and driver's licence information be publicly accessible.
Collected data is combined with smartphone sensors, driver social profile and ambient information from the trip.
In addition to the standard gauges, the instrument panel provides the driver notifications and snapshots of information, such as navigation, communications, audio and vehicle information.
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Updated vehicle data, information on the driver's destination and the outside temperature can be added to posts and then posted on the desired network at the touch of a button.
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On Thursday June 18, Choudhury reported via phone interview that unknown men continue to stake out his family's home in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, asking neighbors questions about his schedule and for information about the driver of his car.
The biggest driver of what gets reported is information matching.
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Third, there were some people who questioned whether the type and amount of information being received by the driver from the nonvisual user interfaces we have developed for the vehicle would be sufficient.
And so that's real-time information to you, as a driver, and to your car, to the wheels of a car that will get you out of a bad situation.
"Never disclose sensitive details such as your social security number, passport or driver's license numbers, bank account information to prospective employers until you have established they are legitimate, " said the firm.
Of course, the computer system UPS uses to track this information and other data to optimize driver routes isn't cheap, but the concept is as basic as it gets: Using less fuel saves the company money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
First, the amount of information that can be delivered to the driver's screen was pretty comprehensive.
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The actuators combined with signal information from the sensors can alert the driver to potential dangers, and help with things like parking or staying within highway lane markings.
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Through this app, the system has access to the user's email, calendar, text messages and other features and can present this information on a customized interface and in a driver-friendly way.
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky will enable state VROs to access to the Electronic Verification of Vital Events hub (a web based portal) to verify birth and death record information of individuals applying for a REAL ID driver's licenses and identification cards.
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Google's long-term dream is to index all of the world's public information and make it searchable--everything from driver records to radio shows and films--and reap profits from it.
Regarding the capability of the blind, I believe that with the right nonvisual user interfaces, once we can deliver all the information needed to safely operate the vehicle to the driver, the blind can perform as well as, or possibly even better than the sighted.
The catch is that the authorities would also know if a driver were doing 90mph--the car would be broadcasting that information.
So, there is a lot of sense in having pretty smart endpoints, which can do work on their own behalf and share that work with cloud-based services that can generate value for everyone: information that can be read at a glance by any driver with a smartphone.
The Magellan SmartGPS is the first, total-solution navigation device to wirelessly sync the user's navigation data, such as favorite places and contacts, with a smartphone or personal computer, and to intelligently deliver stored and dynamic location-based information to the GPS display that is personalized to the driver's locale.
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To even further take some of the cognitive load off the driver, Garmin is developing additional features that automatically draw conclusions from accessible information.
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Over the next decade or so, the information-technology revolution is widely seen as being the main driver of growth, and since the rich economies, notably America, have a vast lead in the development and use of computers, telecoms and the Internet, some people worry that this will inevitably cause the gap between the developed and the developing worlds to widen further.
The local workforce as a whole has attracted the attention of authorities ever since Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said last Monday that the 32 militants had obtained information about the plant's workings and arrived with a former driver from the facility.
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