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TECHNO NEWS
* UK - Telematics: The spy is out of the cab too
Lost in space - Telematics has come a long way in a very short time
London,England,UK -The Financial Times/FT.com, by Rohit Jaggi -May 9 2007: -- Two years ago the real-time electronic tracking and monitoring of vehicles, for the purposes of minimising downtime and maximising customer service, was in its infancy... "They can see if drivers are with the vehicle they are meant to be with." Cambridge-based Mr Carr, who specialises in the trucking industry, says Grant Thornton's UK haulage survey indicates that 50 per cent of all fleets have already implemented telematics... There are lots of potential uses, such as mapping crop areas, mobile phonenavigation, monitoring forest fires, tracking cargo at sea and eventracking the ...
* USA - New device that cops can shoot onto the cars of fleeing suspects. High-speed chases may go roaring off into the sunset
Suffolk County,NY,USA -Newsday, by Chau Lam-6 May 2007: -- The police department is considering the purchase of the StarChase Pursuit Management System to enable officers to shoot fleeing vehicles with a sticky substance that can track vehicles... The launcher is mounted on the hood of a patrol car, has laser-guided aim, and sends a projectile that latches onto cars and trucks and contains a GPS device for tracking the vehicle... The device would allow police officers on the scene to desist from chasing a fleeing vehicle, because the vehicle would be tracked through GPS satellite systems and could be intercepted elsewhere...
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