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Cross-Border AVL
Friday, November 09, 2007 10:56 AM
In the news: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/210306.php I wonder how long will it be before all commercial vehicles are monitored for compliance by regulatory agencies? To me, it seems almost inevitable. What will be the reaction from individual drivers and organizations like the Teamsters? Read More...
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Location is revealing
Monday, November 05, 2007 5:50 PM
We’re doing lots of work with Automated Vehicle Location these days, and I’m fascinated by the impact of better information about the location of people and things. The benefits of tracking non-human assets are fairly obvious, but at first the notion of tracking people didn’t sit well with me (it made me think of a radio-collared moose). However, I’ve come to... Read More...
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GPS & New York City Taxi Drivers
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:07 PM
In New York City, a significant number of taxi drivers have gone on a 48-hour strike to protest (in part) mandated GPS in their cabs (the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission will track and log vehicle activity). Aside from the backlash itself being noteworthy, most AVL-type systems that I’m aware of track organizations’ own vehicles/assets. The TLC is the agency... Read More...
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