Europe’s largest auto exhibition, the International Motor Show, is celebrating its 80th anniversary in Geneva. The global recession and the auto industry’s dreary 2009 caused the show’s organizers to fear the 80th anniversary might not come to pass. But more than 75 automakers and design boutiques arrived in Geneva with glitzy rides and revolutionary concepts in tow.

David Levine, director of next-generation services for ITIS Holdings, is responsible for leading business development across strategic automotive accounts for MILE Traffic and Travel GmbH. As part of MILE’s recent successful bid to deliver traffic and travel services across Europe for BMW AG, Levine led the creation of a new high-quality traffic service for Germany.

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced that construction is set to begin on the operational infrastructure of Galileo, the EU’s global navigation satellite alternative to GPS.

Industry leaders and automotive enthusiasts gathered for the start of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., which runs until January 24.

 

Microsoft released a new version of Bing Maps, still in Beta, that offers a suite of new features, including street-side and enhanced aerial views and three-dimensional modeling, which enables users to rotate images 360 degrees in one spot.

The Panda Group, a multi-service cooperative based in Finland, has announced a new pilot program testing the use of GPS data to determine insurance premiums and road tolls. Starting in 2010, a thousand cars in Finland will be outfitted with GPS devices that track speed, sudden braking, frequency of rapid accelerations, and where and how often cars are driven. 

In addition to his responsibilities as Technology Manager, Infotainment and Telematics in General Motor's R&D and Strategic Planning, Partha Goswami is Lead Technology Planner for GM's upcoming Chevy Volt electric car program.

Augmented reality is coming soon to a screen near you. But is it a revolutionary application or just a gimmick?

The product family to incorporate cellular, satellite, global positioning system (GPS), Wi-Fi and vehicle area network (VAN) wireless technology in one device.

The last in a series of eight modernised GPS IIR (GPS IIR-M) satellites built by Lockheed Martin has been declared operational by the US Air Force for military and civilian navigation users worldwide.