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Volkswagen dubbed “most innovative car companyâ€

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According to a recent study by the German Centre of Automotive (CoA), Volkswagen is the automotive corporation with the greatest innovative strength of the year.


End of the road for PAYD?... maybe not

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According to a BBC report, Norwich Union has suspended its mileage-based insurance scheme less than two years after it was launched. Thomas Hallauer and Sharon Gill ask what went wrong ...


Drivers ignore bans on handheld cell-phone use

How effective is legislation on cell-phone use for drivers?  Have banning laws reduced cell-phone usage?  Have the laws had any effect on road accident statistics?  Sharon Gill looks at the situation in the US and South Africa ...

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Jun 10, 2008

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TomTom dropped by its South African distributor

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Core group, the exclusive South African distributor of TomTom's products, has ended its relationship with TomTom.  Sharon Gill investigates ...


Reefer refreshed!

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Telematics Update's Puja Pankhania asks Thermo King's Gayatri Chaturvedi to share her views on the integration of reefer data into the logistics customers' business processes.


Climate change and M2M

According to Beecham Research, the industry best suited for remotely monitoring global climate change is the M2M industry  -  already a market worth $45 billion and still growing rapidly.


Is multimedia the next thing for the navigation industry?

Despite record growth for several years, the personal navigation segment shows few signs of slowing down.


Telematics speaks the insurer’s language

Telematics Update's editor, Thomas Hallauer, talked to Total Systems and Armour Fleet-Trac earlier this year to find out how the telematics-insurer partnership can make telematics not only palatable, but also downright exciting for the fleet underwriting sector ...


World News: LBS industry survey predicts nav and local search as future winners

During January and February 2008, the LBS Insight team from Berg Insight conducted a survey among mobile network operators and LBS industry professionals to compile information about the view of current and future developments in the LBS industry.


Europe News: OEMs, suppliers or telematics providers – who will own the digital tachograph?

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Almost two years ago, the new EU finally implemented legislation mandating the installation of digital tachographs on all newly registered trucks weighing more than 3.5 tonnes and buses carrying more than nine persons.





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