Continuing down the list of the top telematics issues, this week’s report addresses the issue of open access to telematics providers. This issue was identified on the U.S. top 5 issues list but is equally important to other regions for widespread and global acceptance for telematics.

Telematics Update's Rebecca Mantle interviewed Frank Pellitta, vice president of wireless & telematics at InstallerNet, in the lead up to the flagship commercial fleet & Information Communication Technology (ICT) event, Fleet & Asset Management USA 2009.

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.

Austria-based Mobilizy has revealed a preview of Wikitude Drive - the first fully functional mobile augmented reality navigation system available for the Android platform.

The partnership between Hughes Telematics and its first OEM partner - Chrysler - has ended.

Following last week's global search & advertising services & sales agreement with Microsoft, Yahoo! filed a Form 8-K with the Securities & Exchange Commission on August 4th, setting out the terms of the deal.

Google has launched its Street View mapping tool in Australia, and plans to launch a New Zealand edition within the next few months.

Telematics Update's Krystyna Grant interviewed Jocelyn Vigreux, president of TomTom, in the lead up to Telematics Update's flagship show - Telematics Detroit 2009.

Every year the Telematics Awards, organised by the industry's preferred information provider for the telematics community - Telematics Update - recognises and celebrates the key companies that are driving the industry forward and pushing the boundaries in GPS technology.

Venrock vice president Dev Khare looks at the relationship between electric vehicles and telematics ...