Sentence examples for telematics from inspiring English sources

It also gathers data from telematics units installed in fleet vehicles as well as in-dash systems, giving TomTom a comprehensive overview of traffic flows.

Rather than operating (as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth do) in unlicensed "garbage bands", the radio equivalent of unused wasteland, UWB devices operate across frequency bands that are already licensed for various other purposes, including satellite broadcasts, global-positioning systems and telematics.

There have been great advances in telematics, for example.

Unbeknown to drivers, systems built into cars already record, for instance, when and where airbags inflate; this information is used after a crash to find out exactly what happened.Some analysts say that within three years there will be telematics devices in two out of every three new vehicles in America, compared with only one in 20 in 2000.

"A single measure will not bring forth the required benefit," says Fotis Karamitsos, head of telematics programmes at the EU transport directorate.

Some regulators require telematics to ensure that lorry drivers are getting enough rest.

Its ride and handling characteristics can be changed simply by altering the software settings for the steering, suspension and brakes.The use of telematics takes all this a giant step forward.

Telematics connects cars with the outside world and with each other.

Telematics devices now being installed in luxury models tell the driver when he strays sideways or gets too close to another vehicle.

IBM's consultants are working to introduce telematics technologies to the car industry and new "smart tags" into retailers' supply chains.

And for car drivers, telematics seems to offer the proverbial free lunch, allowing faster travel without requiring individuals to change their behaviour.This hope is decidedly optimistic.