CarLock utilizes GPS technology to improve car security. The device plugs into the car diagnostic port and is used in conjunction with a smartphone app. If the vehicle moves outside of the designated area, the engine starts, the device is disconnected, or if the GPS signal is lost due to jamming, the app will immediately […]
A UK court heard a case this week against a ring of UK car thieves who used GPS tracking devices to steal vehicles. In addition to GPS, the thieves also used cloned smart keys. Cars parked using airport valet were targeted. A ring member would attach a GPS tracking device to the car and make […]
Admobilize, a Miami-startup, is using GPS tracking and facial recognition to track ad reach. The nascent company uses beacons and GPS tracking outdoors to decide where the ads should be seen. Then, facial recognition gives the company a better idea how many people actually saw the ad. In addition to billboards and taxis, the company […]
The daring feline has been named “Britain’s bravest pet” after his GPS collar showed him sleeping in the middle of the busy A15, a main road in England. Four-year-old Archie was fitted with the GPS collar after disappearing for weeks at a time. His owner was shocked to find at night he would leave the […]
Just weeks after introducing the electric E-Up, Volkswagen has announced plans to add a van version to its fleet that will use the same battery-powered drive train. Although the company is still researching, it’s confident there is a need for an electric commercial van fleet. “The E-Load Up makes sense for businesses operating in big […]
A new GPS system on airplanes will help improve hurricane forecasting and weather models. The new technique, called Geophysical Research Letters, was developed at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Current systems use GPS satellite signals and GPS ground receivers that are unable to get measurements over the ocean or receivers attached to […]
After an attempted hacking of a Bengal tiger’s GPS collar last year, conservationists opened their eyes to a very real threat: cyberpoaching. Often limited by small budgets, and poachers as far as the other side of the world, conservationists are facing an uphill battle. Despite all the valuable information transmitted to scientists and conservationists by […]
The exotic Lamborghini Gallardo is joining the Los Angeles Police Department’s fleet of vehicles. However, commuters in LA shouldn’t expect to see the fancy—and fast—Italian sports car zipping along the freeway in hot pursuit of a suspect or pulling over drivers guilty of a California rolling stop. The new fleet vehicle, painted black and white […]
A legislative committee in Wisconsin has approved a bill outlawing the secret placement of a GPS device on a vehicle. The legality of secretly tracking a person’s movement has been a hot topic of debate around the country. Under the bill, secretly placing a GPS tracking device on a person’s vehicle or otherwise using a […]
The California Public Utilities Commission is considering requiring rideshare fleets to provide vehicles catering to the disabled. The change could come as early as September and would be a first in the rideshare industry. Rideshare companies are known as Transportation Network Companies because they put drivers and passengers in touch with each other and consider […]
kidsport GPS is the newest child tracking solution hitting the market. The waterproof sports band allows parents to keep track of their children using a cell phone, iPad, or computer. It was created by three Midwestern dads—Brian Sullivan, Eric Long, and Jason Hicks—after one of them had a frightening experience when his daughter went missing […]
Following in the footsteps of restaurants like Chipotle, Taco Bell is releasing an app with a GPS locator that will let customers order and pay using their cell phone. The app will target young Millennials. According to Jeff Jenkins, Taco Bell’s mobile leader, “For these kids, it’s not whether you have a smartphone; it’s which […]
MPG Car Rental in Los Angeles is the first all green fleet in the greater LA area offering hybrids, electric cars, and clean diesel vehicles. The vehicles cut rental costs by using less fuel and drivers make a smaller carbon footprint. The company offers a wide range of vehicles from large hybrid SUV’s to smaller […]
Springdale, AR is using social media and GPS tracking to let citizens know how hard crews are working to keep the snowy streets safe. The Springdale Facebook page shows which roads are good to go and which crews are working on. Although social media is a great tool to spread the word, it would be […]
UPS announced this week it will add 1,000 propane-powered trucks to its delivery fleet within a year. The parcel delivery service has been steadily working to adopt clean transportation technology and this new fleet of trucks will join the 900 or so propane-powered vehicles already in use. The trucks will be used largely in rural […]
Senator Charles Schumer warns that GPS devices and other technologies track drivers, often without their knowledge, and that information is solicited to third-party companies. Schumer wants federal regulations in place to restrict the sale of driver data without the driver’s permission. “If your car has a GPS, it’s tracking your every movement,” says Schumer, “It […]
Game Golf is here to improve your golf game by providing players with vital game information thanks to a tiny GPS tracker. A small plastic disc attaches to the top of each club and the player attaches a little box to their belt. The box contains a GPS tracker and chip reader. When the player […]
Los Angeles County probation deputies have been plagued with problems monitoring the GPS tracking devices on felons. A story in The Times revealed deputies receive around 20,000 trivial alerts a month from the GPS systems making it harder to keep track of the alerts that matter, such as an offender ready to flee. In 2013, […]
