Telematics

1
Telematics

• Indo EU Thematic Workshop
• on
• Road Transport R D
• IISc, Bangalore
• November 10, 2004

2
Overview

• CAR and Telematics
• Focus Areas
• Demonstration Projects
• Research Agenda

3
CAR and Telematics

• Telematics cuts across the many streams (safety,
  hydrogen, hybrid..)
• Likely to provide low hanging fruits too
• Some technology in place not in synch with
  communications industry business models NOT in
  place

4
Focus Areas

• Country needs
• Low Cost
• Passenger Safety
• Robustness
• Innovative
• Public transport
• Ride on Indias IT prowess
• Open standards

5
Demonstration Projects

• Koyambedu Bus Station
• Public Transport
• Public Convenience
• Off the shelf components
• Toll Booth (with no physical infrastructure)
• Innovative
• Unusual applications

6
Research Agenda

• Standards Development across multi-industry
  segments (Insurance, Healthcare, Law Order,
  Government Communications..)
• Map, GPS, Device integration (multi-pronged
  approach)
• Drive down costs using shared services, standard
  devices, component-based software

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Summary

• Embedded Systems Telematics Coordination
• Possibility of using user buy-in using early to
  deploy projects
• Long term standards open architecture is the key
• Q A