Smart cars and highways go global

Article Abstract:

Major highways in the world are jammed with traffic at all hours of the day. A study of traffic in 29 major US cities was done in 1986 by the Texas Transportation Institute, College Station. The study found that an estimated $24 billion per year was lost in these cities because of congestion. Intelligent Vehicle-Highway systems (IVHS) is a concept that may provide relief. The goal is to use technology and ideas to improve mobility and transportation productivity, increase safety, get the best use of existing transportation facilities, and protect the environment. IVHS would be implemented over the next 25-30 years, resulting in smart cars on smart highways. A enormous capital investment is necessary from government agencies and from equipment manufacturers to bring IVHS to reality. There is great concern about potential liabilities and costs of liability insurance if the driver is no longer solely responsible for routes taken and vehicle control.

Technological forecasting, Automobiles, Automobile industry, Transportation, Control systems, Intelligent machines, National Government, Future of Computing, Highways, Intelligent Devices

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The future is in the PC cards

Article Abstract:

Credit-card-sized memory cards are growing in popularity because a standard has been developed for 68-pin microcomputer cards that enable the cards to act as peripherals. Palmtop and notebook computers use the cards and flash-type memory chips of very high capacity have been developed to make the microcomputer memory cards attractively priced. Microcomputer developers like the cards because of their low prices, low power consumption and physical toughness. One important part of the penetration of integrated circuit cards is the creation of the framework developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association and the Japan Electronic Industry Development Association. The framework addresses the requirements of applications, such as digital cameras and computers. Release 2.0 was introduced in Sep 1991 and addressed input/output capabilities.

Usage, Equipment and supplies, Standard, Standardization, Computer memory, Flash memory, Laptop computers, Technical, Notebook computers, Memory boards/cards, Memory cards (Expansion boards), Glossary, Semiconductor Memory, Notebook Computer

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