Car pooling in Germany has entered the internet age with OpenRide, a dynamic ride-share program being developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems in Berlin.   This mobile browser-based application automates the process of finding a driver or passenger to share the cost of a journey. According to Jan Ziesling, financial planner for […]

Mobile location-based service revenues in Europe are forecast to reach €420 million (AUS $606 million) in 2015, up from €220 million (AUS $317 million) last year, according to new report.   The report from market research firm Berg Insight predicts that local search, navigation services and social networking will become the top applications for mobile […]

Australian drivers are encouraged to become real time traffic reporters through a user-based mobile navigation network. Waze uses crowdsourced road information to deliver live maps and real time traffic updates to commuters in cities around the world.   The free iPhone, Android and Blackberry application allows users’ GPS-enabled phones to transmit live traffic reports.   […]

Aircraft will need to be equipped with new global positioning technology when operating in US airspace following new regulations from the US Federal Aviation Administration.   The new equipment, which will enable a plane’s exact position to be broadcast to ground controllers and other planes in the sky, must be in place by 1 January […]