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| Satellite-based toll unit for private vehicles Two European firms are collaborating to develop an in-vehicle road toll unit based on satellite positioning and mobile phone technology. Its use for road-charging scheme would save authorities the cost of installing expensive infrastructure such as toll stations. 8 May 2008 Israel hosts Watchkeeper test flight The Watchkeeper unmanned aerial surveillance vehicle due to come into service with UK armed forces in 2010 has completed its first successful test flight in northern Israel. 6 May 2008 Bus biofuel project extended Bus operator Stagecoach is extending a pioneering biofuel initiative for a further six months after the project, in which buses run on recycled cooking oil, generated a significant cut in carbon emissions and boosted recycling. 1 May 2008
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| | Aerospace | 13 May 08 | Airbus confirms new A380 delays | | 13 May 08 | EADS cuts Airbus A380 delivery schedule; plans 12 deliveries in 2008; 21 in 2009 | | 13 May 08 | Finmeccanica to buy DRS in $5.2 bln deal | | 13 May 08 | Finmeccanica and DRS Technologies to Provide Internet Broadcast of Conference Call | | 13 May 08 | Finmeccanica to make $5.2 billion bid for DRS Technologies | Automotive and road transport systems | 12 May 08 | Design Selected for Future Armoured Vehicle for British Army | | 12 May 08 | Custom PLM system developed for custom cars | | 12 May 08 | NBC Turns to Government for Salvaged Car Fix | | 12 May 08 | San Fran's Mayor Newsom To Ride Israel's Electric Car Wave? : TreeHugger | | 10 May 08 | Plug-In Hybrids Have Higher Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Traditional Hybrids When Coal Dominates The Grid. : TreeHugger | Radar sonar and navigation | 12 May 08 | MTI Reports First Quarter 2008 Results | | 12 May 08 | LoJack's Unmatched Effectiveness in Stolen Vehicle Recovery Highlighted by Three Recent Recovery Stories | | 12 May 08 | Telmap Goes Beyond GPS Navigation with Release of Navigator 4.5 | | 12 May 08 | Avago Technologies Announces RF Packaging Breakthrough with Innovative WaferCap Chip Scale Technology | | 12 May 08 | Atheros Receives Prestigious Emerging Growth Company Award | Railway | 12 May 08 | International Railway Systems acquires controlling interest in Serbian car, locomotive builders | | 12 May 08 | Lipka joins Iowa Interstate as CFO | | 12 May 08 | Santa Clara VTA to receive $3.3 million in state security funds | | 12 May 08 | Sound Transit, Tri-Rail continue to increase passenger counts | | 12 May 08 | WMATA police department to develop long-term improvement plan | Transport sector | |  | Networks for this sector: Virtual communities on key areas of interest. |  RSS news feed |
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