German Automotive Workshop at AMICOM

On 4 June 2012,  WorldDMB and the German Project Office will jointly host a workshop on German automotive in Leipzig. The workshop aims to provide colleagues of the auto industry and the aftermarket  with information on the development of digital radio in Germany, Europe and globally.

TISA welcomes new Member

TISA is pleased to welcome HYUNDAI MNSOFT Inc. as new Member.

MNSOFT is a subsidiary of HYUNDAI MOTORS in Korea and, with 265 employees, is a major software company in Korean vehicle navigation industry including after-market and OEM for Hyundai-Kia Motors. MNSOFT is present in several countries including Canada, USA, China, Australia, India, Thailand and Malaysia.
Currently MNSOFT is developing next-generation OEM navigation for global market.
For more information, please visit MNSOFT website.

New Joint-Chairman of the TISA Technical and Standardisation Committee appointed

On 20 March 2012, TISA Steering Board announced the appointment of Dave Francis (INRIX) as Joint-Chairman of the Technical and Standardisation Committee. He succeeds Heinz-Werner Pfeiffer (Bosch) who stepped down as Chairman last December.

BEST consortium presents broadcaster’s vision on future traffic and travel information services

During its first workshop on 14 March at the Institut für Rundfunktechnik in Munich, the BEST consortium (Broadcasters’ European Solution for Travel information) presented its plans and activities to implement a common public broadcast vision for future traffic and travel information (TTI) services on an international level. Intensive discussions with over 80 representatives of the whole service delivery chain addressed current and future challenges. The public broadcasters involved strive for open, license-free and cooperative solutions and plan to intensify the essential close collaboration with data providers as well as with car- and end-user device manufacturers to enable the future delivery of high-quality services. The BEST founders, originating from the German speaking countries, also announced to welcome additional members, specifically targeting the public broadcasters in Europe, to realise this common vision.

Presentation on TISA at the 4th ETSI TC ITS Workshop in Doha now available

The presentation “TISA – A facilitator for Traffic Management and Safety & Mobility Information” given by Dr-Ing. K. Belhoula, on behalf of Thomas Kuhn (Continental Automotive GmbH), at the 4th ETSI TC ITS Workshop in Doha in February 2012 is freely available here.

For more information about the workshop, visit ETSI website.

To view the workshop conclusions, click here.