Amma's institute develops Wi-Fi system for skybus

March 20, 2005

Namah Shivaya,

May Amma's Grace lift you on Garuda skybus and transport you to Amma

Lokah!

Jai Ma!

Amma's institute develops Wi-Fi system for skybus

[india News]: Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 : A technology instituted

owned by spiritual guru Mata Amritanandamayi has successfully

developed and deployed a new Wi-Fi based telematics system for Konkan

Railway's skybus in Goa.

Amrita Research Labs (ARL), the R&D wing of the Coimbatore based

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, launched its product for the 1.6 km test

track of the skybus in Goa's Madgaon on Thursday.

The technology is expected to significantly benefit state transport

corporations, fleet operators and railways in vehicle tracking, fleet

scheduling and traffic management, a statement from the mutt

headquarters in Kerala said.

Telematics is the application of wireless and mobile communication

technologies in vehicular electronics.

Big cities and metros worldwide are exploring alternative approaches

aided by new technologies to reduce traffic congestion.

Until recently, Telematics was restricted mostly to aiding navigation

in luxury cars. The development of Wi-Fi based Telematics by ARL

promises to make it a viable and affordable alternative for deployment

in public transport and railways.

Additional features include security, voice and video communication,

internet access, public announcements, dynamic display of vehicle

routes and synchronisation.

Of late, Mata Amritanandamayi has forayed into several new areas like

technology, medicine and professional education. The next venture is

Amrita TV, a 24 hour channel giving emphasis to news and multi

religion programmes, to be launched on April 14.

--Indo-Asian News Service

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