Automatic identification systems (AIS) technology has been under development for well over a decade and has had at least two major driving forces behind it. First, mariners are interested in effective ...

Over the past 50 years, tremendous progress has been made in reducing traffic fatalities but there is still a long way to go. Most of the improvements have been in protecting vehicle occupants. One ...

Kerala's Ro-Ro ferries now feature AIS for improved navigational safety, following a directive from the State Human Rights Commission.

Phillips Connect has introduced TrailerID, a system designed to automatically confirm which trailer is connected to a tractor at the moment of hookup, eliminating the need for manual driver input and ...

Palm prints are discovered at between 25 and 30 percent of all crime scenes, researchers estimate, but are rarely used in ...