Mobile Knowledge, u-blox Partner on Passenger Info System for NYC Taxis

Mobile Knowledge, a company that provides in-vehicle Telematics systems for taxi and limousines, and u-blox, a GPS technology provider, have teamed up to provide a dead-reckoning GPS module for Mobile Knowledge Passenger Information Monitor (PIM) and point-of-sale (POS) system that is being used by New York City’s Yellow Taxi fleet. The agreement calls on u-blox to provide its dead-reckoning technology to help PIM track vehicles. This technology uses sensors in combination with GPS to provide 100 percent road coverage, even in areas with no GPS signals such as streets with high-rise buildings, tunnels, parking lots and other “covert” environments. The Mobile Knowledge Passenger Information Monitor (PIM) is a passenger facing, in-taxi information, entertainment and point-of-sale terminal, said the company. It consists of a... [read full story]