Telematics Industry Executives Prepare for the World's Biggest Telematics Conference

DETROIT, April 11 -- OnStar, Nissan, DaimlerChrysler, Robert Bosch Corporation, AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Hyundai, Volvo, Ford, BMW, Delphi, Sprint PCS and many more will all meet to discuss the technology and strategies for telematics services and products.

Now in its second year, EyeForAuto's Telematics 2002 Conference will focus on how the industry is trying to capture and manage the anticipated value of telematics. Chet Huber, President of OnStar Corporation, Harel Kodesh, President & CEO of Wingcast, Greg Corley, Executive Director at ATX Technologies and Peter van Alstine, Vice President of Cross Country Automotive Services, will discuss the revenue models for telematics services providers. Ford, Robert Bosch Corporation and Johnson Controls will be looking at the in-vehicle electronics and configurations of telematics. The conference will also feature Richard Lynch, Chief Technology Officer at Verizon Wireless to discuss how to integrate off board services with on board services.

Telematics 2002 is already established as the largest meeting-place for telematics executives in the world. Importantly, attendees have time to network as well as hear expert presentations. Decision makers from every kind of telematics enterprise are represented. Many companies have registered their whole telematics team.

The event also features 6 interactive workshops all running alongside the conference. The workshops will give. With the workshops covering the value chain, the strategies, new technologies, real time navigation, impact of speech recognition and the computing platform standards. They will give automotive executives, wireless executives, telematics service providers, vendors and researchers the opportunity to learn and exchange new ideas. Workshop sponsors include Accenture, IBM, Telcontar, Phone-Or, Telematics Research Group and AMI-C.

Every attendee will also receive a free telematics report commissioned exclusively by EyeForAuto outlining the trends and challenges of the US telematics market.

To register for this event, or to learn more, go to http://www.telematicsupdate.com/telematics2002. For additional information please call Richard Ellis, at +44 207 375 7164 or Richard@telematicsupdate.com.

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