Networked Car

The DOTC announced on Monday that the technical board of the Neda has given the green light for the P7.9-billion “Road Transport IT Project” which seeks to integrate the IT systems of the LTO and the LTFRB.

In a historic moment for the country’s transportation sector, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) recently issued the country’s first electric public utility jeepney franchise to eJeepney Transport Corporation (EJTC).

The concept is similar to Hong Kong’s Octopus stored value ticket with a micro chip that allows the owner of the ticket to top up the value of the ticket.

In 2010, the company undertook a project to decrease reliance on physical testing and increase its simulation operations.

MMDA chair Francis Tolentino has asked an award-winning team of young inventors to build a robot traffic enforcer that could detect traffic violators without human intervention.

Ten MMDA vehicles were used for the demonstration and two electronic tag readers installed at the Edsa-Orense loading bay to determine the proof of concept of the electronic tags.

The DOTC on Friday said that studies are being done to find ways to improve the efficiency and reliability of jeepneys that run on alternative fuels, particularly electricity and LPG.

Entries should feature a design that can accommodate a maximum of six passengers excluding the driver. It must also be a three-wheeled electric vehicle.

The local distributor of luxury brand Land Rover has introduced in the country the Range Rover Evoque, the latest addition to the Range Rover line, whose major features are its state-of-the-art tech enhancements.

The LKS technology is designed to help the driver of the car stay inside the lines and is set up to alert and assist if the vehicle drifts out of the lane.