Ultra-low-power ZigBee-based wireless mesh networks, powered by a variety of energy-harvesting technologies, make it possible to create the first truly wireless and battery-less sense and control ...

WiFi is coming to the fast lane as European automakers like DaimlerChrysler make progress on in-car networking systems designed to make driving safer. DaimlerChrysler has just announced the successful ...

But what if these on-board systems actively communicated with other cars on the road? What if a secure, ad hoc Wi-Fi mesh network connected every car -- in an infinite radius -- so that they could ...

Industrial Networks has prototyped its SMRTag beacons and anchors now being tested to capture real-time location data about where train cars Railcars in Houston, Texas, are being tracked in real time ...

Other manufacturers offering similar systems include British company QinetiQ, which developed its Q-Net over a decade ago. Using a net design, the technology was first deployed in Afghanistan in 2010 ...