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CSI Wireless Unveils Driver-Link(TM)
- Delivering Telematics to the Automobile, While Giving Drivers Voice Communication Anywhere; Wireless product offers voice capability for enhanced safety, security & convenience, and data transfer for advanced telematics services
CALGARY, AB, Oct. 22, 2002 - (TSX:CSY): CSI Wireless Inc. of Calgary,
Alberta, announced today the introduction of Driver-Link(TM), the new one-
touch calling device that combines wireless and GPS technology to offer
drivers valuable telematics and road assistance services, plus hands-free
voice communication for enhanced safety and security.
"Until now, telematics service providers, security systems manufacturers,
and others that deliver location-specific data and services to mobile users,
have struggled with how to locate AND communicate with the driver -
efficiently and cost-effectively," said CSI Wireless President and CEO
Stephen
Verhoeff. "Thanks to Driver-Link(TM), with its GPS and cellular
capabilities,
delivering location-specific data and services via two-way mobile voice
communication has never been easier or more affordable."
Driver-Link(TM) installs easily, and the simple push of a button on the
unit's front panel activates Driver-Link's hands-free microphone speaker
combination to enable safe two-way voice communication with call centres,
travelers' assistance, and/or other services. Driver-Link(TM)'s data and
voice
coverage is throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico.
Equipped with GPS-based location capability and a cellular transceiver,
Driver-Link(TM) identifies a vehicle's location and provides the driver with
data and voice links to the world outside the automobile. This powerful
combination of location and communication information makes possible a wide
range of location-specific telematics services:
- Call centres can provide valuable traveler assistance such as turn-by-
turn driving directions, hotel and restaurant reservations, and
service
station locations, for faster and more efficient travel.
- Drivers can call for roadside assistance to request gas, mobile repair
service, unlocked doors or help with other needs.
- Call centres can provide additional security services such as theft
alarm notification, remote door-unlocking, and remote location
tracking
- Driver-Link can be optionally programmed for Automated Crash
Notification, then activated upon the deployment of the vehicle's
airbags, prompting an automatic 911 call and link between the driver
and emergency centre operator.
- Car rental companies can enjoy incremental revenue from a suite of
driver telematics services ranging from basic roadside assistance to
emergency dispatch and concierge services.
Driver-Link(TM) accepts input from as many as eight sensors and vehicle
systems, enabling the ongoing monitoring - and transmission of alerts -
concerning a wide variety of conditions including:
- Vehicle location
- Airbag deployment
- Engine use
- Vehicle speed
- Theft alarm activation
- Security lock/unlock
Using advanced satellite technology, Driver-Link(TM) can pinpoint a
vehicle's location to within 15 metres anywhere in the world. Its imbedded
cellular and packet data modem delivers instant two-way communications
throughout North America, and will soon include Europe.
"The availability of an affordable communications with next-generation
analog and digital equipment such as Driver-Link(TM) will speed the
deployment
of telematics services to consumer and commercial customers throughout North
America and Europe," Mr. Verhoeff said. "To that end, CSI Wireless is aiming
Driver-Link(TM) at theft alarm service providers, call centres, auto clubs
and
rental firms - plus automobile manufacturers, Tier One suppliers and auto
after-market OEMs."
Easily programmable, Driver-Link(TM) can be configured to customers'
specific tracking, monitoring and telematics needs. CSI Wireless, by calling
on its long experience in designing sophisticated high-tech devices for
rugged
applications, has built Driver-Link(TM) to meet the extreme demands of the
automobile environment. This state-of-the-art product also incorporates a
power management system that results in highly efficient, lower-power-
consumption operation.
About CSI Wireless
With offices in Calgary, Silicon Valley, and Phoenix, CSI
Wireless(TSE:CSY) designs and manufactures innovative, cost-effective,
wireless and GPS products for mobile and fixed applications in the
agriculture, marine, automotive and other markets. Through the integration
of
GPS and wireless, CSI has begun serving several emerging high-growth markets
including Fleet Management, Asset Tracking, Telematics and Mobile Computing
applications. The Company owns several patents and intellectual property
relating to wireless and GPS technologies. CSI Wireless has licensed its
cellular technology to GPS, cellular handset, and chipset manufacturers. The
Company's common shares trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange under the
trading
symbol "CSY", with approximately 19.1 million outstanding. For online
information about CSI Wireless, go to www.csi-wireless.com
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