Savari Networks Mobilizes Intelligent Transportation Systems Allowing Drivers and Automobiles to Communicate

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Savari Networks today announced mobile solutions that enable communication between the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) infrastructure and vehicles, by combining leading-edge technologies such as advanced wireless communications, on-board computer processing, advanced vehicle sensor technologies, navigation systems and more. Savari Networks is transforming the way we travel by enabling drivers to identify and avoid threats on the roadways. Based on Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII), Savari’s solutions integrate with existing ITS to help improve mobility on the roadways. The products have been developed around next-generation wireless technologies, including WiFi, WiMax, 3G, Zigbee, RFID, GPS and Bluetooth, and will be showcased at the 15th World Congress Intelligent Transport Systems show November 16 – 20, 2008 at the Jacob J. Javits Convention Center in New York City booth number 1271.

“Savari is bridging the communication gap between the existing roadside infrastructure and automobiles, enabling drivers and automobiles to communicate,” said Ravi Puvvala, chief executive officer at Savari. “Automobile makers are looking for smart technologies for new applications that provide drivers with mobility, safety and e-payment systems. With real-time roadway information at their fingertips, drivers can now plan better routes, avoid hazards and get to where they’re going faster and more safely.”

Savari solutions include a range of advanced communications features, including mobility, safety and e-payment systems. Savari integrates a range of new ITS applications onto a single system platform that employs multiple communication technologies like DSRC, WiFi, 3G, and Bluetooth to provide sufficient communication timeliness, reliability, privacy and security to ensure reliable operations. Savari’s products can help reduce traffic-related fatalities and injuries, as well as congestion on highways with a range of advanced features, such as cooperative intersections and collision avoidance systems, signal violation warnings, vehicle-to-vehicle communications capabilities, and in-vehicle signing for static advisories. Additionally, Savari solutions simplify in-vehicle transactions by integrating e-payment applications with Intelligent Transportation Systems for open road tolling, parking, gas, and drive-through payments.

“Savari Networks solutions add smart technologies to vehicles and enable enhanced driver awareness of vehicles and their surroundings,” said Udi Naamani, general manager of the Connected Vehicle Proving Center [Ann Arbor, MI]. “This technology delivers critical roadway information, that will help eliminate potential dangers and reduce accidents and traffic congestion.”

Cutting-edge Products for Seamless VII

Savari enters the market with two solutions for delivering information via wireless transmission to motorists in transit:

StreetWAVE – Roadside Unit: StreetWAVE is a fixed wireless gateway that can be mounted on a road side traffic pole. Designed as a flexible platform for deploying ITS applications, StreetWAVE improves mobility and safety on the roadways.

MobiWAVE – On-board Unit: MobiWAVE is a wireless vehicular on-board unit, designed as a flexible open platform based on Linux for deploying Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications to improve mobility and safety on the roadways.

California PATH Research and SafeTrip-21

Savari is also the supplier for SafeTrip-21, a new research agenda that is focused on Safe and Efficient Travel through Innovation and Partnerships in the 21st Century. SafeTrip-21 tests and demonstrates the potential of advanced communications, information and navigation technologies to be applied in innovative new ways to provide safety and mobility benefits, with a goal of accelerating the deployment of near-term capabilities. The new research agenda also builds upon the extensive body of work already conducted through the VII initiative. For more information about these initiatives, visit http://vehicle-infrastructure.org/program-information.

"The San Francisco Bay Area is the proven test bed for the success of SafeTrip-21, and Savari’s technology played an enormous role,” said Jim Misener, executive director of California PATH. “We were looking for a technology partner that could supply technology expertise in broadband and mobile communications. Savari was the perfect fit. We are implementing this technology in our test bed, and we believe it can be deployed in other areas of the country. This could be hugely significant for mobility and safety improvements in the United States."

About Savari Networks

Savari is mobilizing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) with cost-effective smart wireless devices that improve roadside infrastructure while connecting vehicles and drivers to the network. The company is the chosen supplier for the USDOT's SafeTrip-21 and E-VII programs, and maintains close partnerships with automotive OEMs, traffic controller companies, system integrators and semiconductor chipset vendors. For more information, visit www.savarinetworks.com.