Featured Stories On Skymeter
April 3, 2012 - The First 12 Months are the Riskiest
The BetterDriver™ service is designed to encourage good driving habits by delivering immediate in-car feedback and trip by trip reviews. Read more
August 8, 2011 - Infrastructure Spending Can Pay for Itself
NRO's Domestic Policy Blog - "In the aftermath of the debt ceiling agreement there will be calls for further stimulus for America’s economy." Read more
February 26, 2011 - The Future of the Connected Car
Mashable's article on the connected car includes "Your Car as Your Credit Card" quoting Skymeter as an example of automatic payment for vehicle use. Read more
January 12, 2011 - The Future of Road Tolls in Toronto
"Becoming the first city in the world to put Skymeter to work would make travelling in [Toronto] better for drivers, pedestrians, transit users and cyclists alike." Read more
January 11, 2011 - Stuck in Traffic: Here's how to fix it
This Maclean's cover article outlines the problem with traffic, dismisses the "popular non-answers" one by one, then gives "the Answer": Skymeter-style tolling. Read more
January 11, 2011 - Using Connected Cars as Credit Cards
GigaOm did a feature on Skymeter, and how we make a connected car about more than infotainment - it can change the economics of driving. Read more
December 1, 2010 - Scientific American's "World Changing Ideas 2010"
Smart pricing of transport as embodied by Skymeter is one of Scientific American's "World Changing Ideas: Ten thoughts, trends and technologies that [will] change our world ... Building more roads won't eliminate traffic. Smart pricing will." Read more or download
November 11, 2010 - Skymeter Interviewed on m2m Radio Show
Skymeter CEO, Kamal Hassan, is interviewed on the Peggy Smedley show, as part of a series on machine-to-machine communication. Listen
October 27, 2010 - "Skymeter Develops World First"
The daily magazine at the ITS World Fair 2010 in Busan, Korea, features Skymeter's "award-winning innovation" that introduces "breakthroughs" in multiple areas. Read more
September 4, 2010 - "Pay-as-you-drive meter poised to enter market"
The Toronto Star interviews Skymeter Chief Scientist, Bern Grush, on the potential uses of Skymeter, one day after an editorial supporting road pricing in Toronto.
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June 4, 2010 - Skymeter In Reuters Congestion Pricing Debate
Reuters blogger Felix Salmon invites Skymeter’s CEO, Kamal Hassan, to a televised debate on congestion charging in New York City.
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May 25, 2010 - Skymeter's Congestion Pricing Solution
By Felix Salmon - "The idea behind Skymeter is that they use what they call financial-grade GPS: devices in your car..." Read More
March 25, 2010 - Skymeter wins top prizes in Intertraffic 2010 Innovation Awards
Skymeter wins the ‘ITS/Traffic Management’ award and is also chosen as the show ‘Overall Winner’ at the Intertraffic 2010 show in Amsterdam.
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November 25, 2009
- "Plug the meter? Forget about it"
Skymeter partners with the Winnipeg Parking Authority to set up the world's first satellite-based parking system, allowing drivers to simply park and walk away. Read more
September 4, 2009
- BNN (Business News Network) interviews Skymeter CEO
BNN describes Skymeter's "pay-as-you-drive" technology to help solve the 3 evils plaguing our road system: under-funding, pollution and traffic jams. See the clip
March 5, 2009
- Top Analyst Firm puts Skymeter on Green IT Radar
IDC, a global market intelligence firm, puts Skymeter on its list of “10 Canadian Green IT Companies to Watch”.
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