[May 01, 2013]

Airbiquity Joins Industry Leaders at the First Meeting of the ITS America Leadership Circle

Airbiquity, a global leader in connected vehicle services, today announced that it joined industry leaders at the first official meeting of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) Leadership Circle, a thought leadership group dedicated to promoting and enhancing the use of technology to solve transportation challenges. Launched on January 1, 2013, the ITS America Leadership Circle brings together innovation leaders from the public and private sectors to advise ITS America and the broader transportation community on strategic approaches and policies to advance widespread intelligent transportation systems (ITS) deployment through smart technology solutions.

"As our industry grows, it's important to foster a dialogue on intelligent transportation to generate space for innovation to develop," said Scott Belcher. "We expect the Leadership Circle to play a key role in influencing the national debate around how to use technology to address our nation's transportation challenges."

"As a founding member of the ITS America Leadership Circle, Airbiquity was pleased to participate in its first official meeting," said Daid Jumpa, Chief Revenue Officer of Airbiquity. "Like ITS America, at Airbiquity we recognize the benefits of enhancing ITS technologies to improve the safety, security and efficiency of the nation's transportation system. We look forward to working with industry leaders on this initiative and sharing Airbiquity's insight into connected vehicle technology and how these services can help to address transportation challenges."

The role of the ITS America Leadership Circle is to advise the ITS America Board on how to further widespread ITS deployment, to promote and champion ITS solutions, and to assist in providing thought leadership and advocating on behalf of ITS America. The Leadership Circle will focus on raising the level and creativity of the intelligent transportation conversation and to unify the industry's political and business influence.

Founding Members of the ITS America Leadership Circle include: Airbiquity, Digital Traffic Systems, Inc., Eberle Design Inc., Econolite Group Inc., IBM (News - Alert), Image Sensing Systems Inc., Intel, Intelligent Imaging Systems Inc., Iteris Inc., Kapsch TrafficCom, Meritor WABCO, Trapeze Group, Schneider Electric, Siemens (News - Alert), TransCore Holdings, Inc., Xerox , California DOT (Caltrans), Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Carnegie Mellon University, Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Florida Department of Transportation, HELP Inc., Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Michigan DOT, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas Department of Transportation, Southwest Research Institute (News - Alert), University of California, Berkeley (California PATH), University of Maryland, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

For more information about the ITS America Leadership Circle, please visit http://www.itsa.org/aboutus/leadership-circle.

About Airbiquity

Airbiquity is at the forefront of change in the connected vehicle and telematics industries, integrating advances in software, communications technology, and wireless services with vehicles. Its connected vehicle solutions offer automakers a flexible platform for delivering innovative cloud-based and smartphone applications and services that help automobiles adapt to the driver's digital lifestyle. To learn more about Airbiquity, visit www.airbiquity.com or www.twitter.com/airbiquity

Airbiquity is a trademark of Airbiquity Inc.

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