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Hi there I am Nick Hull from Coventry University
I am an automotive designer the university in the UK
As a multidisciplinary subject, telematics is often seen as difficult to understand easily
However, developing a holistic view
and a better understanding of the opportunities and wider issues of telematics
is not easy
and a number of factors add to the compexity
of telematics applications
with a range of technical , commercial,...
political and ergonomic issues to deal with
The EADIS team has identified the need for an E-learning packadge
that is designed to present the content in a very structured
easy to follow format
And it is also accessible within an online environment
known as the Digital Interaction Suite
And this allows professional designers to engage with the learning material remotely using a website
Ergonomics are a significant issue for the end-user of vehicle telematics systems
in order to insure that systems don't in themselves provide distraction
and a potential source of accidents.
However, not all telematics developers
have a grounding in social, environmental, and human factors
and the tendency to explore opportunity only withtin their speciality.
And this can result in a narrow view of design opportunities.
Therefore, EADIS
focuses on the need to have a multidisciplinary approach
to new product development.
and insure that even at the very early stages of decision making,
there is an appreciation of the broader inter-related issues
So this might for example
encompass looking at drivers and opportunities
relating to vehicle telematics.
barriers and constraints to development,
state-of-the-art technologies,
and also business models.
Hi, my name is Dave Peck
and I have the privellege to be involved in the project entitled ...
the European Automotive Digital Innovation Studio
or EADIS for short.
This project was awarded 400,000 euros from the European Commission
under its "Leonardo da Vinci" program
EADIS will use a virtual learning environment
called the Digital Innovation Studio
to train and develop professional designers
in the automotive industry
into the impact and application of vehicle telematics.
So those designers might then integrate new technologies
into future products.
EADIS will develop a training and infrastructure solution
to enable European companies
to operate more innovatively
and efficiently.
This project is an exiting partnership
Coventry University,
Oulu University of Applied Sciences,
Muenster University of Applied Sciences,
Turin Polytecnic,
and Technical University of Delft.
Together with these world-class institutions,
there is an Advisory Panel
that includes organisations such as ...
Tom Tom
BMW
and MIRA.
So, what is telematics?
It is the blending of computing and wireless telecommunications technologies
as a goal of efficiently conveying information
and over vast networks
to support a host of functions.
The term "automotive telematics"
has evolved to refer to vehicle systems
that combine global positioning systems
tracking,
and other wireless communications
for a range of applications.
The challenge we aim to address
is to provide professionals within the automotive industry
with the skills and infrastructure they need
to help them understand
and exploit the opportunities presented by ICT.
Therefore, they may assist, exite,
capture the imagination of consumers,
and respond to societal issues.
Elearning has become a widely accepted method
training and education within a range of organisations
For example the proportion of companies using various forms of online learning
has increased dramatically.
Most organisations are aware of Elearning
And up to half of them already have an existing Elearning environment,
Whist the other half plan to implement one within a few years.
And whilst this status suggest the outlook is positive,
there are crucial lessons to be learned.
Such as: Elearning is more than just putting a program on a server.
Elearning creates a different relationship between learning materials and learner
ELearning is here to stay
there is no doubt about that.
It will be increasingly become a standard in the training portfolio.
However, like all training media
organisations must learn how and when to use it
to its best advantage.