September 19, 2006
Volkswagen + Jaguar Using RFID
Apparently Volkswagen doesn't seem to have the financial problems that some American auto makers are having. In fact, Volkswagen is doing so well that they have a theme park which has up to 700 visitors daily. But instead of going on rides, visitors come for their ride, to pick up their car. They do this to save on the delivery charge for their vehicle. This quantity of visitors at the theme park (supposedly the second-most popular in Germany) has to organize the visits so that people get their cars in good time. So they use RFID to manage the process. RFID Weblog summarizes the process.
Jaguar cars are also tracked with RFID in a different manner. Unipart and Savi Networks will jointly be monitoring Jaguar car parts in cargo containers using Savi's information service. The service uses a combination of "bar codes, sensors, passive and active RFID, and GPS." [via Auto Industry UK] Savi, which was acquired by Lockheed Martin, has a hardy container tag which might be suitable for this task. Several other companies are using Savi's tech to monitor cargo.
By the way, here are 5 other uses of RFID in automotive and related sectors.
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