| 3GT - Third Generation Telematics |
| ACC – Adaptive Cruise Control |
| ADAS – Advanced Driver Assistance Systems |
| AVI – Automatic Vehicle Identification |
| AVL – Automatic Vehicle Location |
| CAS – Collision Avoidance System |
| CICAS – Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems |
| B-Call – Breakdown call |
| E-Call- Emergency call |
| ECU – Engine [or Embedded] Control Unit |
| ERP – Electronic Road Pricing |
| EADIS – European Automotive Digital Innovation Studio |
| END – Embedded Navigation Devices – built-in navigation systems |
| ERTICO - European Road Transport Telematics Implementation Co ordination Organisation |
| FCD – Floating Car Data |
| GATS – Global Automotive Telematics Standard |
| GPRS - General Packet Radio Service |
| GPS – Global Position Satellite |
| HMI - Human-Machine Interface [see MMI] |
| HUD – Head Up Display |
| IVNS - In-Vehicle Navigation System |
| ITS – Intelligent Transport Systems |
| IVBSS – Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems |
| LAN - Local Area Network |
| MMI – Man Machine Interface eg the control screen or buttons of a system. [see HMI] |
| NAVI – short for ‘Navigation Systems’ in cars |
| NAVTEQ – Navteq Corporation: major digital mapping organisation, based in Chicago. Navteq provides data used in a wide range of applications, including automotive navigation systems and web-based applications, such as Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Local Live, and MapQuest. |
| OBD - Onboard Diagnostics |
| OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer eg Ford, BMW |
| PCS - Pre-Crash Safety |
| POI - Point of Interest [on maps] |
| PND – Personal Navigation Devices [eg TomTom, Garmin] |
| RDS - Radio Data System |
| RDS-TMC - Radio Data Services - Traffic Message Channel |
| Road Tolling – charging for road usage |
| SMS - Short Message Service |
| TCU - Telematics Control Unit |
| Tele Atlas – major digital mapping organisation, based in Netherlands |
| TMC -Traffic Message Channel |
| Vehicle Intervention Control - slowing & stopping vehicles by police |
| VII - Vehicle Infrastructure Integration |
| VR - Voice Recognition |
| VSS - Vehicle Safety Systems |
| Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity |
| WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network |
