Qualcomm recently demonstrated security features of its OmniTracs satellite-based mobile communications and tracking system at a Washington, D.C. event attended by congressional leaders and Department of Transportation representatives.

Attendees viewed live demonstrations of a truck equipped with satellite-based mobile communications and position-tracking systems, and associated safety and security technology, such as emergency notification panic buttons, driver I.D. authentication, and tamper detection alerts. The truck also demonstrated several different prototype technologies for disabling the truck in case of an emergency, either remotely via satellite communication or triggered by events occurring in the vehicle.
Congressional and DOT attendees included Rep. Thomas Petri (Wis.), chairman of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee; Rep. Mike Rogers (Mich.), co-chair of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Caucus; Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (Calif.), who serves on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and the Select Committee on Intelligence; Sen. Conrad Burns (Mont.), who serves on the Surface Transportation Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee, Science & Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee; and DOT's Research and Special Programs Administrator Ellen Engleman, the lead appointee within DOT on homeland security issues for hazardous materials transportation.
All U.S. trucking carriers currently authorized to transport ammunition for the Department of Defense use the Qualcomm system for messaging, reporting and incident response management. Qualcomm meets the Defense Transportation Tracking System's stringent performance standards for the hauling of munitions and other hazardous loads.