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RFID Improves ETA Info for Bus Passengers U.S. and Hong Kong transit companies are using active tags to provide passengers with accurate information regarding bus locations and expected arrival times.

Forecast Indicates Strong RFID Demand by Heavy Manufacturing Frost & Sullivan expects the market for RFID applications for automotive, aerospace and industrial products manufacturers to grow to $225.7 million in 2012.

Freightliner Factory Will Use RFID to Track Production The maker of trucks and commercial vehicles will begin using active tags to help improve the manufacturing process at its plant in Portland, Ore.

Hyan and Parelec Teaming on Tags for Products, Mass Transit The tag maker and conductive-ink manufacturer say their combined products are being used for product authentication and in single and multiuse mass-transit cards.

Chinese Railway Switching to RFID Transit Cards Finnish smart card provider Confidex has announced a five-year contract with the transit company for 125 million high-frequency payment cards.

Hertz Trial Uses RFID Cards Instead of Keys A rental facility in Nice, France, is testing how the technology might make renting a car faster and easier.

Alien Cancels IPO Plans Alien Technology has requested that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission withdraw its registration statement for an initial public offering.

Alien Technology's IPO Woes Alien's decision last week to delay its initial public offering has left industry watchers debating on whether the RFID company is a bellwether for the RFID industry as a whole.

Texas Instruments Rolling Out Its Gen 2 Chips TI says its Gen 2 chips will be available in August, in the form of wafers and as rolls of chips attached to straps. The company will stop making Gen 2 inlays.

Car Dealership Finds RFID the Key to Increased Sales Bob Lewis Automotive is using RFID-enabled car keys to automatically track test-drives, improve security and simplify key access for salespeople at its Volkswagen showroom in San Jose, Calif.