Accident Prevention Plus, Inc Announces Agreement between Carnegie Mellon Driver Training and Safety Institute.Business Editors HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2001 (NASDAQ-OTC BB: ACDP ACDP African Christian Democratic Party (South Africa) ACDP Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens ACDP Accelerated Compensation for Developmental Positions (US DoD) ) Accident Prevention Plus, Inc. (APP) has announced that an agreement has been signed in December 2000 between APP and Carnegie Mellon Driver Training and Safety Institute (DTSI DTSI Defense Trade Security Initiative DTSI Digital Twin Spark Ignition DTSI Datron/Transco Systems Incorporated DTSI DataTel Solutions, Inc. (San Antonio, Texas) ) to grant DTSI a royalty free license to use APP's on-board recording system for use in Carnegie Mellon's not-for-profit driver training and safety operations. DTSI is headquartered in Connellsville, Pennsylvania Connellsville is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, 57 miles (92 km) southeast of Pittsburgh on the Youghiogheny River, a tributary of the Monongahela River. In 1890, 5,629 people lived in Connellsville, which was a borough at that time. . Dr. Gerard Meyer, President and Chief Executive Officer, says of this signing that, "DTSI is integrating the best educational tools and advanced technologies in order to create a model driver training and research institute. APP provides us with the ability to record and analyze critical data within our trucks and simulators. We are extremely pleased to be able to offer their unique technology to our students." Richard Goodhart, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of APP, says, "We are delighted to have entered into this agreement with such a prestigious institution and look forward to working with DTSI to provide driver training and analysis which we believe will reduce the number of accidents on our highways. The installation of our onboard computer recording system in DTSI's simulators and training vehicles represents what we anticipate would be the first step in developing and incorporating technologies to be used in driver training schools through-out the U.S." Carnegie Mellon Driver Training and Safety Institute is a non-profit subsidiary owned and operated by Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania “Pittsburgh” redirects here. For the region, see Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. Pittsburgh (pronounced IPA: /ˈpɪtsbɚg/) is the second largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. . Operating on a grant from the Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," The Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway , DTSI 's mission is to produce competent and safe drivers for the commercial truck driving industry as well as drivers for emergency vehicles (i.e. ambulances, police cars and fire trucks) in order to improve overall transportation and safety on the road. It is anticipated that it will be achieved by developing driver training schools through out the country. About Accident Prevention Plus, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : ACDP) Accident Prevention Plus, Inc. develops, markets and sells a comprehensive line of onboard computer recording systems--the APP1000, the APP2000 and the APP3000 (hereinafter, collectively called the "AP+Series"). The AP+Series Products include a dual axis accelerometer accelerometer Instrument that measures acceleration. Because it is difficult to measure acceleration directly, the device measures the force exerted by restraints placed on a reference mass to hold its position fixed in an accelerating body. designed and developed by the Company to measure the sway of a vehicle and onboard systems that monitor and record data for accident prevention, driver training and evaluation, and maintenance operations for fleet vehicles. |
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