Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. Tsuneo Takahashi (MIEEE) - President, NF Corporation, Yokohama, Japan, was awarded the 2013 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies, for outstanding accomplishments in the application of technology in the fields of interest to IEEE that improve the environment and/or public safety, sponsored by Toyota Motor Corporation. The citation on the award is "For pioneering the development of navigation technology in automobiles." The medal came with an honorarium of US$20,000, and Mr. Takahashi has graciously gifted that money back to the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society.