Teletext

1) Information database available through normal television receiver.

Telematics

1) (1) Defined in Concise Oxford Dictionary as: 'the branch of information technology which deals with the long-distance transmission of computerized information'. In the transport context, broadly, electronic systems for controlling and monitoring vehicle operations via cellular and satellite communication technologies. (2) Technology applied to road traffic and road vehicles. Computing and telecommunications systems established to promote the development and implementation of more efficient and safer transport (eg as in vehicle-to-base communication).

Technobabble

1) Another term for technology jargon.

TE 160

1) Prohibition notice (formerly GV 160) indicating that a vehicle is overloaded to the point of being unsafe. Issued by police and VI enforcement officers.

T&E

1) European Federation for Transport and Environment. Brussels-based organization which lobbies for an environmentally sound approach to European transport issues.

TDI

1) Trade data interchange.