Houston Chronicle

01/03/05

A Houston engineer was searching for a method to keep track of his 16-year-old daughter when she started driving. The technology he found while searching the Web not only helped him do that, it also may have saved her life, said Wayne, who asked that his last name not be published to protect his daughter's identity. Teen Arrive Alive, a Florida-based company, offers packages that include bumper decals and phones equipped with global positioning systems to allow parents to monitor their teens' locations and driving habits. The company launched the service in May...

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2974714


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp