(1) Robb M Stewart, Rio Trucks Make Efficient Haul; Iron-Ore Miner to Deploy Massive Automated Vehicles at Australian Site in 2012. Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304259304576372892652648426.html
("autonomous trucks, trains and drill rigs")
My comment:
(a) Rio Tinto Group
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Tinto_Group
(a British-Australian company based at both Westminster (a London borough) and Melbourne; founded in 1873, when a multinational consortium of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto river, in [province of] Huelva, Spain from the Spanish government)
In Spanish, rio and tionto are the noun and adjective for "river" and "red."
(b) I guess it is all right to operate the above in a desert. It will be trickier if they are in urban areas. See
Greg Gardner, NHTSA Chief: 'A Car iIsNot a Mobile Device;' Strickland wants to minimize distractions. USA Today, June 10, 2011 (title in print).
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/06/nhtsa-chief-vows-to-fight-cars-becoming-smartphone-on-wheels/1
(2) Lorraine Luk, Hon Hai Reaches Out; Manufacturer to add Sharp alliance. Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2011 (title in print)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304432304576372570709720128.html
("The rising affluence of Asian consumers and a slew of new product launches have heated up competition among electronics firms in the region, with the Korean players taking the lead in terms of sophistication of technology and market share. This has driven tie-ups between Japanese and Taiwanese firms aiming for a bigger slice of the market.")
My comment:
(a) Taiwan commercially is non-threatening to all parties (US and China are two example). Naturally when Japanese companies seek alliance, they look to Taiwanese companies.
(b) Related news:
Clare Jim and Argin Chang, Apple Supplier Hon Hai seeks Hi-Tech Future. Reuters, June 8, 2011.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/apple-supplier-hon-hai-seeks-hi-tech-future-111419343.html