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In this installment Antonio F. Gomez Skarmeta describes his team s project, a manually driven vehicle which, using GPS information, serves as the guide for a group of driverless vehicles. The vehicles that form the convoy are equipped with GPS receivers that enable precise self-localization and intervehicle communication. In the last few years, GPS has spurred many automotive groups to launch many different applications includ-ing fleet management, road mapping, and intelligent highway monitoring. GPS can also offer superb facilities for automated vehicle guidance, as described in this article. You are welcome to discuss and follow up on these articles and ideas in the IEEE ITS Council Newsletter, www.ieee.org/itsc or www.ce.unipr.it/itsc. For further information and suggestions, feel free to contact me at broggi@ce.unipr.it; www.ce.unipr.it/broggi.