THE SUN MAY POWER THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN'S SOLAR RACE CAR, BUT MOTOROLA WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES ENABLE IT TO TALK WITH OTHER CARS

Motorola’s MOTODRIVE™ Architecture provides Solar Race Team with broadband car-to-car communications and a "wireless cruise control" application

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – October 27, 2005 – Motorola, Inc.’s (NYSE:MOT) MOTODRIVE™ Architecture helped The University of Michigan's (UM) Solar Race Team place third during the World Solar Car Championship, a race across Australia, that took place September 25-October 2. Motorola worked with the Solar Race Team to equip their car, Momentum, with its Mobility Enabled Access (MEA®) Vehicle Mounted Modems (VMM) and develop a "wireless cruise control” application that enabled them to precisely set, monitor and control the speed of the vehicle.

During the race, a UM advance team traveling ahead of Momentum monitored upcoming speed limits and broadcasted the information remotely through the mesh-enabled VMM to set the maximum speed of the solar car. Motorola’s wireless car-to-car communication technology controlled the speed of Momentum throughout the 1,880-mile/3,000km race so it could not exceed the speed limit. Motorola technologies provided the UM Solar Race Team with a competitive advantage and enabled them to avoid possible speed penalties while other teams had to run at a more conservative, slower pace.

Jeff Ferman, a member of the UM Solar Race Team said, ”Motorola’s MOTODRIVE technology helped us take top honors in both The North American and World Solar Car Championship. By working with Motorola, we had access to the latest mesh and wireless gear and worked to adapt it to our needs. The experience helped us show the future possibilities of technology – a day when cars are powered by the sun and communicating with one another.”

The Race Team also utilized Motorola cellular phones, data modems, two-way radios and satellite gear, which together provided the team with a very unique form of Seamless Mobility on a global scale. Additional information on the race can be found at: http://www.motorola.com//content/0,,6557,00.html

Motorola began working with the UM Solar Race Team earlier this year and contributed to their win at The North American Solar Challenge.    During the race, Motorola's wireless cruise control application helped the UM team set a record by averaging 46.2 mph during the trek from Austin, Texas to Calgary, Alberta, in western Canada in 53 hours, 59 minutes, and 43 seconds.

About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks.  In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime.  Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication.  Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004.  For more information: http://www.motorola.com/.

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