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Wireless operator Telecom Italia Mobile has launched its own navigation software for the iPhone powered by Swedish provider Appello and maps from NAVTEQ.
This off-board navigation solution is free for the first 30 days, then it costs €40 excluding VAT for a 24 months license. This offer is however limited to businesses....
Australian real-time traffic provider Intelematics Australia has released a database of historical traffic patterns to help better predict travel times.
The new service, called SUNA Predictive, provides an extensive database of real-world travel times across the Australian main road network. So far, more than one...
Digital map maker NAVTEQ announced this week a range of new map releases and improvements across Eastern Europe and Middle East, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria.
Full navigable map in Egypt
NAVTEQ accelerated its map building program last year in Egypt when the government allowed GPS in mobile phones and...
At the Navigation and Location conference in Berlin, GPS Business News met with Andreas Erwig, director for NAVTEQ traffic in Europe. This gave us the opportunity to question him about the development of NAVTEQ pan-European traffic solution, the real-time traffic technologies used, his customers and business models.
Last week at the Telematics Detroit conference, GPS Business News had the opportunity to talk with Henry Bzeih, National Director Connected Car at Kia Motors in the United States.
Our discussion not only focused on Kia's own telematics developments but also on how he sees the market developing from a car maker...
Last week TomTom announced in Europe (with the exception of Belgium) that the subscription to its Live Services will be reduced by 50 percent, starting immediately. The annual subscription will cost €49.95 for all customers with a connected PND.
TomTom LIVE services includes HD Traffic, Weather, Google Local search, fuel...
Last week Dutch navigation provider TomTom started their LIVE Services in South Africa with the launch of a connected personal navigation device, the TomTom GO 750 LIVE. The real-time services available with the product are traffic information (HD Traffic), Google Local Search, speed camera location and weather information....
Altech Netstar Traffic (“ANT”), a joint venture between Altech Netstar and ITIS Holdings, has launched a real-time intelligent traffic information service in South Africa using the FM radio coverage from SABC. ANT is leveraging real-time GPS probe data from Altech Netstar fleet tracking and stolen vehicle recovery business. The...
This week at the Telematics Detroit conference, telematics supplier Airbiquity announced tools to help carmakers introduce mobile applications and smartphone connectivity into the car. So called "Mobile Integration Solution", this flexible architecture allows automotives OEMs to maintain control on the in-vehicle experience...
At Telematics Detroit 2010 conference, navigation software provider Nav N Go demonstrated its solutions for in-dash navigation, including the iGo Primo software (introduced earlier this year) running on the automotive grade QNX platform.
GPS Business News spoke with Jim Nardulli, vice president of sales at the Hungarian...
Google today announced the availability of Google Maps Navigation version 4.2 in ten European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. The application is available for mobile devices running Android 1.6 and higher.
The off-board turn-by-turn...
Today at the Telematics Detroit 2010 conference, GPS Business News interviewed with INRIX CEO Bryan Mistele about their most recent announcements with Continental, Clear Channel and the launch of their SDK targeted at mobile application developers.
Beyond these news, Bryan Mistele also shared with us his thoughts on the...
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