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noshorts · 08-28-2002, 03:09 AM

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Originally posted by D2
The navigation systems in Japan are much more advanced than systems in other areas. They use a system called VICS to send traffic condition updates to the vehicles via FM sub-bands, cell phone hook-ups, and even IR transmission when your vehicle is under a stop light! In metropolitan areas the system will tell you where the minute by minute traffic congestion is.
Some of the navi systems will even tell you which parking lots are full.

That is nice functionality that I wish we would take advantage of or at least make some of the features a priority in the development of our mapping software. I think the most we get is construction delays and SOME traffic alerts via the CUE Traffic Net modules ( http://www.cue.com/products_services/trafficnet.htm ) .

08-28-2002, 03:09 AM	#5
noshorts Newbie Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Phoenix, Arizona (USA) Posts: 8	Quote: Originally posted by D2 The navigation systems in Japan are much more advanced than systems in other areas. They use a system called VICS to send traffic condition updates to the vehicles via FM sub-bands, cell phone hook-ups, and even IR transmission when your vehicle is under a stop light! In metropolitan areas the system will tell you where the minute by minute traffic congestion is. Some of the navi systems will even tell you which parking lots are full. That is nice functionality that I wish we would take advantage of or at least make some of the features a priority in the development of our mapping software. I think the most we get is construction delays and SOME traffic alerts via the CUE Traffic Net modules ( http://www.cue.com/products_services/trafficnet.htm ) .