gothate

I'm sure that this has probably been posted 37 times before, but a quick search didn't pop up anything.

Google, Volkswagen Making In-Car Navigation



Looks a little similiar to the GooPs thing.
Finally 3d accelerated maps though. wtf took them so long?

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NickFury

Thats nice, now if we could get something like that for our CarPC's the world would be a better place

mercury7

We're working on it.

this + this = what you want

Feel free to help out, if you're so inclined.

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DarquePervert

Only about three.

It's just Google Earth with locally-stored map data, a touchscreen-friendly interface and a VW logo.

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strohj

the catch is the locally stored 3d map data... that has been hard to come by...

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A lot of people wonder why Google is trying to roll out free WiMax access. With this in mind, it should be obvious. Think about it...

Google's raison d'etre is targeted advertising in the virtual world. By requiring use of their software they can bring that to the physical world. They would simply re-code Google Earth in such a way that as you are driving down the highway, little virtual billboard bubbles can pop up above stores, restaurants, hotels, etc. For a price, of course.

-g.

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