Real-Time Traffic Aid Enhances 2006 CES Innovations Honoree, Magellan(R) RoadMate(TM) 760; New Magellan TrafficKit(TM) Helps Steer Direction for Magellan GPS Vehicle Navigation.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Thales Navigation  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , global innovator of Magellan consumer GPS products for outdoor recreation and vehicle navigation See GPS and vehicle tracking. , announced today its newest real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. traffic information and detour solution for North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , following the success of a proven real-time traffic system already available in Europe. The Magellan TrafficKit uses high quality traffic information from NavTeq to inform drivers of incidents that stop or restrict the flow of traffic and intelligently guides drivers around traffic jams to get them to their destination faster. Available in April, the Magellan TrafficKit for North America will be available for preview demonstrations at the 2006 International CES show in booth 31274, South Hall. The Magellan TrafficKit is compatible with the Magellan RoadMate 760, a 2006 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award honoree hon·or·ee n. The recipient of an honor. Noun 1. honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments recipient, receiver - a person who receives something , which provides out-of-the-box, turn-by-turn, voice- and text-guided directions using a built-in map of North America on a 20 GB hard drive. The TrafficKit also works with the Magellan RoadMate 700 when customers obtain a software upgrade from www.magellanGPS.com. The Magellan TrafficKit's advanced circuitry processes real time traffic information which is continuously transmitted over FM frequencies for major metropolitan areas and displays them in the Magellan Roadmate's easy-to-use interface. This enables automobile drivers to make rapid and useful decisions to get them to their destination avoiding road bottlenecks and disruptions. "Adding real-time traffic information is a valuable component to the route-calculation equation that will make the Magellan RoadMate 760 and 700 even more effective and intuitive," said Christian Bubenheim, Vice President and General Manager of Thales' Magellan Consumer Business. "With the Magellan TrafficKit, drivers can avoid sitting in traffic and feel confident they'll know the best time-saving route available. This is the kind of customer convenience and user experience that will continue to guide our product developments in the future." Traffic incidents appear as road-sign icons on the map screen to show solid traffic jams and slowed traffic conditions like lane reductions, road work and closures, accidents and severe weather. Drivers can receive traffic alerts for informational purposes or to enable automatic re-routing. The TrafficKit enables the Magellan RoadMate to consider time and distance in determining whether to keep the driver on the same route or calculate a new route when a faster alternative is available. In both cases, the system will update the remaining travel time and distance to the destination. Drivers can be notified of all types of incidents by default or can choose which types of incidents they want to see. Drivers can also gain more information on traffic conditions by touching the relevant road-sign icon on the map screen. The GPS satellite signals used by Magellan portable vehicle navigation systems do not require a fee. However, real-time traffic requires a subscription fee for live-information feeds. Initial monthly service fees will be included within the purchase price of the Magellan TrafficKit, after which a traffic information service fee will be required. Professional installation is recommended for the Magellan TrafficKit. About Thales' navigation business Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group serving defense, aerospace, security and services markets. The Group employs 60,000 people throughout the world and generated revenues of 10.3 billion Euros in 2004. Thales' navigation business is a global innovator of navigation and positioning solutions. The company markets its Magellan brand GPS products in vehicle navigation and outdoor markets, and its professional GPS and GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) The European term for a global satellite-based radio navigation system. See Galileo. solutions in the survey, GIS/Mapping, and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and markets that include consumer electronics, automotive navigation and high-precision applications. Through its joint venture with Hertz hertz (hûrts) [for Heinrich R. Hertz], abbr. Hz, unit of frequency, equal to 1 cycle per second. The term is combined with metric prefixes to denote multiple units such as the kilohertz (1,000 Hz), megahertz (1,000,000 Hz), and gigahertz , Thales Navigation has developed the Hertz NeverLost(R) vehicle navigation system. Thales' navigation business is headquartered in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif., with European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. headquarters in Carquefou, France. For more information, visit www.thalesgroup.com/navigation. (C) 2006 Thales Navigation, Inc. All rights reserved. Magellan, RoadMate, TrafficKit are trademarks of Thales Navigation. |
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