Toyota Announces New G-BOOK mX Telematics Service.Tokyo, Japan, Apr 10, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that it will begin rolling out its new G-BOOK mX telematics Originally coined to mean the convergence of telecommunications and information processing, the term later evolved to refer to automation in automobiles. GPS navigation, integrated hands-free cellphones, wireless communications and automatic driving assistance systems all come under the service and a G-Book mX-compatible HDD (Hard Disk Drive) See hard disk and HDD caddy. HDD - hard disk drive navigation system A GPS-based electronic system in a car or truck that provides a real time map of the vehicle's current location as well as step-by-step directions to a programmed destination. See GPS and vehicle tracking. with the launch of new vehicles in Japan starting in May. G-BOOK mX builds on the proven reliability and security of G-BOOK with the addition of Map-on-Demand - the world's first technology for automatically delivering differential map data to car navigation See GPS. systems - to create a more user-friendly and comprehensive telematics service. The new G-BOOK includes features such as Probe Communication Traffic Information, which uses data from other vehicles equipped with G-BOOK mX to provide drivers with highly precise information on traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. . This new service is available in two configurations: G-BOOK mX, which comes as standard with the new compatible HDD navigation system and is free, and G-BOOK mX Pro, which is a fee-based service requiring an on-board data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. module (DCM DCM abbr. Distinguished Conduct Medal ). In addition to the standard services available with G-BOOK mX, G-BOOK mX Pro features additional services, such as a security service and operator service. Below are some of the new G-BOOK features available with G-BOOK mX. 1) Map on Demand This service delivers updated navigation maps through a network covering expressways and toll roads The following is a list of toll roads. Toll roads are roads on which a toll authority collects a fee for use. This list also contains toll bridges and toll tunnels. Lists of these subsets of toll roads can be found in List of toll bridges and List of toll tunnels. throughout the country, as well as ordinary roads near the driver's home and in the vicinity of a driver's intended destination. With G-BOOK mX, drivers can download updated map data at the touch of a button by connecting their cell phones to the compatible navigation system. With G-BOOK mX Pro, the on-board DCM performs automatic, constant updates of map data. In the case of expressways and toll roads, updated data is sent out approximately seven days after a new thoroughfare THOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. is open to traffic. In addition, a service will be available that enables users to download updated map data from the Internet onto a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , which can then be loaded into the vehicle's navigation system to update it. Map on Demand can be used for three years from the time a new vehicle is registered; after three years, drivers can continue the service by purchasing the latest map software from a Toyota dealer. 2) Probe Communication Traffic Information This unique Toyota traffic information service gathers driving data - such as speed and position - from vehicles equipped with G-BOOK mX to provide drivers with alternate routes for avoiding traffic congestion. Because it makes use of the on-board DCM, the information gathering capability of this service is superior to similar systems, which rely solely on cell phones, and efficiently stores information about traffic congestion in real time at the G-BOOK Center. In this way the Probe Communication Traffic Information service supplements Vehicle Information and Communication System Vehicle Information and Communication System (VICS) is a technology used in Japan for delivering traffic and travel information to road vehicle drivers. It can be compared with the European TMC technology. (VICS VICS Vehicle Information and Communication System VICS Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Standards (Association) VICS Virtual Institute of Caribbean Studies VICS Voluntary Interindustry Communications Standards ) information with updates on traffic congestion, providing drivers with highly accurate predictions about the current traffic situation and suggestions for the best alternate routes to take. 3) Wireless audio with Bluetooth(R) The new compatible navigation systems will be equipped with a Bluetooth(R) AV profile that allows users to connect wirelessly to cell phones and portable audio devices in order to play music via their car's audio system. Compared to connecting via an FM transmitter A device that adapts an MP3 player or other portable audio source to a car's audio system via the FM radio. It retransmits the analog output of the headset jack as one of several FM channels, which is picked up by the car's antenna. Also called an "FM modulator. , the new system delivers wireless playback with much clearer sound quality, eliminating noise interference and sound distortion. 4) G-SOUND Capsule G-SOUND Capsule is a music package added to G-SOUND, which was part of G-BOOK ALPHA. In addition to 900 individual songs, 103 capsules of 680 songs will be preinstalled in the new compatible navigation system, and by downloading a required code key users can begin enjoying them straight away. Of the songs included, 147 classical tracks can be accessed for free. 5) New operator service G-BOOK mX will make it possible to request an operator to provide the optimal route to a destination, using Probe Communication Traffic Information in a function known as G-Route Search. Vehicles with a which are G-BOOK mX Pro system will require no cell phone connection or voice communications contract; customers will be able to connect to the operator from their vehicle at the touch of a button, making it even easier for people to use this popular operator service. 6) HELPNET as standard With the current G-BOOK ALPHA service, only customers who pay a service fee can use HELPNET, an emergency notification system A modern notification system is a combination of software and hardware that provides a means of delivering a message to a set of recipients. For example, notification systems can send an e-mail when a new topic has been added to Wikipedia. that contacts police and fire departments in the event of a traffic accident or medical emergency and requests that emergency vehicles be dispatched. However, owners of G-BOOK mX-compatible navigation systems will have free HELPNET access for the first three years following new vehicle registration. From the fourth year on, vehicle owners will be able to continue to use HELPNET by paying a JPY JPY In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Japanese Yen. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1,050 registration fee once every two years. 7) Stop sign notification service A new service will be launched (covering Nagoya, Osaka, Yokohama and the 23 wards of Tokyo, as of spring 2007) to alert drivers to the presence of an intersection marked with a stop sign, for those intersections that are considered to be particularly dangerous. Furthermore, new vehicle models launched from this summer will be fitted with a function to warn the driver of an approaching stop sign in the event that the driver seems not to be slowing down appropriately. The warning will be issued based on map information from the navigation system and a precise calculation of the distance between the vehicle's current position and the stop line, which is determined by road-markings detected by an on-board camera. Together with its launch of the G-BOOK mX telematics service, TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center is also simplifying its five user plans for the current G-BOOK ALPHA to two: a free version of G-BOOK ALPHA and G-BOOK ALPHA Pro, which charges a service fee for DCM connection. In addition, TMC is planning to take the on-board technology (navigation system, on-board DCM, etc.) developed in conjunction with G-BOOK mX and the reliable and secure service technology developed thus far through the G-BOOK and create a new telematics service tailored to the Chinese market, where demand is expected to be high. * Bluetooth(R) is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. Note: Products described in this press release are for the Japanese market only. Full service contents and costs for G-BOOK mX and G-BOOK mX Pro are available at the Toyota website: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/07/0410_1.html About Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 7203; NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TM), established in 1937, is one of the world's representative automobile manufacturers, producing vehicles in 26 countries and regions and marketing vehicles in more than 170 countries and regions. In fiscal 2006, Toyota provided nearly eight million vehicles on a consolidated basis to customers around the world under the Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino brands. Toyota had more than 280,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2006. The company is headquartered in Aichi, Japan. For more information, please visit www.toyota.co.jp/en/index.html. Source: Toyota Motor Corporation Contact: Toyota Motor Corporation Corporate Communications Department Public Affairs Division Tel: +81-3-3817-9150 URL: http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/ Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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