Archive for the ‘Navigation Systems’ Category
Ford Navigation Adds Carpool Lane Routing
Drivers hitting the road in a new 2011 Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicles equipped with voice-activated navigation will be able to tap into nearly 2,500 miles of highway and interstate lanes designed to help get them where they need to go quicker and with less hassle.
For 2011 models, Ford will be adding...
February 25th, 2010 | Ford, Navigation Systems | Read More
TomTom Navigation turns profit in Q4
TomTom NV, the Dutch navigation device maker, said Thursday it turned a profit in the fourth quarter, following a loss a year earlier when took a big charge on its digital mapmaking operations.
Net profit for the fourth quarter of 2009 was euro73 million ($99 million), versus a loss of euro989 million...
February 19th, 2010 | Navigation Systems | Read More
Navigon Preparing New Features For iPhone Nav App
Navigon plans to upgrade its iPhone navigation app in the spring with 3D terrain views, automatic uploading of location and destination updates to Facebook and Twitter, and automatic route customization based in part on past driving habits.
The $89.99 MobileNavigator North America app already features...
February 10th, 2010 | Navigation Systems | Read More
Clarion Revamps Automotive Lineup
Clarion turned over almost all of its aftermarket automotive SKUs at International CES, where the company expanded its selection of HD Radio-ready head units to seven from one, launched its first iTunes-tagging models, and expanded its selection of heads with built-in Bluetooth for hands-free use and...
January 15th, 2010 | Navigation Systems | Read More
Tom Tom GO 930
Tom Tom's GO 930 is a high-end portable that offers a little bit of everything for its retail price of $499.95. Best of all, for the most part it does that little bit of everything well, too. Here's the breakdown:
THE PACKAGE
The relatively compact GO 930 is small enough to slip into your standard trouser...
July 11th, 2009 | Navigation Systems | Read More
JVC Introduces New In-Dash Navigation
JVC Mobile has added a double-din nav/multimedia source unit a 7-inch touchscreen, the KD-NX7000. It has a detachable faceplate, a proximity sensor for illuminating control keys when your hand approaches and built-in memory data storage for quick start-up, fast search.
The KD-NX7000 employs Navteq data...
July 9th, 2009 | Navigation Systems | Read More
TomTom Breaks New Ground in Aftermarket Navigation Systems
It's the kind of frustrating problem that makes you pound on
the dashboard. You've got the automated navigation system, but it has
steered you wrong because of inaccurate data. In a major breakthrough,
aftermarket supplier TomTom on Tuesday introduced a new feature in its
satellite-based...
June 7th, 2007 | Navigation Systems | Read More




