American Hit Radio Thomas Ryan
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XM, the nation’s leading satellite radio service with more than 7.6 million subscribers, today declared that it is real-time XM NavTraffic satellite data service for GPS navigation will add six new markets therefore permitting XM NavTraffic subscribers in the U.S. to access the real-time traffic info service in 50 major North American markets. And this starts on March 31. The six new markets include Fresno, CA; Jacksonville, FL; Montreal, QB; Salt Lake City, UT; Toronto, ON; and Vancouver, BC. Additionally, Portland, OR also has an expanded coverage with traffic flow selective information available permitting drivers to see how fast the traffic is moving. XM NavTraffic provides elaborate NAVTEQ Traffic info overlaid on the navigation road map, permitting the navigation scheme to show the traffic conditions amid you and your destination. The service provides selective information on incidents, such as accidents and road construction, directly to a vehicle’s GPS navigation system by way of XM’s satellite pipeline. Through the traffic selective information service, the driver is alerted to these blockages. Hence, he could change his route so as to keep out of the way of getting caught in traffic. Where available, XM NavTraffic likewise offers data that allows users to view an overlay of color-coded traffic flow information, representing the intermediate speed of travel along the driver’s planned route. The traffic data is collected from info origins by NAVTEQ Traffic. Data roots include police and emergency services, road sensors, traffic cameras, mercantile traffic data providers, eyewitness reports, and real-time aircraft surveillance reports. XM NavTraffic offers substantial gains including traffic flow speed information, indicating the intermediate traffic speed along major highways, “Personalized Traffic Information” for current emplacement and destination, visual demonstration for clear “at-a-glance” communication, modern notification of congestion along traveled route, and aids a driver to re-route around upcoming congestion. “NavTraffic is available as a factory-installed feature on new models that include Acura MDX, RDX, RL, TL; Cadillac CTS; Infiniti G35 Sedan; Lexus LS 460 L, LS 460, LS 600h L; and Nissan Altima. Every time aficionados open Nissan doors to enter the Altima, they could be ensured of the authenti traffic data from NavTraffic. Aftermarket constituents and handheld units from Alpine, Garmin, Kenwood and Pioneer Electronics likewise feature the NavTraffic. XM NavTraffic is expected to be available in 200,000 vehicles by the end of next year. “Consumers demand new methods for saving both time and cash in their each and everyday lives, peculiarly on their commute with gas prices once again on the rise,” said Roderick MacKenzie, XM’s VP of Advanced Applications and Services. He added, “XM NavTraffic’s real-time traffic engineering science is a powerful and worthful tool, permitting commuters to reach their destinations quicker, spend less time sitting in traffic, and at long last save cash at the pump.” |
