Taxis can therefore accept rides via their central dispatch or through the mobile app that drivers use on Android devices in the taxis.
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There, new services are using mobile apps to help drivers and passenger locate each other quickly.
Others cite the potential for mobile ads to distract drivers and cause accidents.
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The Durham force uses a network of mobile cameras to trap speeding drivers.
Today, with the new data plan pricing, Audi and T-Mobile enable even more Audi drivers and their passengers to access high-speed data services on the go.
Drivers caught using their mobile phones in Surrey have blamed "ranting" ex-wives, over-zealous bosses and pregnant spouses, according to police.
Ford and SYNC will answer the consumer demand by offering the only platform available for drivers to safely control their mobile devices and applications in the car.
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Through CARWINGS, Nissan LEAF drivers are able to use mobile smart phones to turn on air conditioning and set charging functions remotely, even when the vehicle is powered down.
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Surging popularity of services like Netflix, improving video quality on the internet and the improvement of mobile Internet speeds are a few key drivers behind the rapid growth expected in online media.
An October 2011 ((yes?)) Ford Motor Company survey of 4, 300 European drivers found that nearly 50% of German drivers admitted to using handheld mobile phones, the highest percentage of the countries surveyed.
We are proud to be the first mobile accessory company leading the way to help drivers safely access a world of Aha content right through the radio.
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By business unit, the Mobile Communications Business was one of the leading growth drivers in the June quarter with 20.52 trillion won in revenue.
SideCar has iPhone and Android mobile apps that people can use to find nearby drivers who have signed up to provide rides through the service.
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Japanese truck drivers, in fact, have been mobile-phone trendsetters, relying on the phones to call headquarters instead of searching for big-rig parking spaces next to public telephones.
The company sells mobile phones at highly subsidized rates as mobile business and broadband Internet are expected to be the big growth drivers for the company.
These devices range from the inventory trackers that drivers use to touch base with logistics centers, or mobile credit card scanners that are increasingly popping up at shops to allow customers to buy on-the-spot rather than lugging shopping carts into check-out lines.
The most distracting gadgets were radios and CDs, followed by mobile phones and satnav systems which each put off around a third of drivers.
Juniper is pushing further into the mobile Internet market, which will likely be one of the important growth drivers going forward if current trends continue.
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Mr. Guillen says drivers will be able to download apps and news with a mobile link, and the exterior is sleek and aerodynamic, with narrow headlights and a glass, "panorama" roof.
He said officers were angered at drivers on the opposite carriageway slowing down to film the scene on mobile phones.
In fact, it was eerily familiar: In 2000, Esquire gulled many with a profile of a company called Freewheelz, which supposedly offered free cars to drivers willing to tool around in a vehicle that served as a mobile billboard.
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Gordon Edwards, of the Department of Infrastructure, said the mobile camera surveillance van was a controlled unit and would be situated in areas where drivers were most likely to use their phones.
If Europe's new drivers ignore these, they seem sure to be disappointed by their new euro-mobile's sluggish performance.
The application, U.S. Fuel Price Mapping, provides drivers directions to gas stations with the lowest prices in the surrounding area from a mobile device.
With Audible's suite of mobile apps, last listening position, bookmarks and notes are saved in the cloud, ensuring drivers always pick up where they left off when they open their iPhone app.
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Now that tablets have proliferated widely both at home and in schools, and students really can learn any time, any place, so long as they are motivated, the next logical question becomes: How do we build content for mobile platforms that is personalized enough, engaging enough, adaptive enough, and rigorous enough to make kids the drivers of their own advancement towards Automaticity, and beyond?
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