Drivers will be able to plan routes easily and quickly with faster route-planning and a bright touch-screen.

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Prior to taking off, it shows a zoomed-out overview of the route it's planning to use, along with the amount of miles and the estimated time of arrival.

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But I see a lot of people that, even if they are planning on going that route, are very interested in at least giving back -- whether it be monetarily or just their time -- back to communities, back to people.

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These alerts will enable drivers to plan and share alternative travel routes, improve traveler safety and help transportation authorities better predict and reduce bumper-to-bumper traffic before it occurs through improved traffic signal timing, ramp metering and route planning.

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The planning application, submitted to Wiltshire Council, also includes a pedestrian and off-road cycle route, locks, pedestrian and road bridges, a new weir on the River Avon and a hydro-electric turbine.

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