BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TomTom today releases the latest version of its real-time traffic information service, TomTom HD Traffic at the IFA consumer electronics show.
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It also owns Traffic.com, the biggest reseller of real-time traffic information.
The success of maps has created another business, called Inrix, that delivers real-time traffic information to the maps from radio transponders in taxis and fleet cars.
Future iDevice interfaces may also be leveraged for Apple to enhance its upcoming iOS mapping software with cloud-based crowd-sourced info for more reliable real-time traffic information.
Like the new traffic service, directions incorporate real-time traffic information.
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One more handy feature: the unit is expected to take advantage of the TomTom plus traffic service via your phone's GPRS connection, providing real time traffic information as well as weather, news, and additional features.
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For example, for Stanford University a device could eventually show you a 3D map of the campus with real-time traffic information, information about your lecture room and the class there, information about the subject there, such as biology in 3D, and so on.
The U.S. is still stalled in the research phase and the ITIF report calls for a federal approach comparable in scale to the Interstate Highway System launched in the 1950s, with national real-time traffic information in the 100 largest cities by 2014 and a mileage-based user fee system by 2020.
Connecting commuters improves the commute by allowing users to share or receive real-time information on traffic issues.
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Apple also will enhance its maps with a real-time traffic application that will include anonymous, crowdsourced information from users.
Rather, wi-fi enabled vehicles would be able to communicate vital real-time information with each other to help reduce traffic congestion and avoid accidents.
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The system is capable of integrating real-time information, such as fuel prices, parking, traffic, tracking, weather forecasts and images from traffic cameras.
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The system uses historical data for streets where live traffic information isn't available, and the one time I used it, I was re-routed straight into an hour-long traffic jam.
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Through video cameras, traffic data is captured and analyzed, and then provided as real-time information to mobile phones.
User engagement for online ads will likely increase over time alongside increased fluidity of information exchange, bringing more ad dollars to high-traffic sites.
The users of Yandex's browser can see locally relevant information, such as current traffic or weather conditions, in real time, right in the browser interface.
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Hurricane Hackers, a website from MIT's Media Lab which offers real-time information on projects related to the storm, has been receiving very high levels of traffic.
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