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News As many motorists know only too well, sat-nav isn't as helpful as you might think with this research showing that distracted drivers often come a-cropper after being distracted by their high-tech map replacement. [31 Jul 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.07.08
Round-Up Sat-nav devices are either the saviour of the modern driver or the new bane of our roads. When the Round-Up borrowed a sat-nav from a friend it didn't realise the friend in question had amended the device so it added a personalised audio message to... [25 Jul 2008]
Are sat-navs causing havoc on the roads?
News This prompted many silicon.com readers to argue that regardless of whether a sat-nav device tells you to make a turn, it doesn't actually force you to. Simon from Cumbria said: "It's not the sat-nav 'making' the drivers do any of this, it's the... [24 Jul 2008]
Google gets map happy with Tele Atlas
News Tele Atlas, which was recently acquired by sat-nav company TomTom, will be able to take advantage of Google's user input tech to keep its map data up to date. CEO of Tele Atlas, Bill Henry, said the agreement is important as it gives Tele Atlas... [30 Jun 2008]
Sat-nav back seat drivers on their way
News Drivers in London would be first in line for the technology that pairs sat-nav GPS with a digital map of the capital and its speed limits to tell drivers how fast they should be driving. Tom-Tom sat-nav users would be the first able to use the... [15 May 2008]
Nokia launches 'mobile sat-nav' for walkers
News He said: "Struggling with an oversized paper map will become a thing of the past. Nokia has launched the second generation of its mobile mapping technology which now includes a 'Walk' application for navigating around cities on foot. [11 Feb 2008]
Sat-nav tackles congested HGV 'rat runs'
News Digital road routing information from the Ordnance Survey (OS) is being used by sat-nav mapping company Tele Atlas on its map database to help prevent lorries getting stuck down small roads and villages. [21 Dec 2007]
Ordnance Survey opens up mapping code
News The OS has more than 500 commercial partners, including sat-nav mapping company Teleatlas and Multimap, recently acquired by Microsoft. The Ordnance Survey (OS) has opened up its map source code for online developers to use when creating web 2.0... [14 Dec 2007]
Dear silicon.com... DNA database, lie detector tech, sat-nav blunders...
Comment How does a sat-nav know the dimensions of the particular vehicle being driven? For most drivers sat-nav is a total waste of money - for the simple reason that most people drive the same well known set of routes all the time. [07 Sep 2007]
Photos: High tech vans map out Europe
Photo The Dutch company is one of two major European mapping organisations - the other being Navteq - that provide maps to sat-nav manufacturers. As part of the mapping process the company uses a fleet of 22 vans to map individual streets and landmarks... [21 May 2007]
Mobile countdown to sat-nav shake-up
News The analyst house also predicts sat-nav companies will be forced to dream up new innovative services, faced with approaching penetration of the market for low-cost, basic map-based offerings. The next-generation of in-car sat-nav kit will need to... [02 Jan 2007]
Photos: Get your Bluetooth into 007's style
Photo If you're in need of some map assistance while out walking, you can turn your mobile into a sat-nav device with the help of Bluetooth and a pocket-sized GPS receiver, such as this Navigator from TomTom. [20 Nov 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Mobile location-based services
Cheat Sheet In future generations of mobiles, it's likely this method will be replaced by GPS, more traditionally associated with sat-nav devices used by motorists. It's using sat-nav PDAs in its delivery drivers' cabs and is exploring all sorts of new uses... [29 Sep 2006]
Pieter Geelen and Peter-Frans Pauwels
AS Profile But soon the founders realised navigation tools were what PDAs needed and so Palmtop morphed into the now successful TomTom, the top-selling sat-nav device maker this year, with more than 30 per cent market share. [25 Sep 2006]
