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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]
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]
Dear silicon.com... DNA database, lie detector tech, sat-nav blunders...
Comment 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. How does a sat-nav know the dimensions of the particular vehicle being driven? [07 Sep 2007]
Editor's Blog: Sat-nav driving me crazy
Comment But later that night I was struck by just how important GPS and sat-nav have become. I noticed a steady trickle of them turn into a heavier flow of vehicles, many featuring drivers intently looking at sat-nav devices. [24 Apr 2007]
Green sat-nav - how it works
News Yesterday silicon.com reported on developments by Swedish academics to build a greener sat-nav system that works out the most fuel-efficient routes. The sat-nav works from a collection of special routes it has stored. [05 Jan 2007]
Green sat-nav pioneered in Sweden
News An eco-friendly sat-nav system offering routes to save fuel and minimise greenhouse gas emissions is being developed by Swedish scientists. Their sat-nav system has reported an average fuel saving of more than eight per cent compared to journeys... [04 Jan 2007]
