Far more high-tech than they look... honest
The tablet PC displays images from the rear of the van. The driver has to adjust speed depending on the light conditions to make sure the images are clear. This can sometimes be as slow as 40km/h.
During the winter the van operators have enough light to take images for around six hours per day. During the summer they can operate for as long as 11 hours.
Photo credit: Tim Ferguson
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1. Roy Corneloues
How green is this fleet of vans? Do they run on bio-fuel or LPG?
Considering the mileage they do Tele Atlas must have thought about the enviromental impact...
2. Tim Hughes
If anyone is navigating along the A52 - Derby to Ashbourne - using this technology in the future, then I'm the bloke in the red fiesta behind you! I wondered what they were doing, needless to say I stayed well within the speed limit, even after I spotted the Belgian number plate.