Dash's Commuter-Friendly Technology
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I have came across this article during my usual browsing and thought yo'l may like it so here are some extract and as usual link at the end.
In the process of getting from one point on the map to another in a car, knowing where you are and how far you have yet to go is only part of the picture, as anyone who regularly drives a crowded urban roadway can tell you.
An accident, construction, or a ballgame at Shea Stadium can slow you down and make a mockery of the "expected time" for your trip. Yet reliable information about what's happening on the road isn't easy to come by, and it's especially hard to get in a timely manner. When you're stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, of course, it's way too late.
In-car navigation systems from companies such as Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom all handle the point-to-point part pretty well and are increasingly able to give you some information about traffic conditions and weather through a variety of means. And then there's the local radio traffic report, which doesn't always cover the area you need to know about.
Problem Solved?
A new company called Dash Navigation based in Mountain View, Calif., is out to fix that problem with a new navigation device that will not only get you from one place to another, but will also help you route around tangled traffic conditions. Funded by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, and Skymoon Ventures, Dash has been running in stealth mode for two years and will announce some of its plans today. It will also demonstrate its device at the DEMOfall Conference in San Diego on Sept. 26
you may want to visit http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13100003KCH9&page=1 for the full article.
I have came across this article during my usual browsing and thought yo'l may like it so here are some extract and as usual link at the end.
In the process of getting from one point on the map to another in a car, knowing where you are and how far you have yet to go is only part of the picture, as anyone who regularly drives a crowded urban roadway can tell you.
An accident, construction, or a ballgame at Shea Stadium can slow you down and make a mockery of the "expected time" for your trip. Yet reliable information about what's happening on the road isn't easy to come by, and it's especially hard to get in a timely manner. When you're stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, of course, it's way too late.
In-car navigation systems from companies such as Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom all handle the point-to-point part pretty well and are increasingly able to give you some information about traffic conditions and weather through a variety of means. And then there's the local radio traffic report, which doesn't always cover the area you need to know about.
Problem Solved?
A new company called Dash Navigation based in Mountain View, Calif., is out to fix that problem with a new navigation device that will not only get you from one place to another, but will also help you route around tangled traffic conditions. Funded by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, and Skymoon Ventures, Dash has been running in stealth mode for two years and will announce some of its plans today. It will also demonstrate its device at the DEMOfall Conference in San Diego on Sept. 26
you may want to visit http://www.cio-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=13100003KCH9&page=1 for the full article.
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