According to a new study, 34% of all personal navigation devices will connect with each other by 2013. This “on-board connectivity” will allow enhanced navigation services to end users (you and I) such as dynamic POI’s giving the latest fuel prices, real time traffic which will let users know you are stuck and that they should take another route, satellite imagery and parking space availability to name a few.
I am excited for these services as I have often wondered how a network of sat nav devices collecting information on “current” road conditions could benefit all others. The system is likely to work with a number of technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-fi and mobile phone data networks although in 5 years time there will be other newer technologies available that the system could utilise.
Not only will this help with traffic flow and help speed up life for people, the whole system has benefits in the social networking arena too which will allow friends to know where each other is, although this has it’s downsides also.
Of course, services will begin ramping up soon. We already have map share, HD traffic and other features which are only going to improve over the next few years.
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