CES 2008: NavStar’s Voice Navigator
Posted by gasusan2005 on 01/2/08 in CES, GPS
NAVTEQ Maps Power New Voice Navigator Product from NavStar Technologies, Inc.
NAVTEQ announced today that NavStar Technologies, Inc., a technology development company, will power its new Voice Navigator product with NAVTEQ map data for the United States. Each quarter, NavStar will integrate freshly updated NAVTEQ map data for the United States to its server, providing users optimal routing information.
The Voice Navigator, NavStar’s first commercially available product, is
a connected navigation product that interfaces with a wireless phone to
create a hands-eyes-free turn-by-turn navigation system through a voice
recognition and response system. NavStar has combined the safety of
hands-free driving with the convenience of voice navigation. Input for a
route or hands-free calling is via the user’s natural voice. Turn-by-turn
directions are delivered back to the user aurally without diverting the
driver’s attention from the road.
The Voice Navigator utilizes the user’s existing digital wireless connection and service plan. The Voice Navigator also comes with a central unit that acts as conduit for all navigation guidance which provides the vehicle positioning information, enabling NAVTEQ maps to be used to configure an optimal route. Subscribers can state the exact address desired or access NAVTEQ’s extensive Points of Interest database which includes over six million listings including airports, restaurants, hotels, banks, gas stations and other popular destinations.
For more information visit NavStar
Source: NAVTEQ press release
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