CNET logo CNET 21 months ago

Nokia turns people into traffic sensors

The biggest cell phone maker in the world tests out using GPS-enabled phones to monitor traffic. Full Article at CNET

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  1. As a user you are not only contributing to the data, but you are benefiting from it by looking at it in real time on your phone
    SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 21 months ago
  2. It would be great if the phone, instead of saying go left or right, would say you're meeting so-and-so at 10 a.m. and because traffic is picking up, you should leave now and you should avoid [a particular] exit because traffic is backing up
    SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 21 months ago
  3. We're trying to give drivers enough information to make those decisions themselves ... If someone is commuting, they know all the alternatives. People aren't stupid.
    SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 21 months ago
  4. I'm not saying you shouldn't do something like this, I'm saying people need to be informed about what's done with the data ... You need to ask if its being collected and how long is it going to be archived.
    SOURCE: Inside Bay Area 21 months ago
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