There are countless websites and subscription services that offer real-time traffic information based on accident reports and complicated calculations, but Nokia and UCB took that one step further by getting this data directly from traveling cars. Full Article at Tom's Hardware Guide
UNION CITY Bay Area residents are already spoiled by the ability to call 511.org and find out how many minutes it will take them to get from Hayward to Fremont, or San Rafael to San Jose for that matter. Full Article at Inside Bay Area
The software aggregating the GPS feeds disassociates data stored in the individual’s device and combines it with the general stream of traffic data. Privacy is achieved by keeping the data anonymous and aggregated. Full Article at Tech Shout!
A trial using GPS-equipped mobile units provides a picture of freeway speeds. Now -- how to get the information to motorists. Full Article at Los Angeles Times
BERKELEY (CBS 5 / KCBS) ― UC Berkeley and Nokia tested technology Friday that could soon transform the way drivers get information about road conditions. 100 cars equipped with the GPS-enabled Nokia N95 cell phones, and driven by students from... Full Article at CBS 5
The biggest cell phone maker in the world tests out using GPS-enabled phones to monitor traffic. Full Article at CNET
Click the image to access the gallery(Credit: CNET Networks)It's not often that you get people volunteering to get stuck in traffic. Full Article at CNET
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Nokia want to give commuters the ability to navigate through congested highways and obtain road conditions in the palm of their hand. Full Article at NBC 11 San Francisco
Live Experiment on the California Highway Showcases a Solution to a Global Problem PALO ALTO and BERKELEY, California, February 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and UC Berkeley researchers today tested technology that could soon transform... Full Article at PR Newswire
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