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    With GPS expected to become a regular feature on cellphones, Nokia officials are trying to develop more applications that users may want. "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" said Bob Iannucci, Nokia's chief technology officer. Full Article at Chicago Tribune
    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: Chicago Tribune 22 months ago
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Using cellphones to beat traffic?
  1. During the peak of the peak of the commute all the roads are pretty much congested, and if a road isn't congested and it goes anywhere, people will find it
    SOURCE: Chicago Tribune 22 months ago
  2. 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: Chicago Tribune 22 months ago
  3. Getting that information back to the drivers, that's the Holy Grail -- so drivers can make smart decisions about their commute
    SOURCE: Chicago Tribune 22 months ago

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