Aug 23 2010

News:All-new Ford Taurus named 2010 Saudi auto ‘car of the year’

Published by xwm under Auto News

Ford’s most innovative sedan, the all new Taurus, has been voted Saudi Auto’s ‘Car of the Year’ 2010.
Leading Arabic language automotive magazine Saudi Auto gives its ‘Car of the Year’ award to the most outstanding new car sold in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf markets, as voted by an independent jury of professional automotive journalists.
Ford Taurus
The Taurus features an impressive set of standard and available industry-exclusive technologies that add convenience, connectivity, safety and value for customers. They include Adaptive Cruise Control, Collision Warning with Brake Support, Intelligent Access with Push Button Start, MyKey™ , Blind Spot [...]

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Aug 22 2010

Car Navigation systems a pleasing view

Today’s in car navigation GPS system market is becoming much more diversified. When people buy a new car, they will prefer to decorate their dream car with car gadgets and accessories. Bored couples and children treat car DVD NAV systems as one of the favorite new equipments on the journey.

There is increasing number of  car navigation system corporate is coming up with more thought on how to comfort and entertain the passengers. To install such a car DVD player system is the best method to satisfy the passenger needs. With it, drivers can drive their car carefully without hearing passenger’s [...]

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Aug 21 2010

GPS Navigation System to Better Marriages

Published by xwm under GPS Know-how

The social effects of new technologies are usually a mixed bag, but there’s one technology that breaks the mold: GPS car navigation systems, which could just be the salvation of modern marriage.
My wife and I recently spent a week on the road in Europe, finding our way through the narrow, knotted streets of Prague and other cities, and before we set off on the trip I was afraid only one of us would make it back after the challenge. If money and sex are the top two causes of conflict in marriage, getting from here to there can’t be far [...]

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Aug 21 2010

GPS System Boosts Response Time In Rural Areas

Published by xwm under GPS Know-how

Emergency response times in rural communities continue to improve with advancements in GPS technology, say emergency responders in Saskatchewan.
Not long ago, police, firefighters and emergency medical professionals who were called to remote rural locations relied on road maps, signs, landmarks and verbal directions that were passed from callers to dispatchers to emergency responders.
The system worked well but delays often occurred.
However, GPS mapping systems have improved in the last 10 years, making the job of emergency responders much easier.
North Battleford, Sask., RCMP employed a new GPS system that was customized by adding GPS points that correspond with houses, farmyards and other [...]

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Aug 20 2010

3Q.2010 United States GPS Navigation and Location Based Services Forecast, 2010 - 2014 Out Now

Published by xwm under Car GPS Navigation News

Research and Markets:
DUBLIN –Research and Markets has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp.’s new report “3Q.2010 United States GPS Navigation and Location Based Services Forecast, 2010 - 2014″ to their offering.
United States GPS Navigation systems and Location Based Services Forecast provides five-year annual forecasts for the following categories within the LBS market: Voice-Guided In-Car GPS Navigation, Voice-Guided Pedestrian Navigation, Mobile Maps, Mobile Maps Applications (weather, restaurant guides, traffic, etc.), People Tracking, tracking and tracing (commercial applications), Location Enabled Search and Advertising, and Other LBS Applications (e.g. Proximity-based actuation, Proximity-based notification, etc.). The report is based on Global Consumer [...]

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Aug 20 2010

Car Accessories GPS Navigation Systems Can Keep You Safe

Published by xwm under GPS Know-how

Confusing roads, phone calls, and crime are just some of the perils that exist out on the open road. Help keep yourself safe by calling your local mobile electronics shop today to learn about how car accessories can help you.
Some people believe that vehicle accessories are frivolous. That may be because they have never considered the added security and safety that these wonderful new technologies offer their users. After all, it is dangerous and frightening to be lost in the middle of nowhere at nighttime, or to almost have an accident thanks to an untimely cell phone call, or be [...]

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Aug 19 2010

How to Use Car GPS Tracking

Published by xwm under GPS Know-how

New innovative and miniature GPS (Global Positioning System) technology has made GPS tracking facilities widely available to almost everyone. These days, a lot of people, who have vehicles, are interested in car GPS tracking due to its extensive benefits and capability of providing effective security measures to their cars. Fleet vehicle managers and private citizens are saving millions of dollars every year by using this device. Its demand is increasing worldwide by each passing day and many people are preferring this tracking device over being insured because they think that the largest threat of stealing and losing of their cars [...]

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Aug 04 2010

Driverless cars just around the corner

Published by xwm under Auto News

America’s love affair with cars has been going on for more than a century. But if you’re one of those people who really hate driving, the future could belong to you.
Thanks to advances in sensors, GPS navigation systems, electronic steering and computerized braking, cars have been developed that drive themselves. Researchers around the world — and in Kansas City — are working to make everyday use of driverless cars a reality.

“This is not futuristic,” Vijay Kumar, a professor of computer science at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, said in a recent interview. “We have the technology. We have the talent” [...]

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Aug 04 2010

Hot car deals:Save thousands on a Citroen, Audi or Mitsubishi

Published by xwm under Auto News

Audi A4 TDI S-Line for £27k
High-spec diesel Audi A4s are in demand, right? And that means no discounting? Wrong.
Franchised dealer ‘aggregator’ My Car Quotes says it can put you in touch with a UK Audi main dealer offering a discount of more than £3,000 on the A4 2.0-litre TDI turbodiesel saloon in S line special edition trim.
These cars offer 167bhp yet return 55.4mpg (according to official EU figures), and include 19-inch alloys, DVD satellite navigation and a Bang & Olufsen sound system as standard.

The list price is £30,470, but My Car Quotes says you need to pay just £27,349. That’s [...]

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Aug 03 2010

Columbus Tech gets a brand new car!

Published by xwm under Auto News, Car GPS Navigation News

You may see a brand new car sitting in the front lot of Columbus Technical College, but don’t expect to see it cruising around town. It was a donation from the West Point, Georgia Kia plant and it may not stay in one piece for long.
Most college kids would love a brand new car, but the students at Columbus Tech won’t be taking this for a joy ride. The folks at Kia have donated this 2011 Kia Sorento for the automotive class to learn on.
Dean of Professional and Technical Services, Meredith Yoe, told News Leader Nine, “We have been working [...]

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