Car GPS SYSTEMS

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 8, 2009 – A groundbreaking research project by Ford Motor Company and Auburn University shows that global positioning system (GPS) satellites that can “talk” to cars could help prevent serious accidents in the future.
The researchers have found potential for a GPS satellite to act as an early warning system that detects when a vehicle is about to lose control and communicate with the vehicle’s stability control systems and other safety features to prevent a rollover or other serious accident.
The research findings will be presented next week at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ International Conference on [...]

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Are you finding a GPS for your VW Passat B5 &Bora ?Here we will introduce the most appropriate one for you .

Various features

6.2inch 16:9 fixed TFT LCD monitor.
touch screen with Graphical User Interface.
Built in TV tuner, PAL/NTSC or SECAM compatible
Built in FM/AM tuner
Built in GPS system, no need external GPS box
GPS Navigation handwriting function
GPS(music or radio while in GPS Navigation mode)
Built in Bluetooth function for hands free call
Built in 4×45W amplifier
Auto rear viewing function
Mute at telephone calling
Picture adjustment (brightness, contrast, color, settings)
Card size Full function remote control
Front USB jack, Two SD card Slots

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CNN News
Sales under the U.S. government’s “cash for clunkers” auto incentive topped 180,000 with Toyota Motor Corp overtaking Ford Motor Co with the top-selling vehicle, officials said Wednesday.
More than 80 percent of vehicles traded-in were light trucks, including sport utilities, pickups and vans, while 59 percent of the new vehicles purchased were passenger cars, which as a class are more fuel efficient.
Toyota’s Corolla sedan overtook the Ford Focus as the best-selling vehicle in the “clunker” program. Toyota had two other passenger cars, the Prius hybrid and the Camry, in the top five. The Honda [...]

Three Norwegian tourists came under fire and one was shot after the satellite navigation system in their car guided them straight into one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous slums.
The three men cut short their vacation in Brazil and headed home after Trygve Killingtveit, 24, was shot in the shoulder by suspected drug traffickers from one of the gangs that control hundreds of shantytowns in Rio.
The tourists were returning from the beach resort of Buzios about three hours north of Rio Saturday when they got lost, Brazil’s Globo TV and several newspapers reported.
They reportedly told police their Global Positioning System [...]

Porsche chief Wendelin Wiedeking resigned Thursday, paving the way for a takeover of the luxury German sports carmaker by
Volkswagen.
The VW supervisory board is expected to agree, in principle, Thursday to a two-step 8-billion-euro takeover of Porsche after the legendary sports car group agreed on Wiedeking’s departure during an all-night session in Stuttgart.
The prospect of VW now seizing control of Porsche signals an end to the sports carmaker’s long cherished independence, with 56-
year-old Wiedeking having lost out in a protracted power struggle with Volkswagen, which is Europe’s biggest carmaker.
It also means that Volkswagen has turned the tables on the highly indebted [...]

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OK, so it happened again today.  This time in Oregon.  A truck driver who said he was following a new route given by his GPS device crashed his semi full of peat moss into a railroad overpass in Washington County.

Here is the part that got me “The crash took place just a few hundred yards from the destination the truck driver was ultimately trying to reach.”

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Santa Clara, Calif. - Magellan began shipping the Magellan Maestro 4700 portable GPS device offering a 4.7-inch screen, Bluetooth and some voice commands.
The new Maestro also offers predictive traffic, which analyzes traffic patterns when calculating a route to help avoid delays. While it offers voice control for searching points of interest it does not support voice address entry.
Other features of the new Maestro 4700 include “Find your car” with pedestrian mode and 3D landmarks. Suggested retail price is $299.99.
The purchase of Magellan by Mitac, which also owns Mio, was announced last December.

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GPS systems will soon include technology that bases directions on traffic patterns and weather forecasts.
GPS systems are about to get a whole lot smarter.
A new generation of navigation systems will include more than directions, reports MSNBC. Drivers will have access to “situational” information, including traffic patterns, weather forecasts and driving restrictions.
Thilo Koslowski, automative analyst for technology consultant, Gartner, Inc., told MSNBC that current GPS systems leave a lot to be desired. According to Koslowski, car companies such as Jaguar, Mazda and Land Rover have chosen to leave some roads out of their navigation systems because they have specific [...]

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A Piece of  News From Associated Press
GPS Leads Man to Border Crossing, Marijuana Charge
Friday, July 03, 2009
PORT HURON, Mich. —  Authorities say a Michigan man was arrested on a marijuana possession charge at the Blue Water Bridge after his GPS mistakenly led him onto the span connecting the U.S. and Canada.
Port Huron police Lt. Paul Reid tells the Times Herald that the 30-year-old man turned onto the bridge by mistake Friday morning because he was following the instructions of his GPS unit.
The man from Macomb County’s Harrison Township had to go through a U.S. Customs screening and was arrested on a [...]

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