ESPOO, Finland, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK)
and ARC Transistance, the European network of automobile clubs, announced
today that they are working together to provide Real Time Traffic
Information to users of Nokia mobile devices. Nokia will offer the service
as a premium offering in Nokia Maps 2.0 and in future versions of Nokia
Maps.
By adding RTTI, Nokia can save precious time for drivers by alerting
them of traffic, construction or other road hazards that could affect their
journey. When Nokia Maps receives the road updates from ARC Transistance,
the application can dynamicly re-route during navigation and provide a
faster route. This is a significant milestone for Nokia Maps, which makes
navigation an even more compelling experience for Nokia device owners.
ARC Transistance Traffic Information services aggregate the real time
road and traffic conditions of 16 countries in Europe, and growing. The
leading navigation industry players also use the ARC Transistance Traffic
Information services to enhance the routing guidance and navigation
experience of their customers.
Nokia Maps turns mobile devices into local mapping and routing engines
with a navigation option, providing worldwide mapping free of charge. In so
doing, the unique hybrid solution combines the advantages of on-board and
off-board navigation. Maps and location-aware content only need to be
loaded once - they are then always available on the device.
Upgrading to the GPS navigation option enables your mobile to become a
powerful connected personal navigation device, that provides clear,
turn-by-turn visual and voice guidance. If your Nokia device does not have
built-in GPS, you can also use an external GPS module with a compatible
device. With vector maps provided by TeleAtlas and Navteq, Nokia Maps now
has maps covering over 150 countries, with over 70 of them navigable.
The new version of Nokia Maps 2.0 for selected devices is available on
the Nokia Beta Labs website: http://www.nokia.com/betalabs. Beta Labs
shares some of the exciting new ideas that Nokia is working on and let
users help shape their future development. A strong online community has
developed around Beta Labs, attracting especially technology savvy, early
adopter mobile enthusiasts. The current version of Nokia Maps and the Nokia
Map Loader are freely available for download* for selected devices at
http://www.nokia.com/maps.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobility, driving the transformation and
growth of the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a
wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people
to experience music, navigation, video, television, imaging, games,
business mobility and more. Developing and growing our offering of consumer
Internet services, as well as our enterprise solutions and software, is a
key area of focus. We also provide equipment, solutions and services for
communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
About ARC Transistance
ARC Transistance was founded in 1991 and is the leading network of
motoring clubs and organizations in Europe. Members include the ADAC
(Germany), ANWB (The Netherlands), The AA (UK), ACI (Italy), OAMTC
(Austria), RACE (Spain), Touring Belgium and Touring Club Switzerland. ARC
Transistance offers assistance and mobility related content and services
over 43 European countries and territories, and worldwide. For more than a
hundred years, the ARC Transistance motoring organizations have been
helping their members and customers with emergency and roadside assistance
as well as touring and travel services. Today they represent more than 48
million members and customers, road users across Europe.
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