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OnStar adds new enhancements to turn-by-turn navigation service
April 7, 2008
Filed under: GPS, Transportation, Wireless
If you’ve been warming to those OnStar assistants when dialing up to get directions, you’ve now got a couple more reasons to pretend that you’re lost. The first enhancement to its existing turn-by-turn service is Destination Download, which essentially enables subscribers with screen-based NAV systems to have routes beamed in without the driver having to pull over and manually enter them. Moving on, we see the official rollout of the long-awaited eNav service, which allows motorists in “turn-by-turn navigation-capable vehicles” to find and save destinations on MapQuest.com; afterwards, the directions can be sent to the car’s navigator. Lastly, XM NavTraffic is joining the fray in order to give OnStar users instant notification if there are any delays ahead in their planned route (and the ability to change course). Peep the read link for a video demonstration of the services, and click on through for the full release.
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Original post by Darren Murph