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Indian roads at the back of your hand
Amit Sharma, director, Ayana Navigations Solutions and Peter Bolesza, VP, EEU and Emerging Markets, NNG LLC, at a press conference on Tuesday. – A Veeramani/DNA
A new personal navigation device (PND) designed specifically for Indian roads was unveiled in the city on Tuesday. The device, called A-501, is a five-inch model, which is preloaded with the latest maps of the country, and has over seven million points of interest.
The device runs on the renowned iGO primo software developed by NNG, a global player in the GPS navigation industry, and comes with an integrated quick search (IQS) feature, which enables its users to access information without any delay.
IQS offers a search mechanism that allows the user to program his/her destination within seconds. The user has to enter the first three letters of the destination, and the software starts searching simultaneously across all available databases such as points of interest, favourites, point addressing and more.
While driving, the intuitive navigation feature in iGO primo merges all the available resources – such as map and POI data, registered driving speed, and the ability of fast recalculation, to create a single superior navigation experience. It interprets the user’s behaviour and offers fast solutions.
In response to reduced driving speed, the software calculates detours, assuming that the driver has run into sudden traffic. When leaving the highway unexpectedly, the system doesn’t just blindly guide the driver back to his original route, but, offers petrol stations or restaurants as an alternative.
The device comes with natural guidance, which is a voice guidance system similar to the common way humans instruct each other, making reference to shops, monuments, bridges etc. Live traffic is another feature, which sends online traffic messages warning the user about congested road sections.
The PND, which will be priced at Rs 17,000, will be available in car dealerships, retail channels and aftermarket accessory stores from October.
