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ALK Technologies is launching ActiveTraffic, a real-time traffic service that integrates traffic flow information with CoPilot Live GPS navigation app. Developed in co-operation with INRIX (which we covered in the past), the CoPilot Live ActiveTraffic “intelligently calculates” the best route to avoid traffic congestion and provide an accurate estimated time of arrival (ETA). The software (actually it’s the INRIX’ servers) continuously monitors your route for delays as you drive and alerts you if a faster route is available. If it is available, CoPilot Live will indicate the estimated time you’ll save and provide an option to preview the new route.
At a glance you can see the real-time traffic conditions along your route – sections where traffic is traveling freely are indicated green, those with moderate congestion in yellow and severe congestion in red. CoPilot Live, of course, takes all of this information into account to maintain a realistic estimated time of arrival.
CoPilot Live North America and CoPilot Live USA iPhone app owners can already try out the new ActiveTraffic service for free for 14 days, after which they’ll have to buy a subscription for 12 months use for $9.99 (in case they want to keep using it, that is). CoPilot Live for other platforms will be updated with the same real-time traffic service in the next few days…
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
