Sunday 10 February 2008

Nokia and UC Berkeley capture real-time traffic information using GPS enabled mobile devices


Link for more info: Nokia Press Release


Live experiment on the California highway showcases a solution to a global problem

Palo Alto and Berkeley, USA - Nokia and UC Berkeley researchers today tested technology that could soon transform the way drivers navigate through congested highways and obtain information about road conditions. One hundred cars equipped with the GPS-enabled Nokia N95, and driven by students from the University of California, traveled a 10-mile stretch of highway near San Francisco to show how real-time traffic information can be collected from the GPS feed, while preserving the privacy of the devices' owners.


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