DECARTA’S CONNECTED NAVIGATION SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY

deCarta has made available its real-time, two-way connected navigation (CNAV) service for PNDs and smartphones. The CNAV service is offered to existing and new PND suppliers, carriers, handset manufacturers, consumer brands, automotive OEMs, and in-vehicle service providers. It provides components to deliver a full-featured, customizable connected navigation application. CNAV’s location-aware capabilities include real-time and predictive traffic-aware routing; corridor search allowing relevant and practical results for searching along a route; finding cheapest gas nearby; sending information to device from user's PC; and weather information. "Connected navigation not only enhances the driving experience for the user but is also a significant point of market differentiation for navigation device manufacturers and associated service providers," said J. Kim Fennell, president and CEO of deCarta. "We're excited about our deployment plans within the high-volume PND channel and look forward to the first wave of deCarta-enabled CNAV devices as they're introduced into the market for the holiday buying season." The first major customer is expected to deploy PNDs utilizing deCarta's CNAV technology in late October. -Smarajit Dasgupta