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new Honda GPS navigation system knows about earthquakes

Jul 9, 2007 gps navigation

Honda’s latest Internavi GPS system doesn’t warn you beforehand about earthquakes but it knows about the aftermath – letting you know which major roads are closed, floodings if there are any, and weather conditions too.

The Internavi deck is equipped to receive – via the owner’s mobile phone – data about the effects of any tremors in the area. It combines this with existing maps in its memory to show which roads are reported damaged or closed.

In Japan, after a large earth quake major roads are always so they can be used by the emergency services. The level of detail provided by Honda has also been improved to show information for even individual lanes.

The system will appear in Honda’s Fit model late this year at no extra charge, although there are network charges for data packets received… via