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Dash Navigation Taps Tele Atlas for Industry-Leading Digital Map Data
Written by Tele Atlas
Friday, 17 November 2006
Dash to Provide Automatic Over-the-Air Updates to Dash Express Users From Tele Atlas' Comprehensive MultiNet Digital Map Database
TELE ATLAS PARTNER CONFERENCE, CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dash Navigation(TM), Inc. today announced that it has selected Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location based solutions, to supply digital map and Point-of-Interest (POI) data for the Dash Express(TM) navigation system. Through this relationship, Dash will use Tele Atlas' newly released MultiNet 2006.10 digital map development platform to tackle the chief complaint of existing GPS owners(1), out-of-date maps. By leveraging Dash Express' unique two-way wireless connectivity along with Tele Atlas' highly accurate, comprehensive digital map data, Dash will provide seamless, automatic map updates that require no effort whatsoever from consumers.
With its unique and seamless Internet connectivity, the Dash Express navigation system automatically updates its maps and software over-the-air to ensure that consumers have the most accurate driving directions as well as the latest product features. Existing navigation devices often require users to initiate an update -- from loading multiple CD-ROMs to removing the device from the car and plugging it into a PC. As a result, these devices may not be kept up to date regularly by the user.
"With Dash Express' automatic updating process, drivers will always have the most accurate map data and POI content at their fingertips, ensuring they are able to easily find the people, products and places of interest and the best routes to them," said Tele Atlas Vice President of Personal Navigation Quan Vu. "By working with Dash, we're able to support their innovative approach to making navigation technology accessible and easy for the end-user."
"With robust digital maps developed with Tele Atlas' comprehensive MultiNet database and the two-way connectivity of the Dash Express, we're taking navigation to a whole new level," said Dash Navigation Chief Executive Officer Paul Lego. "Consumers don't want to have to think about updating their map data -- they just want a smart device that helps them get where they need to go. We're proud to partner with an industry leader like Tele Atlas who shares our vision for connecting people to the information they need while on the road."
Dash Express will ship with pre-loaded POIs (such as restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, etc.) provided by Tele Atlas and the capacity to add additional personalized destination categories based on user preferences from the MyDash Web site. In addition, Dash Destination Search(TM) brings the power of Internet "local-search" engines into the vehicle, instantly providing access to an unlimited amount of relevant, location-based POIs.
Dash Express Availability and Pricing
Dash Express will be available from www.dash.net and select retailers in California in early 2007, and will be available nationally in summer 2007. While the exact pricing for the Dash Express has not yet been announced, it will be comparable to other advanced GPS products on the market.
About Dash Navigation, Inc.
Dash Navigation connects people to the information that empowers them in their cars. The company is located in Mountain View, Calif. and is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Sequoia Capital, and Skymoon Ventures. Dash Express, the first Internet-connected automotive navigation system, has been named a 2007 Innovations Honoree by the Consumer Electronics Association. For more information, visit Dash Navigation at www.dash.net .
About Tele Atlas
Tele Atlas delivers the digital maps and dynamic content that power the world's most essential navigation and location-based services. The information is the foundation for a wide range of personal and in-car navigation systems, mobile and Internet map applications that help GPS system users find the people, places, products and services they need, wherever they are. Tele Atlas also works with business partners that deliver critical applications for emergency, business fleet and infrastructure services. Founded in 1984, the company provides maps covering 54 countries around the world. Tele Atlas employs approximately 2,300 full-time staff and contract cartographers at offices in 20 countries and uses a sophisticated network of professional drivers, mobile mapping vans and more than 50,000 data resources to continually update its maps. Tele Atlas is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TA6) and on Euronext Amsterdam (TA). For more information, visit www.teleatlas.com .
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