Aha Mobile Launches Aha Application for iPhone with Coverage in Cities Including: Los Angeles
Written by Aha Mobile
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Aha Mobile Launches Aha Application for iPhone with Coverage in Cities Including: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Dallas, Miami and Seattle
First Driver-to-Driver Network Answersthe Question “What is The Driver Ahead of Me
Experiencing?”
Palo Alto, Calif. -- (August 19, 2009)
News Facts
Aha
Mobile,SM Inc., the company that keeps drivers informed about the
world around them by safely connecting them to each other and to relevant
information from the Web, has launched its first consumer experience - the Aha
application for iPhone users.
The
company, which soft launched its application two weeks ago in Los Angeles, San
Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area, has expanded road and traffic coverage in
the following major metropolitan areas:
Dallas and San Antonio, TX
Fort
Lauderdale, Miami and Miami Beach, FL
Seattle, WA
Washington D.C.
The company will continue to
add road and traffic coverage in more cities in the coming months.
The
free application is now available for download in the iTunes App
Store.
Aha’s application is the first driver-to-driver
network that answers questions such as “What is the driver a mile ahead of me
seeing out his window?” and “What is traffic like now on my route to
work?”
It
also connects drivers to personalized Web data about nearby services and
destinations, such as restaurants, coffee shops and bathrooms.
Aha’s application is designed for use at 65 MPH and
gives you information, either audibly or in an at-a-glance format, about the
roads you care about.
Aha
is not a navigation application but is instead designed for daily use when you
already know how to get to your destination.
Unique Product Features
Listen to Live, Personalized Traffic
Channels: Like a radio station dedicated to the roads you care about, Aha
lets you listen to traffic “Shouts” (or voice notes) from other drivers without
taking your eyes off the road. Aha also uses best-in-class INRIX traffic data
to tell you how traffic is flowing and alert you to congestion or accidents on
the major road segments around you, without requiring you to study a
map.
“Shout” Out Your Own Traffic Reports: With
Aha, every driver is a virtual traffic reporter. Simply tap the microphone icon
to record and share a 15-second traffic report to help the drivers around you.
Your Shout automatically feeds into the road and city-specific Shout Rooms based
on your current location.
Get“Nearby” Alerts for Things You Care
About: Are you hungry, want to grab a cup of coffee, or need to take a
bathroom break? Select “yes” to any of those questions and Aha’s “Nearby”
function alerts you to places along the way, like restrooms from SitOrSquat or
highly rated restaurants from Yelp. Aha will
also alert you to red-light and speed cameras as you approach them, using data
from Photoenforced.com.
At 65 MPH, less is more, so Aha only gives you the relevant results pre-filtered
for your preferences and location.
Be Entertained in the Car! Aha also wants to
make driving fun. For example, the “Caraoke” Shout Room lets you send out a 15
second recording of your radio sing along, then get rated by other drivers. In
the “#%& Drivers” Shout Room, let off steam by venting about a bad driver or
your frustrating commute.
ExecutiveQuotes
“Aha is uniquely delivering information that every
driver wants in a new and better way that doesn’t involve studying tiny maps
while you drive. Sometimes you want to hear a live traffic report from a driver
ahead of you, and other times you want relevant information from the Web, like a
nearby coffee shop,” said Robert Acker, President and CEO of Aha Mobile, Inc.
“Regardless of the source, Aha filters and customizes the information you want
based on your preferences and location, presenting it in a format that limits
driving distractions and helps you make smart choices along your familiar
routes.”
UserQuotes
“I
frequently run into traffic in my patrol car, particularly on event days at the
Del Mar fairgrounds” said Aha beta tester and San Diego Deputy Sheriff Marshall
Abbott. “Even with some state-of-the-art tools at my disposal, I turn to Aha for
the latest conditions on the roads I drive daily. I use it to know when traffic
is backed up a few miles ahead of me so I can decide if I should bail for
another route. Aha’s at-a-glance information is a very efficient way to get me
the information I need.”
"Every day when I get in the car, I run Aha to check
the Los Angeles freeway traffic before I leave my driveway," said Aha beta
tester David Whelan. "It quickly gives me a good idea of which route to take to
work - in typical LA fashion, I have many routes to choose from. Then, I flip
into "Nearby" mode while I drive to get alerted to coffee shops and other places
I want to know about along the way. I have found that Aha is far less
distracting and more efficient way to get this information than the in-car
navigation system in my BMW."
Aha improves your driving experience by keeping you
informed about the world around you while you are on the road. To do this, we
built the first driver-to-driver network that connects drivers to each other and
to relevant information from the Internet. You can record and share your own
personal traffic reports to help those around you, or listen to a customized
traffic channel on the roads you travel. Aha also alerts you to the nearby
things you need – like a great cup of coffee or a restroom. With Aha, drivers
share their experiences with one another and help each other on the
road.
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