HERE expands its leading real-time traffic coverage to 50 countries
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Berlin, Germany - HERE, a Nokia company, today announced that it is expanding
its real-time traffic service to 50 countries, from the current 44.
Next month, HERE will add Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar to a growing footprint
of live traffic data in the Middle East, giving it the most comprehensive
traffic coverage in the Gulf region today. In addition, HERE just expanded its
European coverage by adding Bulgaria and Romania.
"The expansion of HERE's traffic coverage to 50 countries confirms its position
as one of the key global players in the traffic market," said Stephen Longden,
the author of automotive consultancy SBD's annual Traffic Guide. "The Middle
East in particular is a hot spot for connected car activities and has seen
strong growth of navigation and traffic services."
"In addition to traffic, HERE is leading the way in the rise of additional non-
traffic information that impacts on in-car navigation," added Longden. "Data on
factors like parking availability, fuel prices, EV charging points and the
weather are being offered by HERE for use by in-car navigation and infotainment
systems."
In addition to the broader HERE Real Time Traffic coverage, HERE continues to
add innovative features to enhance the product, including reversible express
lane coverage and traffic safety warnings.
HERE Real Time Traffic is the only traffic service on the market today that
updates the direction of traffic flow on metropolitan reversible express lanes,
allowing drivers to make more intelligent routing choices.
Traffic safety warnings prompt drivers to slow down in anticipation of a quickly
building traffic jam ahead, often before it becomes visible.
"HERE Real Time Traffic is the most comprehensive, global traffic service
commercially available on the market today," said Tony Belkin, Director of
Traffic and Dynamic Content for HERE. "With HERE Real Time Traffic, Predictive
Traffic, Traffic Patterns and Analytics, HERE is clearly leading the industry in
advanced traffic content and services."
HERE Real Time Traffic provides up-to-the-minute information about current
traffic conditions and incidents that could cause delays, including slower than
normal traffic flow, road works and accidents. It then helps drivers make the
best decision about the rest of the journey by improving the accuracy of arrival
times.
To ensure the information is available 24 hours a day, real-time data are
collected and updated every 60 seconds from a broad range of sources, including
billions of speed probes taken from cars and mobile devices every day. HERE
offers 100% coverage of roads with pinpoint accuracy down to 10-metres when
traffic data are combined with HERE's industry-leading map.
HERE traffic data are built on a highly intelligent traffic engine that
incorporates advanced routing technologies, analytics, predictive services and
the input of a highly trained traffic monitoring team. HERE also has the largest
delivery portfolio in the industry, offering the most ways to get traffic to its
customers - whether over radio broadcast channels or web connections.
For more information, please visit the HERE 360 blog.
Media contacts
Email: press(at)here.com
http://company.here.com/en/newsroom/contacts/
About HERE
HERE, a Nokia company, is a leader in navigation, mapping and location
experiences. We build high-definition (HD) maps and combine them with cloud
technology to enable rich, real-time location experiences in a broad range of
connected devices - from smartphones and tablets to wearables and vehicles. To
learn more about us, including our work in the areas of connected and automated
driving, visit http://360.here.com.
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Datum: 22.06.2015 - 17:00 Uhr
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