Silicon Valley start-up Dash Navigation has taken a few of the wraps off its super-secret in-car navigation system, also called Dash, although it looks like we're gonna have to wait 'till the DEMOfall Conference next month to get all the deets. The product that Dash says will do for driving "what TV did for entertainment" and "what the cellphone did for communication" is actually an Internet-connected in-car navigation system that can also communicate with other devices on the road to relay real-time traffic information -- exactly how it does all that is still a bit unclear. According to Dash CEO Paul Lego, it won't let you do things like check your email or browse the web (at least not yet), instead employing what he calls a "55 mph user interface" so you can keep your eyes on the road (they're still perfecting the I Can't Drive 55 interface).
[Via
CrunchGear]
posted Aug 29th 2006 1:11PM
More info:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/15387245.htm
Problem is you probably get the real time info from other Dash users so if they sell a ton then the system will work but if they don't sell well there won't be enough other units on the road to feed the data.
This is a real crowded area. Michelin is launching theirs this week as well. www.viamichelin.com/us
I am looking for the phone number to contact Michelin. I spoke to someone on the phone that was suppossed to send me an email which did not happen. Not sure where I got the phone number to begin with.
I saw the ideas for this in a Popular Science mag a while ago.