http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/ Engadget Comments for BMW releases first dynamic traffic system in US http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 7th 2006 6:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 7th 2006 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/
I've been able to buy the TMS add-on for my BMW and have this option for a year or two as well (Ever since ClearChannel launched the system). However, ClearChannel is the devil and I refuse to give them money.]]>Sep 7th 2006 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 7th 2006 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/
"We wanted to double check that statement so we checked with Acura, which was one of the first automakers to offer real-time traffic info, and indeed Acura's system on the RL will not reroute a path for the driver when traffic is encountered."]]>Sep 7th 2006 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 7th 2006 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 7th 2006 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 7th 2006 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 7th 2006 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 7th 2006 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/
People wait for folks in 7-series', so traffic is irrelevant.

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http://tomtom.com/plus/service.php?ID=3&Language=4
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Point 2:
In Europe this is old news. TMC has been around for years, works reasonably well and has no even found its way in mobile devices. Sadly TMC doesn't exist in the US of A ]]>Sep 8th 2006 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Jan 7th 2007 9:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 8th 2006 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 8th 2006 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/
http://www.garmin.com/traffic/]]>Sep 8th 2006 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 8th 2006 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 8th 2006 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Sep 8th 2006 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/
NO......it DOES NOT

I guess no one understands the whole "dynamic" part.]]>Sep 11th 2006 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/07/bmw-releases-first-dynamic-traffic-system-in-us/Lastly, I'd like to ad believing something without sufficient proof does not make you appear more intelligent. So, it would save the ones that believing the wrong information a lot of embarrassment if the would spend five extra minutes looking up and refereed article or two.
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A little over two years ago, i noticed that the navigation system in my E46 BMW was a re-packaged VDO-Siemens navigation drive & brain. So i switched it with a VDO MS5500 DVD system & plugged in the MT5011 TMC receiver. i called VDO & subscribed to TMC (they contact ClearChannel internally) for $5 per month (the first year is actually free with unit purchase of an MT 5010 or MT 5011). Everything worked perfectly & i got automatic dynamic routing according to traffic conditions which is an option that became enabled after subscribing. i must admit it's not great here in southern California where there aren't many traffic alternative routes & everything is jammed during rush hour.

Something to note is that in all metro areas, XM NavTraffic & ClearChannel TMC re-broadcast highway & freeway info ONLY (which is provided by the local transportation depts, same info on the news, etc), which has limited value in some areas. Jumping off the freeway & trying to cut through L.A. has met with limited success or advantage.

BMW's new offering is BMW finally un-crippling the TMC capability in their version of VDO's system, just 10 years later.

[VDO-Siemens navigation systems aren't the best in my opinion, but for whatever reason, BMW & Audiovox systems are made by VDO-Siemens. Pioneer has a contract with XM NavTraffic, & they produce OEM units for many factory systems: Cadillac, Honda/Acura, Toyota/Lexus which is why they all use the XM NavTraffic system instead of ClearChannel TMC.]

It is a shame that ClearChannel bought up the TMC service & charges $5 per month, unlike Europe where it has been completely free for over 15 years or something. By the way, Garmin & TomTom both use the TMC FM subcarrier receivers. Subscribing to Garmin or TomTom's service is actually subscribing to ClearChannel TMC.

We use a Garmin Nuvi 350 with the traffic receiver in our other car. It works very well also & we enabled the menu option to avoid traffic when routing. Neither system performs dynamic traffic-based routing perfectly, but it does work.


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MK and G.Snyder are correct: 2005 to 2007 Acura RL, while it has XM NavTraffic (what some might call "dynamic" or real-time traffic), does not have dynamic rerouting (also known as Dynamic Route Guidance).]]>Sep 26th 2007 5:50PM