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Verizon Wireless Unveils Traffic Avoidance and Other New Features on Popular VZ Navigator Service
Powered by Networks In Motion, Verizon Wireless' VZ Navigator service is a location-based service (LBS) application that utilizes GPS technology and real-time information feeds. When the new version launches in April, customers in 75 cities will be able to access the new traffic integration feature. In these markets, routes will be calculated using both historical and real-time reported traffic information — the historical information will allow customers to see on average whether the traffic is impacted by traffic lights, heavy traffic or school zones. VZ Navigator's historical data covers over 750,000 miles of roads in 48 states across the nation, making travel time estimates more accurate. The incident and flow information will tell customers how traffic is flowing, and will include details about reported accidents, disabled vehicles and congestion. NIM's Traffic Tracking Center continually monitors conditions along the customers' routes, sending proactive alerts to drivers about conditions ahead of them on their chosen routes. Detour options allow for comparison of ETA and conditions, before selecting a new route. Traffic information is powered by NAVTEQ Traffic.
Other new features customers can expect to see on VZ Navigator (Version 4) include:
— Local Movies and Events - Customers can now search for show times, critics' ratings and other details for movies, concerts, plays, sporting events and other social events based on the physical location of their phones. — 3D Perspective View - Enhances navigation by displaying maps from angles customers would see through car windshields, making it easier to visualize turn-by-turn directions. — Gas Finder - Provides customers with information on the location of gas stations close to their physical location and even provides gas prices at many gas stations in the area. Once a customer selects a station, VZ Navigator can also provide turn-by-turn directions to the selected gas station. — Weather - Provides current weather conditions and forecasts based on the physical location of their phones without manually imputting an address.
Pricing
The newest version of VZ Navigator (Version 4) will be available next month for
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VZ Navigator's traffic capabilities will be available on most major highways in the following markets at launch:
Alabama — Birmingham — Mobile Arizona — Phoenix — Tucson Arkansas — Little Rock California — Fresno — Los Angeles — Sacramento — San Diego — San Francisco — San Jose Colorado — Colorado Springs — Denver Connecticut — Hartford Florida — Jacksonville — Miami — Naples — Orlando — Sarasota — Tampa — West Palm Beach Georgia — Atlanta Illinois — Chicago Indiana — Indianapolis Kentucky — Louisville Louisiana — New Orleans Maine — Portsmouth Maryland — Baltimore Massachusetts — Boston Michigan — Detroit — Grand Rapids Minnesota — Minneapolis Missouri — Kansas City — St. Louis Nebraska — Lincoln — Omaha Nevada — Las Vegas New Mexico — Albuquerque New York — Albany — Buffalo — New York — Rochester — Syracuse North Carolina — Charlotte — Greensboro — Raleigh Ohio — Cincinnati — Cleveland — Columbus — Dayton — Toledo Oklahoma — Oklahoma City — Tulsa Oregon — Portland Pennsylvania — Allentown — Harrisburg — Lancaster — Philadelphia — Pittsburgh — Wilkes-Barre — Wilmington Rhode Island — Providence South Carolina — Greenville Tennessee — Memphis — Nashville Texas — Austin — Dallas — Houston — San Antonio Utah — Salt Lake City Virginia — Norfolk — Richmond Washington — Seattle — Spokane Washington, D.C. Wisconsin — Milwaukee
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 65.7 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 69,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, go to: www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast- quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About Networks In Motion
Networks In Motion is an award-winning wireless navigation and hyper-local search company, with products on most major wireless carriers, making NIM's NAVBuilder platform the most widely used mobile phone navigation service in
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