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I’m sure everyone, especially truckers, can relate to traffic hour. It’s a headache for anyone trying to get to where they’re trying to go. For truckers it’s especially stressful because they have so many blind spots and they’re trying to avoid people. 12 volt GPS systems are useful to help find the fastest route. Soon there will be
a new emerging technology for phones too. There currently is no real way to monitor real time traffic conditions. Some of the major highways have sensors every few miles to help identify the speed of traffic; however, besides being ineffective it’s relatively costly. Portable GPS systems can come in handy for these kinds of situations. This is because if you run into a traffic jam you can find alternate routes pretty easy using one.
As of today the University of California, Berkeley, is offering free downloads of a software program for cell phones that have global positioning systems. This allows for the information of the vehicle to be sent back to a computer system to be compared with all the other information of other vehicles in the same area and sent back to the phone.
This means that you can find out real time traffic information where you are. While this may not be as useful as a GPS system, it does allow for you to know the traffic conditions. This technology when combined with a portable GPS system could allow for truckers and everyday drivers to save time, headaches, and avoid heavy traffic jams. |
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