BEIJING, July 22, 2008 Beijing Transportation
Information Center (BTIC) and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced
today the first commercial application of the STAR WINGS project.
The new Nissan Teana sedan offers a smart route-guidance navigation
system as a standard feature on the 3.5L model and as an optional
feature on the 2.5L model for customers in Beijing.
This navigation system enables the driver to avoid congested roads
by plotting the shortest possible route to a destination based on
real time probe date collected from Beijing taxis. Beijing has the
worlds most comprehensive probe data system.
Nissan and BTIC reached the first important
milestone of the STAR WINGS project with the commercialization of
the new navigation system, and we aim to continue a productive and
ongoing... //
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