Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Siemens VDO Adds Shopping Guide to Vehicle Navigation Systems

(link to newstory)

We spend so much time thinking about getting information off the vehicle and we forget that networking allows us to interact with vehicles in real time. This includes sending information to AVMs (Automated Vehicle Messaging) and providing near 'point of sale' advertising to riders.

There are also some emerging examples of providing wireless onboard networking for passengers for entertainment purposes.