Don’t Leave Home Without Checking Traffic.com….

4 January, 2008 Posted by As Tips (0) Comment

Traffic.com, a NAVTEQ company (recently acquired by Nokia), unveiled today a beta version of “fastest drive now”, a feature that provides optimized navigation guide based on real time traffic conditions.

Drivers across the U.S. can now obtain the point A-to-B travel information they need to make the best decisions about when to leave and the fastest drive to take

The Traffic.com "fastest drive" functionality is powered by NAVTEQ(R)
Map and NAVTEQ Traffic(TM) data and leverages a variety of industry tools,
it allows

 users to:
  • Input of A-to-B addresses on the site homepage and traffic content pages
  • Compare directions-based drive times with traffic optimized fastest drives using: Current drive times; At speed limit drive times; Total delay times
  • Get total distance in miles for A-to-B fastest drives and direct drives
  • Drag-and-drop map editing to create custom drive time information
  • Obtain A-to-B directions for all drives
  • Save drives and create MyTraffic custom alerts to be sent by email, voice, or SMS

In addition to the "fastest drive now" beta feature, Traffic.com visitors can also access traffic information using an array of free commute management solutions including:

  • HTML email traffic alerts and scheduled reports sent to your PC
  • Text-only email traffic alerts and scheduled reports sent to your mobile device
  • Voice traffic alerts and scheduled reports sent to your cell phone or landline
  • SMS text message updates obtained by texting a city code to TRAFC (87232)
  • Toll-free traffic hotline updates obtained by calling 1-866-MY-TRAFC (1-866-698-7232)
  • Wireless web (WAP) site traffic hotspot updates accessed with any web-enabled device at http://mobi.traffic.com

.Learn more HERE!

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