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In advance of the 2011 International CES show in Las
Vegas, Toyota and INRIX announced today that Toyota will use
INRIX's real-time traffic information to fuel the automaker's new
Entune™ multimedia system on select audio
headunits.
Toyota Entune leverages the customer's mobile phone to
access INRX's real-time traffic information, alert drivers to
potential traffic causing delays along their route and recommend
the best way to navigate around them. By utilizing conversational
voice recognition and easy-to-use in-vehicle controls, rather than
touching their mobile phone, drivers can safely connect to INRIX's
real-time traffic information to determine the best route, travel
time and ETA. Toyota Entune will be available in select vehicles
starting later this year.
"Entune does for in-car multimedia what the iPhone did
for mobile," said Bryan Mistele, CEO of INRIX. "Whether traveling
across town or cross-country, Toyota's smart, yet simple approach
makes it safer and easier for consumers to take their life on the
road. INRIX simplifies the journey further, fueling Entune
navigation with the best real-time traffic information
available."
INRIX powers Toyota Entune on select audio headunits by
combining real-time, crowd sourced traffic information from more
than 3 million GPS-enabled vehicles and mobile devices with insight
from hundreds of public and private sources to recommend the best
routes as well as provide reliable travel times and ETAs. Covering
major highways, interstates, arterials and city streets in 20
countries across Europe and North America, INRIX also provides to
Entune users up-to-the-minute traffic road condition updates --
including construction, accidents, road closures and other
incidents.
Toyota drivers will be able to easily access INRIX
traffic information as well as a wide variety of other personalized
content and services by downloading the Toyota Entune mobile
application and pairing a Bluetooth capable phone with their Toyota
vehicle. INRIX traffic data is refreshed every minute to provide
select Toyota Entune owners with the most accurate view of
conditions in their area.
Toyota Entune will be available as an option on select
models later this year. In addition to INRIX powered real-time
traffic on select audio headunits, Toyota Entune includes Bing,
iheartradio, MovieTickets.com, OpenTable, and Pandora, as well as
fuel prices, weather, stock prices, and sports. Toyota Entune also
includes support for read-back and replay capabilities for text
messages. These are combined with a fully featured entertainment
and communication system, which includes XM radio, HD Radio, CD
player, USB connectivity, Bluetooth streaming, and
phonebook.
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