NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns™ Saves Drivers Up to 22 Hours Per Year in North America
Testing shows robust database of typical traffic conditions enables time-saving, alternate routes
CHICAGO, Oct. 30 - Intelligent Transportation Society of
America member NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map,
traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and
enterprise solutions, announced that NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns
provides time-saving, alternate routes around typical North
American traffic congestion, saving commuters 22 hours a
year.
Recent extensive NAVTEQ research, including nearly 395,000
unique route tests in 18 U.S. and Canadian cities, concluded that
NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns saves drivers 22 hours a year for an
average, daily, roundtrip commute of 40 miles.
NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns is a robust traffic database that
includes typical traffic speeds on nearly one million miles of
primary and secondary roads across the United States, Puerto Rico
and Canada. This comprehensive coverage includes nearly all of the
most heavily-traveled roads in North America, including major metro
areas in the U.S. and Canada.
Additionally, testing showed that in major cities, including
Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, up to 40 percent of typical
traffic delays can be avoided with NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns. A cross
section of high-traffic cities were tested, including: Atlanta,
Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami,
Minneapolis, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San
Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C.
In Chicago, for example, this testing determined that drivers
typically experience 65 hours of annual traffic delays, and could
save 26 hours using NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns, avoiding 40 percent of
these delays yearly.
Testing also determined that:
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In Los Angeles, where commuters experience approximately 94 hours of annual delays, they could save 25 hours annually using NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns, avoiding 27 percent of typical traffic delays
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In New York, commuters could save 23 hours and avoid 33 percent of typical delays yearly from approximately 71 hours of annual traffic delays.
Additional findings concluded that NAVTEQ Traffic
Patterns:
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Calculated an alternate, time-saving route for up to 40 percent of all routes
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Showed that four out of every five times an alternate route was calculated, it was faster than the original route
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Confirmed that alternate routes are typically calculated more frequently in larger, more congested cities where a denser road network offers a greater number of rerouting options.
NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns gives product developers and service
providers a reliable, easy-to-use data set for a variety of
smart-routing applications. Routing capabilities utilizing NAVTEQ
Traffic Patterns give commuters the information they need to decide
when and how to avoid typically congested areas. From commuters to
commercial fleet operators, NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns enables more
accurate route planning and improves trip time estimates based on
likely traffic conditions.
NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns is created using multiple years'
observations from GPS probe and sensor data, which is aggregated,
verified and then matched to traffic location codes. GPS data from
Nokia handsets will be integrated into NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns by
the end of 2009.
NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns offers seven daily traffic models
covering each day of the week, including 24-hour speed values in
15-minute intervals, which provide the most reliable typical
traffic information for specific times of day. NAVTEQ Traffic
Patterns robust coverage extends from the largest major motorways
down to smaller neighborhood roads, resulting in optimal city
routing.
"NAVTEQ is committed to rigorous and repeated testing to
ensure our customers receive the most accurate traffic service from
the most comprehensive and reliable sources," said Mike Finn, Vice
President for NAVTEQ Traffic, North America. "Savvy commuters
demand the highest-quality traffic solution available, and NAVTEQ
Traffic Patterns provides accurate traffic information that saves
travelers both time and money."
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of digital map, traffic
and location data that enables navigation and location-based
platforms around the world. NAVTEQ supplies comprehensive digital
map information to power automotive navigation systems, portable
and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and
government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company was
founded in 1985 and has approximately 4,400 employees located in
192 offices and in 43 countries.