From Yenra
INRIX provides accurate real-time, historical and predictive traffic information in North America and Europe, with 68 customers and industry partners including Ford, TomTom, TeleNav, Networks in Motion, MapQuest, Microsoft, Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network, I-95 Corridor Coalition, Tele Atlas, deCarta, ITIS Holdings, Mio, Navigon, TCS, Telmap, ANWB, ARC Europe, TNO, and Intrinsyc. INRIX delivers high quality data and broadest coverage for personal navigation, mapping, telematics and other location-based service applications in the car, online and on mobile devices.
On January 8, 2008, INRIX announced that it was selected by Ford to enable in-car connectivity. INRIX Connected Services enhances the SYNC experience with:
- A 3rd Generation Routing Engine which uses both real-time and predictive traffic information to deliver true time-intelligent, traffic-influenced directions for smart routing and traffic congestion avoidance.
- Real-time traffic information leveraging the INRIX Traffic Fusion engine which intelligently blends real-time data from nearly a million GPS-enabled taxis, service vehicles, airport shuttle services and other commercial vehicles as well as consumer cellular GPS-based devices and traditional road sensor information.
- INRIX Total Fusion Traffic which provides speed information on more than 800,000 miles of roadways, including busy city streets and arterials, in addition to freeways and highways across the United States.
- The INRIX Alerting service which allows users to receive personalized traffic alerts delivered in the car via Web and voice-enabled user configuration.
- Location-aware, consumer-friendly access to traffic information, allowing SYNC users to get answers to questions such as "Traffic Ahead," "Fastest Route Home," and "Traffic Around Me," leveraging the new integrated GPS feature in new vehicles shipping with Ford SYNC.