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Honda warns drivers of crime hotspots via satnav

Honda warns drivers of crime hotspots via satnav

Akash Vasvani April 21st, 2008 Akash Vasvani By Akash Vasvani Author April 21st, 2008
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December 31st, 1969 Starting this week, Japanese drivers using Honda’s on-board navigation system will receive new alerts advising them when they drive near crime-ridden areas. The system uses information gained from local police to rate districts by risk level and advise drivers about places where cars have recently been stolen, broken into or even damaged. The system is just another technology available providing drivers with extra information through their navigation systems, reports the Associated Press. Microsoft recently released a web service that uses artificial intelligence to predict traffic hotspots, allowing motorists to avoid them, and before that the software giant also contemplated the idea of in-car ads to support the advent of more advanced and helpful in-car systems like weather reports and on-demand traffic information. The new system will come online in Japan this Tuesday and Honda is yet to reveal if similar systems will be launched in other markets.
Honda warns drivers of crime hotspots via satnav

Honda warns drivers of crime hotspots via satnav

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Starting this week, Japanese drivers using Honda’s on-board navigation system will receive new alerts advising them when they drive near crime-ridden areas. The system uses information gained from local police to rate districts by risk level and advise drivers about places where cars have recently been stolen, broken into or even damaged.

The system is just another technology available providing drivers with extra information through their navigation systems, reports the Associated Press. Microsoft recently released a web service that uses artificial intelligence to predict traffic hotspots, allowing motorists to avoid them, and before that the software giant also contemplated the idea of in-car ads to support the advent of more advanced and helpful in-car systems like weather reports and on-demand traffic information.

The new system will come online in Japan this Tuesday and Honda is yet to reveal if similar systems will be launched in other markets.

Tags: Gadgets, Safety

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  1. By chris #1, Posted: 4/21/2008

    this system wont sell well in detroit... the whole damned city wont even show up on the sat nav

  2. By Gus #2, Posted: 4/21/2008

    Dammit, Chris, why do you always have to beat me to the punchline?
    Los Angeles would be one big red spot...

  3. By Ink Master #3, Posted: 4/21/2008

    hahahahaa! nice one chris :p lmfao thanks for the good laugh :)

    shame I live near detroit :(

  4. By chris #4, Posted: 4/22/2008

    ink; me too. but i'm a little safer cause theres a mile of water between me and detroit. and we all know criminals cant swim. specially not with a 'piece' in their 'threads' or something along those lines.

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