Invention - The GPS traffic network

A new system will allow GPS receivers to transmit traffic information to a server, which will aggregate the data and produce real-time traffic reports:

Beating Traffic By Joining the Network - New System Takes and Shares Data From Cars

From the article:

For a solitary driver, the ebb and flow of traffic can be maddeningly unpredictable.

So some tech entrepreneurs wondered what would happen if all of those isolated drivers could be connected and warn one another what lies ahead.

The idea will get a closely watched tryout this week, when Dash Navigation begins selling two-way GPS devices for cars, creating, in essence, a network of drivers. A central computer will collect speed and location information from each car, then create and transmit back what the start-up company hopes will be the most complete and up-to-the-minute picture of traffic ever created.

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See also: Dash Navigation

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