VW, Google May Develop In-car Navigation System
Posted by Lorenzo at 11:11 pm
Text from Datamonitor Newswire.
German auto giant Volkswagen and the search engine Google are reportedly working together to develop a prototype navigation system for cars.
10 Jan 2006, 17:18 GMT - At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Google founder Larry Page said the two companies were aiming to integrate the Google application Google Earth, a 3-D electronic world map, into VW cars.
Google software will allow single images from satellites and aerial photographs to be incorporated into a detailed visual navigation system able to zoom in on buildings.
Volkswagen declined to comment on the alleged cooperation agreement.
German auto giant Volkswagen and the search engine Google are reportedly working together to develop a prototype navigation system for cars.
10 Jan 2006, 17:18 GMT - At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Google founder Larry Page said the two companies were aiming to integrate the Google application Google Earth, a 3-D electronic world map, into VW cars.
Google software will allow single images from satellites and aerial photographs to be incorporated into a detailed visual navigation system able to zoom in on buildings.
Volkswagen declined to comment on the alleged cooperation agreement.
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