Chicago based NAVTEQ has launched real-time traffic service in Mumbai and Delhi, India with a combined population of 26 million.
The company claims that is its research shows that drivers in India who use traffic-enabled navigation on a regular basis can spend 18% less time sitting in congestion over those that don’t — the equivalent to almost three days saved on the road each year. Additionally, the company’s findings show that drivers with real-time traffic experience reductions in distance traveled as well as increase fuel efficiency.
The latest NAVTEQ map of India is available for more than 2,200 cities throughout India, covers 6.47 million Points of Interest across 1.2 million km of the national road network.
What this means
I will have to try this to believe it. Somehow, I feel that traffic information is unlikely to speed up my movement in the congestion of India’s streets today and that maps won’t prevent me from getting lost. A knowledgeable driver continues to be my major asset as I travel about my native country.
