July 25, 2005 | Back

Palm Helps Commuters with New Traffic Application for Treo

Filed under category: PDAs

For Treo customers who need help navigating traffic-jammed commutes, Palm, Inc. has lauched Traffic for Treo Smartphones. The wireless traffic application helps users make commute decisions quickly with interactive maps and incident information located conveniently on their Palm Treo 600 or Treo 650 smartphones. Traffic for Treo Smartphones debuts in 10 of the most traffic-congested markets in the United States: Atlanta, Baltimore, DC, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle.

According to the 2005 Urban Mobility Report, traffic congestion occurs for longer portions of the day and delays more travelers than ever before -- in 2003, 51 urban areas experienced more than 20 hours of delay per rush-hour traveler. Traffic for Treo Smartphones gives users both visual and textual information when they want it, on the routes that matter to them and updated as often as every five minutes. The information comes from local Departments of Transportation and is complemented with information collected by its operations staff, and extra cameras and speed detectors at major choke "points," such as bridges and tolls. If it works better than those digital highway signs that are always out of service, I'm sold!

> Source: Palm
> Estimated price: $5/month for one city - $8/month for two cities
> Date released/expected: N/A

Posted on July 25, 2005 11:19 AM

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