RoadPilot launch 'mobile' speed camera alert

02 December 2009, 8:32pm

RoadPilot Limited has launched an innovative new speed camera alert application for the latest generation of GPS smart phones.

Called RoadPilot Mobile, the application uses RoadPilot’s industry-leading Omni database of speed camera locations throughout Europe, which has been endorsed through data supply agreements with major partner firms such as Nokia and TeleAtlas.

In addition to providing fixed speed camera warnings, RoadPilot Mobile features a real-time alert facility, which enables motorists to notify other members of the RoadPilot Mobile user community if specific mobile speed camera sites are active (i.e. if there is a speed-checking vehicle present).

James Flynn OBE, CEO of RoadPilot, comments: “RoadPilot Mobile is the first product of its kind to bring together these features and benefits within a single, easy-to-use application. It helps improve road safety by making drivers more aware of local speed limits, with minimal distraction.

“Historically, RoadPilot has concentrated on the provision of speed camera detection hardware, but we have been watching developments in the converging PND and telecoms markets with great interest and we are confident that the future of the market lies in smart phone applications.”

Established in 2000, RoadPilot produced the world’s first GPS speed camera location device, and today its database stretches from Tromsø in Norway to Taranto in Italy, and from Lisbon, Portugal, to Lublin, in Poland.

RoadPilot’s method of data acquisition differs from those of its competitors in that the firm’s team of dedicated surveyors physically visit each and every site in the database to ensure that every attribute – for instance, the exact GPS location, direction of camera, and local speed limit – is correct.

RoadPilot Mobile is available on an annual subscription basis (price to be announced shortly), but to mark the launch of its latest product, RoadPilot is offering RoadPilot Mobile on a no-strings 30-day free trial to those who download the application before 31 January 2010, at which time the service will become chargeable.

RoadPilot Mobile will be compatible with many of the most popular GPS handsets sold in Europe each year (* see compatibility list below), and is available for download immediately from the recently-launched Nokia Ovi store, at the link below. Further information is available at the RoadPilot web site.

(*) RoadPilot Mobile compatibility:

RoadPilot’s strong relationships with the world’s leading handset manufacturers means that RoadPilot Mobile is fully compatible with a number of operating platforms, including Symbian S60 and Nokia S40.

(*) The application is available on the following handsets from launch:

Nokia: N95, N95 8GB, N78, N79, N82, N85, N96, E66, E71, E75, 6110 Navigator, 6210 Navigator, 6220 Classic

Other handsets to follow: RIM Blackberry, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Apple iPhone, Windows Mobile and Android-compatible handsets, plus more Symbian phones

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