Google and VW Update – Like Google Earth on your GPS

We recently announced that VW and Google have teamed up to investigate what the future of GPS navigation should be or rather what it could be. Well they are also working with Nvidia to bring the future to us in a way that is more intuitive and easier to use. The NY Times recently covered this partnership. “VW is working on ways to display the facade of the destination building on the dashboard navigation screen, and to filter out all other irrelevant information. The company also expects to incorporate into its car systems a Google Earth feature that lets users trace a path on the digital map. A high-speed connection to the Internet would be required in the car to make the Google maps available.” Interesting stuff. More at the link below.

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