Aha for iPhone - Driver to Driver Network
Aha is the driver to driver network for road warriors who need to deal with and hear about traffic conditions on your road ahead. Aha is different, and while it is crowdsourcing some of the alerts, the system is based on underlying traffic reporting from Inrix. When drivers need to alert each other, they can send a "Shout" - a 15 second alert to others along the way warning them about the trouble they see on the road. Aha has incorporated content from other providers like restrooms from sitorsquat.com, restaurants from Yelp, and redlight cameras from photoenforced.com. The connected nature makes these feeds, and the possibilities pretty exciting. On the fun side of things, you can also send out Careoke sing-alongs and shouts about the stupid jerk who just cut you off.
The big difference in all of this is that Aha, is not map based; it is specifically designed to be a traffic application that offers you an easy "65-MPH" interface that you can interact with and be able to deal with while driving. The large icons tell you where the traffic alerts are, and offer a quick way to get recorded details about the incident. See the video demo below on the application.
The company, which soft launched its application two weeks ago in Los Angeles, San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area, has expanded road and traffic coverage in the following major metropolitan areas:
o Dallas and San Antonio, TX
o Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Miami Beach, FL
o Seattle, WA
o Washington D.C.
Free at the iTunes Store - Aha Mobile App for the iPhone (iTunes link)
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Posted by Scott Martin at August 20, 2009 7:29 AM
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