The Internet has typically been accessed from computers, and more recently from mobile cellular telephones. According to the experts the trend seems clear: the mobile telephone access will play more and more of a role in the near future. Internet access will no longer be fixed to one place, it will be possible for a person to be connected to the Net at all times, regardless of where they are.
Other than the office, your house and your car can also be connected to the Internet and can benefit from intelligence resulting from this symbiosis. Even today, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have begun to make motorist's lives easier. The principle is simple: your car is located via a satellite link anywhere in the world. Once your position is detected, information concerning directions can be relayed using mapping software.
At the moment, this technology allows motorists to travel intelligently by giving visual or vocal instructions, which can help with traffic reports, calculating the shortest routes, and sending alerts in real time about accidents and road blocks, therefore permitting the driver to follow alternative routes if necessary. Connected to the Internet, the car will really come to life; imagine a world where information can constantly be accessed, where the kids will never get bored again, since they can access network games, and where you can be visually connected to the rest of the planet via an Internet conferencing solution. AgentLand now introduces you to a few of the products that are paving the way towards the future in In-Car Intelligence.
Having access to information and communication networks in the car makes it possible to make advance bookings for hotels, restaurants or shows and to get more information about your destination or places en route.
The platform integrates Alpine's audio, security and navigation products, as well as its new visual and communications tools. All of Alpine's products under the Mobile Multimedia concept can be incorporated with additional information-based devices to a vehicle that provides the ultimate in entertainment, safety and convenience.
The Car Navigation System always knows which route is best for you. Three of the 24 GPS satellites orbiting the earth report the current position to your navigation system. At the same time, state-of-the-art sensors record every movement, registering even the slightest change of direction.
