Title: The future of vehicle navigation systems

Authors: T.R. Shields

Addresses: President, Navigation Technologies, 740 East Arques Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA

Abstract: Following a survey of the current state of the art of In-Vehicle Navigation Systems, this paper presents a projection to the end of the century, of how these systems will evolve in each of the major market places: North America, Europe, and Japan. The expected evolution of system types, capabilities, and features are described, along with a projection of the characteristics of the markers. The author believes that the self-contained Route Guidance System is most likely to dominate the field for a variety of technological, market place, and sociological reasons. The paper also discusses the effect of Government on this technology, both in terms of potential boosts and potential impediments. Such activities include infrastructure construction, regulation, information availability, etc. The author argues for a relatively modest Government role in vehicle navigation, focusing on facilitating private sector efforts, standards, and ensuring safely.

Keywords: aerial photography; automated map data; maps; navigable database; route guidance systems; in-vehicle navigation systems; vehicle navigation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.1991.061667

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 1991 Vol.12 No.1, pp.1 - 7

Published online: 27 May 2014 *

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