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Article: The thinker: Watch Out! Your car may be getting smarter than you. (Wheels).(Lexus Link navigational system)(Brief Article)
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- February 1, 2002
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HOW SMART IS YOUR CAR? LEXUS HAS AN OPTIONAL navigational system so intelligent, it can steer you clear of ferries and toll roads with a choice of three routes to your destination, display two maps simultaneously on its 7-inch screen, and give address points for almost 10 million locations--in French or English. The system, called Lexus Link, also has a dual-mode phone and a vocabulary of 300 voice commands for its call center. Just announce, "I'm hungry!" and get a list of nearby restaurants.
State-of-the-art wireless telematics combine computing and telephony to send and receive data for navigation systems, provide voice activation for cell phones and handle ...
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