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Article: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Develops Navigation Software That Saves Millions in Development Costs.
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- July 24, 2002
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NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation today announced it has developed a new software program that saves automakers 67% of the cost and time to develop and customize vehicle navigation systems. Mitsubishi Electric was the first company to offer global positioning navigation systems for automotive use.
Currently, developing a navigation operating system can cost millions of dollars because of the high man-hour volume required to program and code every aspect of the system. It is from these operating systems that automakers customize in-vehicle navigation offerings, such as adding or changing voice prompts or background colors. Each ...