This is probably the best of its kind to be sold in the US today.

Not as cool as Pimpstars, but you can do your own custom splashscreen when your BMW starts up. Appears to be a benefit of the V27 navgiation software release.

Sony PSP to have GPS capability's. GPS unit to cost around $50. Perfect for those who want GPS but dont want to pay out for a GPS system.

The package is offered for both the three-door and five-door models and consists of $3,000 worth of equipment.

The device is built with an RDS-TMC real-time traffic receiver, so prospective owners will be notified of areas with heavy traffic and automatically rerouted to less busy streets.

ROUSH tuning specialist has unveiled its new 2007 ROUSH Nitemare Ford F-150 limited edition pickup truck.

BMW announced today it would be equipping select 2007 models with Real Time Traffic Information. Provided by Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network to 44 major American cities, the service will be available on the 3-, 5-, and 6-Series models, as well as the X5, M5 and M6. What's more, it's free for four years with the cost of the navigation system.

An option offered to Japanese Civics in its own domestic market, Honda is offering Google Earth as part of its Floating Car Data system. This follows Volkswagen's announcement earlier this year that they were working on something similar with Google for their own cars.

California-based Anteros Marketing design studio is getting itself ready to present its new Anteros XTR Hardtop and XTR Targa sports cars at the upcoming SEMA auto show. Based on Chevrolet Corvette Z06/C6 components, the XTR family heavily draws its inspiration on European design of the mid-XX century.

CoPilot Fleetcenter is a sponsor of the rally, and they've provided GPS tracking equipment to all of the entrants, allowing everyone to watch real-time progress of all the teams.

Land Rover used an LR3 in the cargo bay of a C-130 Hercules military cargo plane to guide from Nice, France to Corsica.

onda's "InterNavi Floating Car System," a telematics service currently provided for the company's "InterNavi Premium Club" members, collected data of total 100 million kilometers, which is equivalent to approximately 2,500 round trips around the globe, in mid March 2006. The Floating Car System achieved this in about 2 years and a half since its commercial start. Honda also started providing the system's traffic data using "Google Earth" on March 29, 2006.

To really improve on the track, it's important to make sure that the data about your driving is stored. The DL-1 is a compact system that uses accelerometers and GPS receivers to record your position and movement around the track. It's great for identifying areas to pick up speed, particularly when comparing against other drivers.

The Mountain View Dash will launch its device in the Bay Area in late April, and nationally this fall. The GPS navigation market has been on fire this year, with the market tripling in 2006 compared to 2005, said chief executive Paul Lego. He expects the device to price within the $500 to $800 range, along with the existing leading devices.

An interesting look into how online and navigation systems work. Navteq is the primary supplier of map information in North America, and it's not an easy task to keep up with all of the changes that go on with roads and traffic.

Google Maps and Earth have been popular products, and it's looking for new ways to use the information it has. It has recently teamed up with VW to develop a new in-car navigation system that uses actual satellite-based photography mapped and rendered on a 3D surface, combined with online data.

PC Magazine picked ten vehicles based on use of built-in technology, the entertainment system, navigation, and overall experience. Nominations range from the Honda Civic Hybrid to the Mercedes-Benz S550.

Details are a little thin, but the new Garmin unit seems to take advantage of Bluetooth to transmit the voice signals to a Bluetooth-enabled helmet -- BMW announced one earlier this year that would enable Bluetooth for rider-to-passenger communications. For now, it's Europe only.

Trackpedia is a community-built track guide for driving school students and racers alike. It now offers a place to put telemtry data and analysis information. If you have any for a track near you, submit some!

As vehicles become increasingly fuel-efficient, highway tax revenues may decline as more and more owners switch to something cheaper to operate. Oregon is testing a system that will tax based on how much you drive -- by recording where and how far you drive. The privacy implications are huge.