CTIA Wireless 2007: AAA and Networks In Motion (NIM) recently came up with 1st cell phone-enabled GPS navigation and travel assistance. A new application known as AAA Mobile, powered by the NIM LBS platform claims to convert the cell phone into a potent navigation device as well as travel companion. So, now AAA Mobile subscribers are enabled to make use of their cell phone to get visual and audible instructions to any travel end in the U.S.; pinpoint AAA-approved points of interest (POIs), like Diamond Rated hotels and restaurants; and locate locations that provide AAA member nest eggs.
Besides, the subscribers are allowed to review comprehensive AAA descriptions for POIs on their headset, get a map displaying a destination on the cell phone screen, and even are allowed to bookmark their locations as favorites for fast recall in the long run. At the time users are encountered with vehicle complicatedness, AAA Mobile claims to make more efficient access to AAA’s Roadside Assistance service. You just have to push a single button on the cell phone and it will relay the cell phone’s GPS location to AAA and links the user with AAA for fast and consistent roadside assistance services.
The option provided by AAA Mobile’s main menu are:
(1) Navigate to a destination via turn-by-turn directions with audible prompts and automatic rerouting if customers miss a turn.
(2) Search for AAA-inspected POIs from AAA’s travel-tested TourBook guide listings, and navigate to the selected location.
(3) View maps of selected locations, and store destinations in ‘My Places’ for quick recall.
(4) Search for other POIs such as ATMs, gas stations and theaters.
