Bluetooth real time traffic information on trial in New Zealand

New Zealand companies HMI Technologies and rental car company GO Rentals are trialling a real time traffic information system in 50 rental cars travelling between Christchurch and Queenstown. RouteTIP roadside beacons send simple, location-specific messages to the hands-free RouteTIP app on the user’s smartphone to provide drivers with information on hazards and traffic congestion ahead, alerts about road conditions, reminders of speed restrictions, journey time information and much more.
July 12, 2016 Read time: 1 min
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New Zealand companies HMI Technologies and rental car company 8459 GO Rentals are trialling a real time traffic information system in 50 rental cars travelling between Christchurch and Queenstown.
 
RouteTIP roadside beacons send simple, location-specific messages to the hands-free RouteTIP app on the user’s smartphone to provide drivers with information on hazards and traffic congestion ahead, alerts about road conditions, reminders of speed restrictions, journey time information and much more.
 
The three month trial uses a system developed by Auckland based HMI Technologies and is seen as an opportunity to test the system and gather feedback from a diverse range of drivers.
 
Sixty key locations have been selected for the trial in a region with high mountain passes and stretches of rural roads which will prove the system’s ability to work in remote and challenging conditions.

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