MapQuest, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AOL, has announced that it has integrated traffic and road condition cameras into its maps and directions.
March 14, 2012
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3891 MapQuest, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3890 AOL, has announced that it has integrated traffic and road condition cameras into its maps and directions. Now available in over 100 markets and featuring more than 11,000 cameras from partner 163 Inrix, the majority of the images are updated within a couple of minutes. The company says more cameras will be added in the next several months and traffic cams will also be available on MapQuest's mobile web and mobile apps in the near future.
Inrix has launched a traffic solution which it says uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide updates to traffic conditions and pinpoint traffic speeds in different lanes.
Inrix AI Traffic provides road authorities with information to help promote public safety and future-proof roadways, the company adds.
According to Inrix, the solution also provides:
• Estimated time of arrivals to ensure drivers arrive at their destination on-time
• Instant updates on road conditions such as roadworks, accidents
Inrix XD Incidents is a breakthrough in traffic intelligence, according to the company, which says it reports more accidents, road closures and other incidents across significantly more roads in more countries and at much greater speed than ever before.
Inrix XD Incidents detects accidents and road closures faster by automatically correlating real-time traffic flow data with information from nearly 400 public and private sources including media partners, departments of transportation, emergency responder
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