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| January 03, 2005 | Hart, Roger | COPYRIGHT 2005 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: ROGER HART

Most news-talk radio stations around the country broadcast traffic reports every 10 minutes or so. But as many a commuter can attest, in those 10 minutes you can find yourself hopelessly stuck in traffic while waiting for an update. Thanks to some new technology and a few Earth-orbiting satellites, you can avoid those delays with real-time traffic updates via your vehicle's navigation system.

From the same folks who brought us XM satellite radio comes XM NavTraffic, a continuous 24-hour update of traffic information from some of the largest metropolitan areas around the country.

The first aftermarket navigation system designed to take advantage of XM NavTraffic, Pioneer Electronics' AVIC-N2 with XM NavTraffic goes on sale in March at a suggested retail price of $2,550. XM NavTraffic also is available in a factory-installed system in the Acura RL.

The system uses data from XM ...

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