Telenav Powers Mapping in New Premium Rear-Seat Entertainment System
May 28 2019 - 8:00AM
Telenav, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNAV), a leading provider of connected car
and location-based platform services, announced today that it will
be powering the mapping function for the Mercedes-Benz® COMAND
Touch by Mercedes-Benz® iOS app that remotely controls the COMAND
Rear Seat Entertainment System. Using this system, passengers will
be able to view navigation and route information as well as explore
their surroundings on a map on iPad tablets. This mapping
experience will be available globally and will be based on
OpenStreetMap (OSM) data enhanced by the Telenav platform in all
regions except China, which will use a local map provider. As
optional equipment, the launch will be for the Mercedes-Benz
E-class and the current Mercedes-Benz S-class.
The new map feature for rear seat entertainment gives passengers
the convenience of syncing their route information, including
distance and ETA to their destination, with the vehicle’s
navigation system. Passengers will also enjoy the luxury of a fully
interactive map experience, which includes:
- Destination input by passengers while drivers are driving their
cars
- Quick search for points of interest (POIs) with the ability to
send their selected POIs to the vehicle’s navigation system
- Visibility of the real-time navigation route
- Full zoom and pan controls of the map
- Offline maps, which are available even when there is no
connectivity
- Maps that are regularly updated by the more than three million
contributors in the OSM community and further enhanced by Telenav’s
platform
“We are excited to support Mercedes-Benz in expanding their
in-vehicle maps and location experience to the rear-seat passenger.
Knowing when you will arrive at a destination and what is around
you is as relevant to passengers as it is to the driver,” said
Hassan Wahla, Co-President of Telenav's Automotive Business Unit.
“Through our navigation platform and the use of OSM data, Telenav
offers Mercedes-Benz drivers and families a truly unique navigation
and mapping experience.”
The COMAND Touch by Mercedes-Benz iOS app is available for free
at the Apple App Store (https://itunes.apple.com), and is for iPads
only.
ABOUT TELENAV, INC. Telenav is a leading
provider of connected car and location-based services, focused on
transforming life on the go for people – before, during, and
after every drive. Leveraging our location platform, we enable our
customers to deliver custom connected car and mobile experiences.
Fortune 500 advertisers and local advertisers can now reach
millions of users with Telenav’s highly-targeted advertising
platform. To learn more about how Telenav’s location platform
powers personalized navigation, mapping, big data intelligence,
social driving, and location-based advertising, visit
www.telenav.com.
“Telenav,” “Scout,” “Thinknear” and the Telenav, Scout and
Thinknear logos are registered trademarks of Telenav, Inc. Unless
otherwise noted, all other trademarks, service marks, and logos
used in this press release are the trademarks, service marks or
logos of their respective owners.
© 2019 Telenav, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
About Mercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz Cars is part
of Daimler AG, one of the world’s most successful automotive
companies. The line consists of the Mercedes-Benz brand with the
Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, and Mercedes me sub-brands as well
as the smart brand and the new EQ brand for electric mobility. The
Daimler Group is one of the largest Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEM) of premium cars and the world’s largest
manufacturer of commercial vehicles with a global reach. It sells
vehicles and services in nearly all countries of the world.
Media ContactRaphel FinelliTelenav,
Inc.Raphelf@telenav.com408-667-5970
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