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2. Automotive navigation system - Wikipedia

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   An automotive navigation system is part of the automobile controls or a third party add-on used to find direction in an automobile. It typically uses a satellite navigation device to get its position data which is then correlated to a position on a road. When directions are needed routing can be calculated. On the fly traffic information (road ...

3. Global Positioning System - Wikipedia

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   The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, [ 2 ] is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. [ 3 ] It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere on or near ...

4. OnStar - Wikipedia

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   OnStar. OnStar Corporation is a subsidiary of General Motors [1] that provides subscription-based communications, in-vehicle security, emergency services, turn-by-turn navigation, and remote diagnostics systems throughout the United States, Canada, Chile, [2] China, Mexico, Europe, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and the Gulf Cooperation Council ...

5. GNSS applications - Wikipedia

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   GNSS applications. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, using the GPS, GLONASS, Galileo or BeiDou system, are used in many applications. The first systems were developed in the 20th century, mainly to help military personnel find their way, but location awareness soon found many civilian applications.

6. Vehicle tracking system - Wikipedia

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   A vehicle tracking system combines the use of automatic vehicle location in individual vehicles with software that collects these fleet data for a comprehensive picture of vehicle locations. Modern vehicle tracking systems commonly use GPS or GLONASS technology for locating the vehicle, but other types of automatic vehicle location technology ...

7. Trucking industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Interstate Highway system (2007) Estimated average annual daily truck traffic for Interstate and major US Highways (1998). Components of diesel exhaust were confirmed as an animal carcinogen in 1988 by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and by 2002, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considered it "likely to be carcinogenic to humans". [8]