Navigation Technologies Expansion Represents Most Comprehensive Traffic- Enabled Map Solution in North America

    MIAMI, June 4 ITS America (Booth #203) -- As traffic
congestion continues to worsen and Americans spend nearly 36 hours a year
stuck in traffic, technology is stepping in to reduce travel time -- and
frustration.  Navigation Technologies Corp. has expanded to reach more than
130 metropolitan markets with traffic-enabled NAVTECH(R) map data, that
enables synchronization with real-time traffic-information services for all
the applications which already use Navigation Technologies' world leading
navigable map database.  Navigation Technologies is the leading global
provider of comprehensive map data for vehicle, Internet/wireless, and
business applications.
    As an example, traffic-enabled NAVTECH map data allows motorists to
instruct a navigation system to calculate alternate routes based on real-time
reports of accidents, delays, congestion, construction, slowdowns, and travel
speeds that impact traffic flow and travel times.
    "We have reached our goal of providing coverage to every North American
metropolitan area which has the infrastructure and services to support this
technology," said John MacLeod, Executive Vice President for North American
and World Markets.  "Thousands of commuters already rely on navigational
technology and we expect that number to rise significantly as traffic problems
continue to increase."
    Navigation Technologies' coverage expansion comes at a time when traffic
congestion has reached epic proportions.  According to a recent study by the
Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University, traffic-related delays
result in billions of dollars of lost productivity and wasted fuel annually.
    The expansion marks the final phase of a strategic rollout by Navigation
Technologies begun last year in 24 major metropolitan markets.  The most
recent of the 130 cities to benefit from traffic-enabled NAVTECH map data
include Orange County, Calif., Pittsburgh, Penn., Memphis, Tenn., Madison,
Wis., and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla., among others.
    Traffic-information service providers are able to report any incident
adversely affecting the flow of traffic and assist commuters with making
informed routing decisions.  For example, a stalled vehicle is reported to the
traffic agency, which uses NAVTECH data to compute such incident details as
exact location, approximate time until the incident is cleared, and delays in
terms of distance.  With traffic-enabled NAVTECH map data, motorists can
instruct their system or service to propose alternate routes to bypass
congestion for a more efficient commute.  This will be even more important as
real-time traffic information becomes widely accessible through a variety of
delivery methods, including in-vehicle navigation systems, personal digital
assistants (PDAs), WAP-enabled digital phones and pagers, as well as personal
computers.
    In addition, traffic-enabled NAVTECH maps offer manufacturers and service
providers a variety of benefits, including reduced product-development costs,
increased speed-to-market and accelerated growth opportunities in the North
American telematics market.
    "Our goal is to continue building strong relationships by offering traffic
providers a uniform environment in which to operate," said MacLeod.  "This not
only results in increased efficiencies for manufacturers and service
providers, but also offers commuters the flexibility to receive this
information via the channel most convenient for them."

    About Navigation Technologies
    Navigation Technologies Corp. creates the digital map database that powers
location-based services and navigation around the world.

    For more information, visit the website at http://www.navtech.com .

    NAVTECH is a registered US trademark of Navigation Technologies
Corporation.

    CONTACT:  Francesca Lendrum of Navigation Technologies Corp.,
847-795-7021, or flendrum@chi.navtech.com , or Kory D'Angelo of Corporate
Technology Communications, for Navigation Technologies Corp., 312-224-9278, or
kdangelo@ctcomm.com .

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