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Traffic.com Offers Solutions to Traffic Problems Highlighted in Texas Transportation Institute Study

Web Site, Toll-Free Hotline, and Mobile Alerting Solutions

WAYNE, Pa., Sept. 19 -- Traffic.com, a NAVTEQ company , and a leading provider of personalized traffic information, provides information to help drivers avoid the worsening traffic conditions reported in yesterday's Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) 2007 Urban Mobility Report. Traffic.com offers free, convenient solutions that equip drivers with the information they need to get where they're going faster.

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According to the TTI report, 4.2 billion hours are spent stuck in traffic each year in the U.S., wasting 2.9 billion gallons of fuel at a cost of $78 billion. Traffic has gotten worse, affecting more of the day, and becoming more unpredictable. With morning and evening rush hours lasting as long as 3 hours in large U.S. urban areas, a reliable and immediate source of current roadway conditions is imperative for drivers. On-demand, real-time updates as well as scheduled alerts have become a necessity for on-the-go drivers.

"Free commuter solutions offered by Traffic.com keep drivers more informed and better able to plan routes to avoid traffic congestion," explained John MacLeod, Executive Vice President of NAVTEQ, "and we've packaged that information so it is at people's fingertips, wherever they may be."

Traffic.com's free Web site and personalized alerting solutions give users comprehensive city-wide information as well as detailed traffic condition information.

For free real-time traffic information on-demand, drivers across the country can:

  -- Call Traffic.com's free traffic hotline at 1-866-MY-TRAFC
     (1-866-698-7232)
  -- Text a city code or saved MyTraffic drive name to TRAFC (87232)
  -- Access Traffic.com mobile Web site at http://mobi.traffic.com/, via
     Web-enabled cell phone or mobile device browser

  About Traffic.com

Traffic.com is a leading provider of personalized traffic information for drivers coast-to-coast. Through Traffic.com's advanced data collection infrastructure, Traffic.com provides comprehensive coverage to 74 Designated Market Areas (DMAs) and 107 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) encompassing the most traffic congested U.S. cities. Traffic.com(R) solutions include predictive traffic trends, vehicle speeds, congestion levels, travel times, and delay times. Business customers include broadcast media, interactive, portable navigation, data services businesses and government agencies, and solutions are delivered via radio, television, Web, wireless device, in-vehicle and portable navigation systems. Traffic.com's unique multi-platform distribution network creates powerful branding opportunities for advertisers, enabling them to expand their reach and target consumers with useful, relevant content multiple times per day.

The Traffic.com logo, Traffic.com, and JamCast are registered trademarks and MyTraffic is a trademark of Traffic.com, Inc. All other product or service names or marks are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2007 Traffic.com, Inc.

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has over 3,000 employees located in 168 offices in 30 countries.

NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved.

This document may include certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts and statements identified by words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" or words of similar meaning. The statements are based on our current beliefs or expectations and are inherently subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those set forth under "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in each of the Company's most recent Annual and Quarterly Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. NAVTEQ does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document.

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