Press Release

Rockwell Announces On-Board Navigation System Based on AAA TourBook

10/16/96

Rockwell's PathMaster(TM) Driver Information and Navigation System To
Feature AAA TourBook(R) Tour Guide Travel Information

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 14 -- Rockwell's Driver Information
Systems business and AAA have joined forces to make Rockwell's
PathMaster(TM) Driver Information and Navigation system as useful to
travelers as hotel reservations. Beginning in 1997, PathMaster
databases will include AAA TourBook(R) tour guide travel
information. The PathMaster system is manufactured by Rockwell.

"We are pleased to announce this agreement between two industry
leaders," said Roger A. Stevens, general manager for Rockwell Driver
Information Systems. "The PathMaster system provides motorists with
increased confidence and security while on the road, and millions of
people rely on AAA TourBook(R) tour guide travel information for
accurate information about hotels, restaurants and local attractions
throughout the United States. Combining The PathMaster system with AAA
TourBook(R) tour guide information will mean unmatched convenience and
confidence for travelers."

Because AAA TourBook(R) tour guide information is available
exclusively to AAA members, Rockwell will provide purchasers of The
PathMaster system with a one-year AAA membership, which will include
such service as: complete roadside assistance; personalized travel
routings and specially negotiated travel fares; no fee travelers'
checks; and emergency check cashing. Purchasers who are already AAA
members will receive a credit toward their next year's membership fee.

"Our members turn to AAA for travel information they can trust, and
therefore we're extremely cautious about forming partnerships with
other companies," said J. Steven Pike, managing director, Business
Markets Division for AAA. "Potential AAA partners must share our
commitment to product innovation and outstanding customer service, and
we're pleased to say that Rockwell shares these values."

The PathMaster integrates a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver,
as well as dead-reckoning and map-matching technologies to establish a
vehicle's precise location, and includes an on-board computer and
database that calculates the most efficient route to pre-selected
destinations. Drivers can keep their eyes on the road, as the system
literally instructs them what to do and where to go with voice
commands.

Database Information Available With The PathMaster System

A series of easy-to-read menus will allow motorists to select from
thousands of AAA TourBook(R) tour guide destinations incorporated into
The PathMaster system's databases, including restaurants, lodging and
attractions. According to Stevens, Rockwell has organized the system
in a similar manner to the AAA TourBook(R) tour guide.

"Users will now be able to search The PathMaster system's database to
find the nearest restaurant, place of lodging or attraction, or they
can tailor and focus a search based on specific criteria," Stevens
said. "For example, a member could ask for the nearest restaurant with
a minimum AAA Three Diamond rating." Stevens added that Restaurants
can be selected based on AAA Diamond rating, cost range, location and
type of food served. Lodgings are divided into AAA Diamond rating,
cost range, location and type (bed-and-breakfast, motel or hotel),
while Attractions are similarly grouped by type (museums, aquariums,
theme parks, etc.).

According to Stevens, all databases will also include information on:

1. Detailed City Coverage -- Virtually every detail of a city is
covered, including block-by-block addresses and five digit zip code
ranges, as well as classification of freeways, expressways, toll
roads, and residential streets. Roadway characteristics such as
one-way information, turn restrictions and number of lanes are also
included.

2. Inter-Town Coverage -- Information stored on the database connects
detailed city coverage areas and includes interstate, federal, state
and county roads as well as roads leading to named locations with a
population exceeding 500. The database also includes all roads
contained on AAA state and provincial maps.

3. Points of Interest and Landmarks -- With the press of a button,
drivers can call up directional information to airports, bus
terminals, AAA recommended hotels, restaurants and tourist
attractions, as well as hospitals, gas stations, shopping centers and
malls, bridges, tunnels, post offices and much more.

How The PathMaster System Works

A series of easy-to-read menus allows the motorist to select from
hundreds of pre-programmed destinations or to enter a specific address
or intersection. The PathMaster system provides motorists with
information, literally at their fingertips, on how to find local
hotels, gas stations, ATMs, restaurants and thousands of other
possible destinations.

Regardless of how a destination is selected, The PathMaster system
calculates the most efficient route, and can provide alternatives in
the event that a motorist wishes to avoid freeways. Once the
destination is selected, The PathMaster system begins its search
outward from the known location to the requested destination,
reviewing all possible routes simultaneously.

The PathMaster system then begins to eliminate possibilities based on
speed limits, road class (highway, surfaced, unsurfaced), and the
number of maneuvers (for example, right turns are more desirable than
left turns), until one route remains.

Then, voice commands and easy-to-read turn icons guide the motorist,
turn-by-turn, to the destination. The system visually and audibly
alerts drivers to upcoming turns, exits and merges, and will
recalculate routes at the touch of a button if a command is
ignored. This feature is particularly useful when a motorist must
change course because of heavy traffic or detours. Major metro markets
where The PathMaster system is available for purchase include:
Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York,
Orlando, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Rockwell's PathMaster system is Hertz's choice for navigation, and is
now available at Hertz airport and rental locations in several major
cities as the "NeverLost(SM)," Rockwell has also manufactured
navigation system hardware used by Avis, National Car Rental and
Oldsmobile.

Rockwell is actively producing new electronic components and systems
for the transportation industries, and many Rockwell technologies,
such as the GPS satellite receivers which Rockwell has been building
for commercial and military applications for 15 years, are now being
introduced in automotive applications.

For more information on Rockwell's PathMaster driver information and
navigation system, visit Rockwell's PathMaster website on the
information superhighway at www.pathmaster.com, or call 800-823-2547.

Rockwell's industrial automation, semiconductor systems, avionics and
communications systems and automotive component systems are leading
providers of technology solutions to customers worldwide. The company
has annual revenues in excess of $10 billion and employs more than
56,000 people.