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Hertz Introduces 'Next Generation' NeverLost(R) System to Canada

9 November 1999

Hertz Introduces 'Next Generation' NeverLost(R) System to Canada at 'ITS World Congress' in Toronto

    First Car Rental Company to Offer In-Car Satellite Navigation Systems
                                  in Canada

    PARK RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 8 -- The Hertz Corporation
, the world's largest car rental company, unveils its "next
generation" NeverLost(R) satellite navigation system at the World Congress
Trade Show on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in Toronto, Ontario.
Manufactured by Magellan Corporation, the satellite access products subsidiary
of Orbital Sciences Corporation , the NeverLost system will be
deployed in Hertz' Canadian fleet starting in mid-December.  More than
20,000 units have already been installed in the company's US fleet, while the
company plans to install further units in Europe in mid-2000.
    "Hertz has led the car rental industry in providing vehicle navigation
technology for travelers since 1995 and we're delighted to introduce our
NeverLost system in Canada," commented Robert J. Bailey, Hertz Senior Vice
President, Quality Assurance and Administration.  "Responding to customer
demand, Hertz' international expansion and introduction of 'next generation'
technology gives us a true, global superiority in offering navigational
systems within the marketplace.  With this expansion, Hertz will offer the
largest worldwide fleet of navigation systems in the car rental industry."
    At the heart of Hertz NeverLost is a Global Positioning System (GPS)
receiver, which is used to calculate the exact location of the car based upon
signals from orbiting satellites, a computer map and a database that directs
travelers to their designated destination.
    Hertz' "next generation" units are mounted on the vehicle's dashboard
between the driver and passenger.  The unit's screen is approximately
2-1/2" x 1-3/4" and features a high resolution (more than 70,000 pixels),
high-contrast color display that is brighter than most laptop computers.  In
addition, the screen features an extensive digital street map, with bold,
easy-to-understand visual turn icons.
    The system also has an expanded database that includes detailed,
street-level coverage for both Toronto and Vancouver as well as the major road
systems of Canada.  In the US, the system's database contains coverage of the
48 contiguous states.  Voice prompts are also available in seven languages,
including English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish; and a
Locate Button.
    The Locate Button immediately displays on the screen the vehicle's exact
location.  If customers require assistance from Hertz' Emergency Roadside
Assistance service, they can easily let Hertz know their exact location.
    In addition to the Canadian deployment, Hertz plans to begin deploying
units in France, Germany and the United Kingdom in mid-2000 and, later that
year, in Australia.
    Cars equipped with the NeverLost navigation system will be available in
Canada for an additional CN$9.00 per day or CN$45 per week and, in the US
Hertz NeverLost is available for an additional US$6.00 per day or US$30 per
week.
    Hertz is displaying and demonstrating this state-of-the-art technology at
the Ford Motor Company booth at the World Congress Trade Show On Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) in Toronto, Canada, from November 8-11, 1999.
This state-of-the-art technology can be viewed at Booth #900 at the Toronto
Convention Center, Monday, November 8 through Thursday, November 11, 1999.
    Also, "live" in-car demonstrations will be available Tuesday,
November 9 through Thursday, November 11, 1999 from 10:00 a.m. through
3:00 p.m. daily outside the convention center.  "Live" demonstrations may be
scheduled with Lauren Garvey, Director of Public Affairs for The Hertz
Corporation, at the Ford Motor Company booth at ITS.
    Hertz operates a fleet of 550,000 vehicles from more than 6,300 locations
in more than 140 countries.