As per the new laws introduced in Switzerland it is now against the law to sell GPS navigation devices that give the driver warnings about stationary and mobile radar traps as well as traffic light cameras. If a motorist was found using any such device they might face fines or even jail time in some cases. The authorities have send out a list of such equipments of banned devices to all the salespeople and include companies like the TomTom, Navman, Sony and ViaMichelin. Even though the companies claim that such features increases road safety the authorities think otherwise.
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The world’s top cellphone maker Nokia will open a new service on February 10 offering free maps and routing in more than 150 countries, the Finnish company said on Thursday.Nokia’s “smart2go” will let users put localised search and route-finding services into mobile phones for free.
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