EUROPEAN TELEMATICS & ITS: OE navigation feature database

• SBD releases its first specialist database, which surveys OE Navigation features, to complement its navigation report.
• The new database provides the latest detail on key features of all embedded in-car navigation systems offered by vehicle manufacturers in Germany.
• The report provides strategic analysis and recommendations on how to grow the market for both portable and embedded navigation systems.

SBD has released a new database detailing the features found in navigation systems offered by vehicle manufacturers. The new data resource provides additional in-depth information complementing our report on Growth strategies for portable & embedded navigation.

The new OE Navigation feature database covers all systems offered by 40 major vehicle manufacturers selling 240 models in Germany. The information source provides a convenient single source for information on system supplier, price, configuration and fitment strategy. Users of the database will be able to develop their business plans based on crucial knowledge of what their competitors are offering. The resource provides quick answers to your questions on the embedded in-car navigation market.

The database can be used to search a wide variety of criteria including the digital map storage method, standard or optional fitment, availability of traffic information and map coverage. This is a new product from SBD produced as a complement to its highly-regarded series of reports providing analysis and advice on the European automotive ITS and telematics industry. Future plans include the release of more databases covering in-vehicle telematics, connectivity and entertainment.

Growth strategies for portable & embedded navigation evaluates the main challenges faced by the key players in the navigation market. The report provides a range of technical, business and market strategies for success that can be adopted by vehicle manufacturers and system suppliers. SBD' s navigation report provides an in-depth analysis of the trends underway across Europe. It focuses on the battle between embedded and portable systems and gives recommendations on how suppliers can maximise their benefits and overcome weaknesses.