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february 10, 2021 - Skoda
Introducing the ŠKODA AUTO Traffication Infotainment App with traffic warning alerts across the board
› A new application alerts drivers to traffic hazards and inadvertent wrong-way driving
› The #app is available for the ŠKODA SUPERB as well as the SCALA, KAMIQ, KAROQ and KODIAQ models
› Additional features and further models are due to be added in the course of the year
Mladá Boleslav, 10 February 2021 – The practical ŠKODA #infotainment apps have now been joined by a new Traffication #infotainment #app. This application enhances ŠKODA drivers’ safety by alerting them to traffic hazards such as stranded vehicles. Moreover, the #app prevents drivers from entering a motorway slip road against the direction of traffic and becoming wrong-way drivers. First launched in the ŠKODA SUPERB, the Traffication Infotainment #app can now also be easily downloaded and installed in the SCALA, KAMIQ, KAROQ and KODIAQ models, provided the vehicles are equipped with their respective top infotainment systems based on the third-generation Modular #infotainment Matrix. The #app will be made available for further ŠKODA models during the course of the year, and ŠKODA will also gradually expand the range of functions supported by this new #safety feature.
“The continuous improvement of #safety on the roads is an essential goal of ŠKODA #auto. By introducing the Traffication #infotainment #app, we are helping once more to make driving safer,” says Michal Vondra, the product manager responsible for the Traffication #infotainment #app at ŠKODA #auto.
Following on from the #infotainment apps for weather and news as well as the new Calendar #app and Marketplace #app, ŠKODA is now introducing its Traffication #infotainment #app. After installation via the Shop, the new application runs in the background but immediately shows an alert on the central #infotainment display when the driver could encounter a traffic hazard on an upcoming stretch of road. Such a warning can prevent drivers from inadvertently entering a motorway slip road against the direction of traffic, thus becoming wrong-way drivers. An early warning is also displayed when the system detects stationary vehicles with their hazard warning lights flashing – for
example after a breakdown – on the road ahead. The cars in question must likewise be running the Traffication #infotainment #app. In the future, these warnings will be sent from all new ŠKODA cars fitted with systems based on the third-generation Modular #infotainment Matrix.
Safety first
The new #app complements the #infotainment system’s navigation function. By displaying information on traffic conditions, it enhances #safety without becoming a source of distraction for drivers. The #app always runs in the background; there is no need to enter a desired destination in order to receive hazard warnings. “The #app provides drivers with relevant traffic warnings on an ongoing basis, regardless of whether the navigation system is activated or not,” emphasises Michal Vondra.
One of the key features of the Traffication #infotainment #app is a warning issued when a driver tries to enter a motorway slip road against the direction of traffic. The integration of wrong-way driving warnings is the result of a long-term collaboration between ŠKODA and Bosch. Bosch’s cloudbased wrong-way driver warning system has been available as a smartphone #app since 2018 and is now offered by 25 #app partners in Europe. ŠKODA is the first car manufacturer to provide this important #safety feature for their customers.
“Our goal is to put the wrong-way driver warning system in every car. Every accident caused by wrong-way drivers is one too many,” says Dr. Mathias Pillin, president of Bosch’s Cross-Domain Computing Solutions division.
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