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BUSINESS NEWS
The latest release of the truck navigation software PTV
Navigator gives users more choices. Either they can use the
Android app and personalise it with several new features,
or they can build their own navigation application with the
revamped software development kit that is now available for
all common operating systems.
PTV Navigator 10 comes not only with two new software
developments, allowing users to build and customise their
own systems and manage their licences, but also with design
improvements and a set of new features to improve usability and
adaptability.
Until now, the easiest way to benefit from the professional truck
navigation of PTV Navigator has been via the Android app. The
new release brings with it a revamped product – the software
development kit (SDK). In addition to Android and Windows,
the SDK is now also available for iOS and Linux, allowing system
integrators to build from scratch their own navigation apps which
they can integrate into existing systems.
The new and free online licence manager facilitates the process
of adding and managing existing licences and checking when
customer licences are set to expire.
PTV Navigator makes it possible to circumvent congestion and save
time on the road. When the realtime traffic service is activated
while driving, the app constantly checks in the backgroundwhether
a better route is available, taking into account the current traffic
situation and the specifications of the vehicle. The driver can then
decide whether to take the alternative or remain on the designated
route.
To display all alternative routes with their key parameters and to
make comparing them easier, the design of the route overview
screen has been improved, now showing the course, estimated
time of arrival (ETA), route length, current delay and number
of kilometres with tolls for up to three
different routes.
PTV Navigator 10 aims to make drivers’
lives easier. Thanks to the new mobile data
limiting function, the user will be able to
define how much mobile data he is willing
to spend on receiving realtime traffic
information. When the system recognises
that the monthly set limit will be exceeded,
it automatically regulates the focus and
the frequency of the live traffic service. In
this way drivers still benefit from traffic
information and can remain online.
An additional feature is the revised
refuelling assistant. It shows drivers only
those filling stations along the route which
will accept the drivers’ preferred fuelcards.
Release of feature-rich PTV Navigator 10
Morley Glass of Leeds is a large specialist manufacturer of
sealed and double glazing windows, doors and conservatory
units, decorative glass, and integral blinds (blinds in glass) for
windows, doors and bi-folding doors.
Now the company has added three further Renault Trucks Masters
to its fleet, two 135.35 panel vans and the company’s first 130.35
dropside with tilt-frame body, supplied by local Renault dealer JDS
Trucks of Morley, Leeds.
The fast-growingmarket for integral blinds,
which can be used on popular bi-folding
doors, has driven demand from customers
across the UK, and is one of the key reasons
Morley Glass requires a dependable and
resourceful delivery fleet.
The Master panel vans will be real
workhorses clocking up to 100,000
miles annually and with a three- to
four-year service life. They are fitted out
with specialist glass transport systems
which include exterior roof racks and side
racks, and internal glass frame racking
by Tameside Glass. The bodybuilding for
Morley Glass’s Master dropside with tilt-
frame body was by Truckcraft Bodies.
The Masters join Morley Glass’s 17-strong
Renault Trucks exclusive fleet delivering
integral blinds and standard double-glazed units to locations
nationwide. To ensure reliability of delivery to customers’
satisfaction, excellence in service and back-up from JDS Trucks was
a crucial factor in the selection of the new vehicles.
Renault is clear choice for specialist glass transport
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