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Barking new sat nav for dogs A REVOLUTIONARY sat nav that directs guide dogs for blind people has been invented by a British boffin. The device clips on to the dog's harness and vibrates on the left or right side to tell the handler which direction to go in.
Driver Led To 100ft Cliff Edge By Sat NavAmazing. The more we use technology to make our lives easier - the more stupid us humans seem to get.
GPS not a license to turn off your brainPeople should not exercise less awareness or caution driving with a GPS than they would without one. Traffic experts say drivers need to realize that rules of the road and signs have priority over GPS commands.
Ambulance Sat-Nav couldn't find Town Supermarket.A terrified mum faced an agonising wait for an ambulance for her sick baby daughter, because the crew's sat nav could not find the town's biggest supermarket.
Is it really necessary for modern cars to be fitted with loads of electronic gizmos? I, personally, don't think that it is. For over forty years I have managed to find my way around without the "help" of Tom-Tom or any other Sat Nav device. I have some low-tech devices in my car.
Boy uses sat nav to save diabetic dadA boy of eight has been hailed a hero after using satnav to help save his father's life. Jago Deighton used the gadget to tell police the location of the car he and Neil Stewart were travelling in.
Sat-nav puts lorry driver in tight spot for 3 nights A Czech lorry driver spent three nights in his cab after his satellite navigation system directed him down a narrow country lane.
Jail threat for using a mobile while driving Drivers using a hand-held mobile phone behind the wheel could face up to two years' imprisonment under new plans.
Signs tell drivers to ignore satnav Vale of Glamorgan Council in South Wales is the first in the UK to use visual signs telling lorry drivers not to believe sat-nav advice. The move has been sparked by a rise in sat-nav gridlock caused by foreign lorry drivers with little understanding of English.
Thieves use family's stolen sat nav to guide them to their empty homeOpportunistic thieves stole a sat nav device and then used it to take them directly to the door of its owner's home - where they were able to continue their spree.
In-car DVD players can kill a child in crash at just 18mphThey are a popular accessory for parents hoping to keep their children entertained on long car journeys. But back-seat DVD players could kill a child in a crash at only 18mph, safety tests have shown.
'Sat nav directed me into path of train' A woman told yesterday how a satellite navigation system sent her onto a railway line and seconds later a train ploughed into her car.
Satnav hacking made simple A pair of hackers have demonstrated a way to spoof travel information messages displayed on satellite navigation systems used by Italian drivers to bypass accidents, traffic jams and plot the most efficient routes from one point to another.
Narrow escape after sat-nav tells woman driver to turn on to railway lineA woman driver was lucky to escape with her life after her satellite navigation system directed her to drive onto a railway track. British Transport Police said they would not be prosecurting (sic) the woman as she had made an "honest mistake".
Motorist crashes car...because of sat nav commandApparently a 46 year old German motorist crashed his car on Sunday and got stuck on some railway tracks, leading to a dozen trams being held up until a tow truck was able to make its way over to pull the car off the tracks.
Magellan Roadmate 3000TMagellan is about to release a new automotive Sat-Nav system, the Roadmate 3000T with a completely new design.
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