10 Facts About Internavi

Internavi is a vehicle telematics service offered by the Honda Motor Company to drivers in Japan.

Service is available without having to purchase a Honda vehicle installed with the technology; The Internavi LINC is available at both the Apple App Store and Android Market and can be installed on compatible mobile devices.

Information received to vehicles installed with Internavi technology are installed with an antenna externally installed.

Road conditions are transmitted by the VICS system Internavi provides additional and more specific road and traffic conditions based on individual lane conditions provided by vehicles recording Internavi "floating car" conditions, specifying which lane and the direction of the road itself.

Internavi supporting traffic information is transmitted by individual driver's cell phones, and if cellphone conditions are disrupted, the information is recorded onto the vehicles HDD, so that when cellphone reception is restored, all recorded information is then transmitted and updates are sent towards participating vehicles.

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Internavi participating vehicles benefit from available parking spaces, whether it be on the street or in parking structures, public or private parking, from Internavi-equipped vehicles having made available a parking space.

When playing a CD, the Internavi operating system provides the ability to save a particular song or the entire contents of the CD onto the hard disk within the vehicle.

Internavi offers a hands-free phone call service to call for assistance, such as an accident, or a road emergency.

Older vehicles that were not sold with Internavi installed, but were compatible with the technology can be retrofitted with the system by visiting any Honda dealer, or by visiting "Honda Access" accessories retailers and have Internavi installed.

When Internavi was introduced, NTT DoCoMo's "mova" and "au" phone, using CDMA 1X WIN technology was compatible.