Trapster acquired by NAVTEQ

Trapster.com, which offers speed trap alert apps for most major mobile platforms, has been acquired by NAVTEQ, according to an Autoblog exclusive. The report states that a bidding war broke out, with five parties interested in acquiring Trapster; terms of the deal have not been disclosed. NAVTEQ itself is owned by Nokia.

Magellan drops NAVTEQ maps for Tele Atlas

I started hearing rumors about this a few months ago, and today we have confirmation; Magellan portable navigation devices (and apparently apps too) are switching from NAVTEQ maps to Tele Atlas. The Tele Atlas agreement covers other MiTAC owned brands as well – Mio and Navman. It remains to be seen how smoothly the switchover [...]

NAVTEQ 3-D junctions

NAVTEQ is rolling out a new form of 3-D junction displays for complex, multi-level interchanges. Dubbed Motorway Junction Objects, the imagery has yet to show up on any manufactured devices, so we don’t know when you’re likely to see this on Garmin’s Junction View. Heck, we just wish the first-generation NAVTEQ junction imagery would make [...]