Siemens offers route data system.(News)

Byline: Edmund Chew Automotive News Europe

Siemens VDO Automotive has launched a revolutionary "pay-as-you-go" navigation system that allows drivers to customize route planning.

Siemens VDO calls the system C-IQ, or "intelligent content." Drivers can buy route planning on demand, which means they can access information about specific travel routes only when they need it, says Siemens VDO.

Drivers are usually expected to buy data for day-to-day travel in their home countries. But they can also purchase access time to maps for another country for j