Following a meeting between the French government and the lobby of French speedcam warning suppliers (AFFTAC) on Friday, the idea of a ban on such devices has been discarded; however some functionalities of these devices are expected to be removed....

According to a survey of the French population performed by GfK Custom research earlier this week, 71 percent of polled consumers consider that banning speedcam warning devices will not improve road safety. 78 percent of French also believe that...

Following the announcement of an upcoming ban on speedcam warning devices by the French government, Garmin and TomTom chose not to embrace the protest movement spearheaded by pure players such as Coyote, Wikango and Inforad. This position is not...

Following on the French government decision to ban speedcam warning devices yesterday, the three main French companies in the field, Coyote System, Wikango and Inforad responded today in a press conference asking the government to reconsider its...

In a sudden decision this morning the French government, in order to curb the rise of deadly accident since the beginning of the year (+10 percent), decided among others to ban the sale and use of speedcam warning devices. This is still...

TomTom today introduced the latest version of its iPhone application that includes real-time warnings about fixed and mobile speed camera locations. This add-on is provided via an in-app purchase at €4,99 for one month or €29,99 for one year...

Mobile navigation provider NAVIGON announced today a new version of its turn-by-turn navigation application (version 1.8) for the iPhone that features an optional safety camera database for the United States as well as an augmented reality view for...

French speedcam warning provider Coyote Systems has reached 900,000 subscribers as of March 21, 2011, adding 100,000 customers in the last two months. The company sells its service through two-way connected consumer electronics devices and a...

TomTom yesterday at teh CTIA trade show in Orlando announced the availability of a speedcam database to its B2B customers. This new product will provide developers with access to TomTom's proprietary database of more than 50,000 warnings in...

Orange Maps, the mobile navigation system of the French wireless carrier powered by Telmap is now offering real-time warnings about mobile and fixed speed cameras through a partnership with Wikango (formerly known as GPSPrevent). The crowd...

Wikango, (formerly known as GPSPrevent) a French maker of speedcam warning systems and apps announced today to have raised €2 million in funding from venture capital firm Odyssée Venture. Wikango has sold 800,000 systems essentially on the...