We first came across the Goodyear GY500X GPS last November and though we expected a release in the first quarter of 2009, it never came. It now appears that The NCC-developed GPS unit, developed for commercial drivers, will launch in North America this May.
Furthermore, it’ll use Navevo ProNav GPS software, built specifically for commercial drivers, and typically used in Europe. ProNav software allows drivers to enter vehicle parameters such as height, weight, HAZMAT and legal restrictions.
The Goodyear GY500X will be available from TravelCenters of America this May for $400. The full press release is after the cut.
Navevo award winning truck GPS software reaches North America
ProNav is No.1 choice for commercial vehicle GPS systems
Letchworth, England, 2 April 2009 – Navevo, the UK’s leading GPS software developer, has today announced that ProNav, its GPS software specially designed for truck drivers, will be available across North America under the Goodyear brand.
Following on from the successful launch of ProNav in the UK, as part of a strategic move to provide dedicated sat-nav solutions to the commercial vehicle market worldwide, Navevo has partnered with The NCC to deliver a unique, Goodyear-branded satellite navigation device for North America that will be available in early Q2 this year. The new Goodyear ‘GY500X’ features Navevo’s ProNav software, which recently won the Frost and Sullivan 2008 UK Telematics Product Innovation Award. ProNav has been designed from the ground up to appeal to the specific needs of the trucker, providing dynamic routing and navigation capabilities using driver-set parameters such as; vehicle dimensions, HAZMAT and legal restrictions.
“Navevo’s partnership with The NCC – an officially licensed manufacturer of Goodyear GPS – presented us with a great opportunity to expand into a previously untapped market,” said Nick Caesari, CEO, Navevo Ltd. “It is a strategic step in the ongoing strengthening and positioning of Navevo and towards our goal of making ProNav available to drivers of commercial vehicles all over the world. “The new GY500X will be our first entry into the North American market and, with yet another milestone achieved, substantiates our ambition of becoming a global leader in satellite navigation software development.
“Navevo is a celebrated brand in the U.K., and we’re thrilled to have partnered with them for development of our new GPS units,” says Barry Rosenstock, VP of Operations for the NCC. “Current GPS systems do not address the niche needs of the average commercial vehicle driver. But the GY500X, backed by Goodyear’s dedication to quality and Navevo’s powerful software, meets these needs in spades. We think we’ve developed something really special.”
The Goodyear GY500X will be available in May from TravelCenters of America, priced at US$400. For further product information, please visit http://www.thencc.com.
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