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"Inrix released an updated version of its popular traffic app that uses artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing to tell drivers the best route to take.\nThe upgraded mobile app is built on technology that can learn drivers&amp;#8217; habits like their daily commutes or that they visit the gym twice a week. On top on that, the company has added another layer of information that is collected automatically from fellow drivers about what&amp;#8217;s happening on the road.\nInrix software, along with hardware that includes embedded GPS trackers, is in some 275 million connected car and devices. The app accesses those devices to get real-time traffic data to give alerts and suggestions about alternative routes even before they leave the driveway. It&amp;#8217;s information that can help drivers who have long commutes figure out where there are traffic jams and open road.\nGet Data Sheet, Fortune\u2019s daily newsletter about technology\nThe technology integrates other Inrix services such as weather alerts that affect driving, routing for public transit and walking, and parking availability.\nAre Internet-connected cars worth the risk? \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\nEarlier this month, the company acquired OpenCar, a software startup that built an in-car technology platform that could challenge Apple\u2019s CarPlay and Google\u2019s Android Auto. OpenCar\u2019s platform lives in the car\u2014meaning, this isn\u2019t about connecting your smartphone to your car. Instead, the company has developed a system embedded in the car that is loaded with apps. Unlike Apple and Google systems, OpenCar\u2019s technology is fully controlled by the automaker. Car companies can tweak the platform\u2019s design for different brands and models.\nThe OpenCar and Inrix Autointelligent platforms can work together or apart, depending on the wants and needs of customers. For example, an automaker could make OpenCar\u2019s platform standard in all cars or add the Inrix driver-assistance system to just luxury models."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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