| MS
5200: With the card of the future - DVD navigation was yesterday: VDO Dayton is
bringing out an integrated system based on SD cards.
VDO Dayton is leading
the farewell to CD ROM’s and DVD’s. As one of the first manufacturers
the company now launches with the MS 5200 an integrated navigation system on the
market that suffices without any silver discs. Instead, the database containing
the entire European road network is stored on compact SD cards. The driver benefits
from this pioneering change of system in several ways: the device is cheaper than
comparable DVD and CD systems, and takes up considerably less installation space.
The excellent performance of navigation systems using VDO Dayton remains unspoiled;
in fact it has even been improved: optimum operator ergonomics, extremely fast
route calculation, brilliant map display and perfect integration into the vehicle
are the distinguishing attributes of the MS 5200.
With the change
from DVD’s to a compact but powerful memory card, as used in mobile phones
and digital cameras, the new navigation system with improved performance is not
only cheaper but also much smaller. Even though it still integrates a TMC receiver,
the volume has shrunk by 60 percent, to the format of a paperback. The unit can
now be better integrated into the vehicle, because it even fits into a narrow
glove compartment, a storage compartment between the seats, or a niche in the
trunk. At the same time, VDO Dayton is making the handling of the navigation data
really easy for the driver. For instance, each MS 5200 includes an SD card on
which the Europe’s entire roadway is already stored along with the so-called
points of interest like gas stations, restaurants and landmarks. Navigation can
start as soon as this card has been pushed into one of the device’s two slots.
Prepared for future feature-expansion and for flexible use, the device has two
card slots, meaning that the volume of data is no problem for the MS 5200. Along
with the SD card, every customer is also given a conventional DVD, containing
all road information for the individual countries and various regions of Europe,
as well as numerous additional products, from a travel guide to a restaurant directory.
On top of that, the DVD has interactive operating instructions in eleven languages,
and an easily understood program with which the content of the DVD and memory
card can be administered with the click of a mouse. The user can download all
the data into the SD card and read it directly into the MS 5200. Parallel to the
change in memory technology, VDO Dayton has once again improved the performance
of the predecessor MS 5700 for the new MS 5200. For example, the driver doesn’t
just get a three-dimensional bird’s-eye view of the complex traffic situation
in a photorealistic representation for better orientation. The viewing angle can
now also be individually set. In addition, VDO Dayton has developed an „auto
scale“ feature. If desired, the display changes into three user-defined scales
and automatically shows city centers in greater detail than country roads or highway
sections, depending on the surroundings. Furthermore, in the future, map sections
and scales can be individually changed in the 3D display. At the same time, the
MS 5200 is setting new standards in graphics quality, with seamless image transition
while zooming and scrolling thanks to a special card algorithm. VDO Dayton has
also further improved route planning in the MS 5200, which, thanks to the integrated
TMC receiver, automatically guides around traffic jams and traffic obstructions
on demand. With regard to this, not only was destination entry simplified once
more, but route planning was also improved. That means that in the future, seven
itineraries with up to ten interim destinations each can be created, stored and
processed. As with all VDO Dayton navigation systems, the MS 5200 has also been
conceived as a universal module in a freely configurable infotainment program.
For instance, with three surface monitors of differing sizes, the sliding screen
for the radio compartment and the innovative rear-view mirror with integrated
monitor, there are five screens to choose from. On top of that, a DVD player,
TV tuner and a reverse drive camera can be connected to the system. This press
release is supplemented by one photograph. Please go to the press section at http://www.vdodayton.
com to download the photograph and the press release.
Siemens VDO
Automotive is a leading international automotive electronics and mechatronic supplier.
The group is part of Siemens AG and generated sales of EUR 9.6 billion in the
2005 business year (30.9.).
Siemens AG Siemens VDO Automotive Corporate
Communications Eva Appold Sodener Straße 9, 65824 Schwalbach
Tel.: +49
6196/87 4344; Fax: -4194 E-mail: eva.appold@siemens.com |
