| Toyota is known for providing their consumers with | | | | to drivers to avoid traffic congestions. With the mX |
| some of the most advanced features and services. | | | | Pro, the Probe Communication Traffic Information |
| In fact, the surging Japanese company has | | | | performs better than other systems based on cell |
| announced that they will be releasing a new G-BOOK | | | | phone services. |
| mX telematics service. | | | | With this service, drivers can avoid serious traffic |
| The company reported that the new G-BOOK mX | | | | congestions thereby reducing their fuel consumption. |
| will coincide with the release of new vehicles in Japan | | | | Aside from reducing wasted working hours, this |
| by May of this year. The G-BOOK has been of great | | | | technology helps in the reduction of fuel consumption. |
| help to drivers driving Toyota's vehicles. The new | | | | The G-BOOK is also equipped with Bluetooth |
| G-BOOK mX will be loaded with features to further | | | | technology. With this technology, users can connect |
| help consumers in their information and | | | | their cell phones or audio player wirelessly to the |
| communication needs. | | | | car’s audio system. This technology provides a |
| One of the features of the new G-BOOK mX is the | | | | clearer sound than the technology based on FM |
| Map-on-Demand. This essentially provides a navigation | | | | transmitters. With this technology, hands-free calling is |
| map to the driver with just a touch of a button. The | | | | enabled thus reducing the risk of distracted driving. |
| navigation map covers expressways and toll roads | | | | Aside from the ability to play music through the |
| and ordinary roads located near the location of the | | | | car’s audio system from a Bluetooth enabled |
| vehicle. | | | | music player, the G-BOOK mX also provides music |
| The G-BOOK comes in two variants - the G-BOOK | | | | for consumers via the G-Sound capsule. The |
| mX and the G-BOOK mX pro. The latter is a | | | | G-SOUND is an added feature of the G-BOOK |
| fee-based service and needs an onboard DCM or a | | | | ALPHA. The G-BOOK will be installed with 103 |
| data communications module. With the G-BOOK mX, | | | | capsules of 680 songs in addition to the 900 individual |
| consumers can simply plug in their cell phones to the | | | | songs pre installed into the telematics system. |
| navigation system. With the mX Pro, the DCM | | | | With advances such as this, Toyota is on its way to |
| automatically updates map data. Users can also | | | | further increase their products’ popularity among |
| download road maps from the Internet to a CD-ROM | | | | their consumers and prospective buyers. Indeed, |
| which can then be uploaded to the navigation system | | | | advances such as this will surely play a role in their |
| in the vehicle for navigation purposes. | | | | quest for the top of the auto industry. With more |
| Another feature of the new G-BOOK mX is the | | | | and more technology like this, not even EBC |
| Probe Communication Traffic Information service. | | | | greenstuff brake pads can stop Toyota on the path |
| This service gathers information from vehicles | | | | to becoming the largest car manufacturer in the |
| equipped with the G-BOOK mX and relay information | | | | world. |