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On 28/12/2013 20:39, wrote:
dennis wrote:
The satnav may know which roads are closed, the map wont.

How does a satnav know that roads are closed? A satnav is
simply a map that knows dynamically where on the map it is,
it isn't psychic.

Some satnavs have a receiver for live(ish) traffic and road information.
It's normally piggybacked onto classic FM, IIRC.


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