Telenav Brings Yelp to Connected Cars
November 05 2018 - 7:00AM
Telenav, Inc. (NASDAQ:TNAV), a leading provider of connected-car
and location-based services, announced that its Scout GPS Link
(SGL) mobile application now features Yelp ratings and reviews for
the U.S. and Canada. The addition of Yelp content provides SGL
users with an easy way to locate highly rated restaurants and local
businesses from their in-car entertainment system when connected to
SGL.
Partnering with Yelp represents Telenav’s next step in providing
consumers with an enhanced connected-car experience. In addition to
Telenav’s in-car ads and in-car commerce offerings, integrating
Yelp – a leading and internationally recognized purveyor of
crowd-sourced reviews concerning local businesses – into Scout GPS
is an important step in the company’s efforts to grow its
leadership position in offering consumers the in-car experiences
that are changing the future of connected cars. With Scout GPS
Link, users can now view Yelp’s trusted ratings and reviews to
locate and research places of interest to them.
“Yelp is the most recognized business-review service in the
world, and now Telenav provides drivers of SGL-connected cars with
easy access to the reviews and ratings they value most, right
inside their in-car entertainment system,” stated Sal Dhanani,
Telenav Co-President, Automotive Business Unit. “It’s a win-win for
both drivers and select Telenav auto OEMs. Drivers have the benefit
of Yelp ratings integrated into their in-car navigation system,
while those auto OEMs can continue to offer current and relevant
content through their in-car entertainment systems.”
Telenav Scout GPS Link provides drivers with navigation,
including real-time traffic updates, and the ability to share
points of interest and estimated time of arrival with contacts. SGL
powers the navigation experience by:
- Controlling and displaying the Scout GPS Link navigation app on
the car’s multimedia display
- Finding local businesses and addresses with its Onebox search
capability
- Providing real-time traffic-based navigation with interactive
maps
- Saving ‘favorite’ destinations
“It’s one thing to locate a restaurant or coffee shop in your
on-board navigation search,” said Roger C. Lanctot, Director of
connected mobility for Strategy Analytics. “It’s another
thing to find the restaurant or coffee shop that the locals
love. This is a meaningful value added from Telenav and
Yelp.”
ABOUT TELENAV
Telenav is a leading provider of connected car and
location-based services, focused on transforming life on the go for
people - before, during, and after every drive. Leveraging our
location platform, we enable our customers to deliver custom
connected car and mobile experiences. Fortune 500 advertisers and
local advertisers can now reach millions of users with Telenav’s
highly-targeted advertising platform. To learn more about how
Telenav’s location platform powers personalized navigation,
mapping, big data intelligence, social driving, and location-based
advertising, visit www.telenav.com.
Telenav and the “Telenav” logo are trademarks of Telenav, Inc.
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© 2018 Telenav, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Raphel Finelli
Telenav
408-667-5970
Raphelf@telenav.com
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