Aha App Now Provides National Traffic
Coverage and Adds New Features That Enable Drivers to Automatically
Share Voice Tweets on Twitter and Facebook
PALO ALTO, California -- September 30, 2009
Aha Mobile Inc., a company that keeps drivers informed about the world
around them by safely connecting them to both crowd-sourced and
web-based road and destination information, today announced that its
free Aha App on the App Store now provides national traffic coverage.
With the Aha App, drivers simply tap their iPhone, speak for up to 15
seconds and, without taking their eyes off the road, safely broadcast
voice tweets, known as Aha Shouts, to drivers nearby. New features
launching today also let drivers post Aha Shouts automatically to
Twitter and Facebook for others to hear.
The Aha App allows drivers to Shout about
all types of things – from reporting on traffic bottlenecks and speed
traps to venting about a crazy driver in the next lane. Or, if drivers
just want to listen in and benefit from the information others are
sharing, they can do that too. With Aha’s new Facebook and Twitter
integration, drivers can customize which types of Shouts go to each of
their social networks. For example, a driver can choose to send only
their Traffic Shouts to Twitter, but opt to post their “road rage” or
Caraoke Shouts to Facebook. Posts are automatically created and
populated with the type of Shout, the user’s current location and speed
(for Traffic Shouts), any text added by the user during set-up, and
most importantly a link to play the Shout.
“Whether it’s mission critical information
like a traffic jam report from the driver a mile ahead of you or simply
the laugh you get listening to someone describe their frustration with
another car that just cut them off, drivers like the ability to connect
to one another on the road,” said Robert Acker, CEO of Aha Mobile.
”Through Aha’s voice-based system, drivers can now extend the reach of
their Shouts by safely and automatically sharing them with their
existing social networks.”
The Aha App now provides national coverage
in the U.S., with specific emphasis on the top traffic markets
including: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, New York, Boston,
Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, and Seattle. The
company will continue to add additional roads to its traffic network
throughout the fall.
"Consumer interest in the connected car has
grown steadily over the last three years," says Thilo Koslowski, vice
president and automotive practice leader at Gartner. "Successful
applications will enhance the driving experience by combining an
optimized user interface with web-based data such as real-time traffic,
personalized search and location information."
Key Features of the Aha App
include:
- A unique 65MPH interface that provides
key information that can be reviewed at-a-glance with large, consistent
touch areas, much like car radio preset buttons.
- Personalized traffic reports created from
both fellow drivers and the best industry sources (INRIX and Clear
Channel). Contribute to the Aha community with Shouts or just listen in
and benefit from others.
- Quickly see traffic flow and travel times.
- Hungry? Need coffee? Need a bathroom?
Automatically and continuously search top sources including Yelp! and
SitOrSquat for results based on your preset preferences.
- Worried about red light or speed cameras?
Get an alert when you are approaching one with info from
Photoenforced.com.
- Satisfy your inner idol in the national
Caraoke room.
- Safely vent about the crazy drivers
around you in the Bad Driver Shout Room.
The Aha App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone or at
http://www.itunes.com/appstore/
For more information about Aha please visit http://www.ahamobile.com.
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About Aha Mobile, Inc.
Aha improves your driving experience by keeping you informed about the
world around you while you are on the road.
To do this, we built the first driver-to-driver network that connects
drivers to live traffic reports from each
other and to relevant information from the Internet. With our 65 MPH
safe-driver design, we give you a simpler
way to communicate and stay informed behind the wheel that doesn’t
involve entering text or studying a small map.
You can record and share your own personal traffic reports to help
those around you, or listen to a customized
traffic channel on the roads you travel. Aha also alerts you to the
nearby things you need – like a great cup of
coffee or a restroom. With Aha, drivers share their experiences with
one another and help each other on the road.
Founded in 2008, Aha began by building a
connected back-end platform that can power any number of devices – from
portable electronics to in-car systems. Through our first application,
designed for the iPhone, we created a
65 MPH interface (information is delivered audibly or in at-a-glance
visual formats) that gives drivers the
answers they need while minimizing driving distractions.
Based in Palo Alto, CA, Aha is backed by
Venrock and led by a team of executives with nearly four decades of
experience developing automotive and location-based services
applications.
For more information on Aha, visit www.ahamobile.com
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