Copilot Live Real-Time Traffic Reporting - ALK CoPilot Live User Manual

CoPilot Live Real-time Traffic Reporting

NOTE: Traffic is an optional additional-cost service and is not available in all areas.
In addition to providing pre-trip planning, GPS route guidance, and Live messaging
capabilities, CoPilot Truck uses wireless Live communications to automatically send real-
time information to drivers, notifying them of traffic incidents along the route ahead and
creating potential alternate routing. In Guidance Mode, CoPilot Live can provide you with
regularly updated traffic incident reports and alternate routes based on your destination and
route ahead. (Note that CoPilot must have GPS acquisition, a user-inputted destination, and
Internet access in order to provide real-time traffic information.)
There are two ways to receive real-time traffic feeds with CoPilot Live:
1. Use a wireless Internet (GPRS) connection to receive traffic incidents through
a traffic service provider.
2. Use a TMC-enabled traffic receiver to obtain traffic incidents through a
dedicated FM band.
Getting Live Traffic Data in Guidance Mode
Begin by launching CoPilot Truck on your laptop. CoPilot must have GPS acquisition, a
user-inputted destination, and a traffic feed (GPRS or TMC). In Guidance mode, click the
Live button, check Enable Live Network and check Enable Traffic to turn traffic reporting
on. Use the Traffic buttons to check, review, and edit your alerts and to change settings as
described on p. 62-63.
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