Next on satnav: 3-D city views and road warnings

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*Source: Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/techn...e=RSS&rpc=22)*
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PARIS (Reuters) - Three-dimensional views of city streets and warnings of dangerous turns ahead will feature on the next generation of satellite navigation systems, the chief executive of digital map supplier Tele Atlas said.

Once only an expensive option for luxury cars, navigation systems have surged in popularity in recent years and the technology is now making the jump into mobile phones.

Pedestrians will soon use such systems to find out whether to take a cab or the subway, and when the next bus or train is set to leave the station, Alain De Taeye told the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecoms Summit in Paris on Wednesday.

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