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2. 6-1-1 - Wikipedia

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   While 6-1-1 was in use to call repair service in some areas from as early as the 1930s, other codes were also used, the most common being 114 (with 113 used for information). A decision to standardize on 6-1-1 (and 4-1-1 for information) nationwide was made in the 1960s, but the use of 114 was still widespread in the 1970s, and into the 1980s ...

3. Automobile repair shop - Wikipedia

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   First appearing in the early 1900s, [2] many filling stations offered vehicle repair services as part of their full service operation. This once popular trend has declined significantly over the years as many locations found it more profitable to exchange vehicle service bays for grocery isles, which ultimately led to the emergence of the quick oil change industry.

4. Automotive navigation system - Wikipedia

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   1981: Honda's Electro Gyrocator was the first commercially available car navigation system. It used inertial navigation systems, which tracked the distance traveled, the start point, and direction headed. [6] It was also the first with a map display. [5] 1981: Navigation computer on the Toyota Celica (NAVICOM). [7] 1983: Etak was founded. It ...

5. Service (motor vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   A motor vehicle service or tune-up is a series of maintenance procedures carried out at a set time interval or after the vehicle has traveled a certain distance. The service intervals are specified by the vehicle manufacturer in a service schedule and some modern cars display the due date for the next service electronically on the instrument panel.

6. In-car entertainment - Wikipedia

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   In-car entertainment (ICE), or in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), is a collection of hardware and software in automobiles that provides audio or video entertainment. In car entertainment originated with car audio systems that consisted of radios and cassette or CD players, and now includes automotive navigation systems , video players, USB and ...

7. 311 (telephone number) - Wikipedia

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   The first use of 3-1-1 for informational services was in Baltimore, Maryland, where the service commenced on 2 October 1996. [2] 3-1-1 is intended to connect callers to a call center that can be the same as the 9-1-1 call center, but with 3-1-1 calls assigned a secondary priority, answered only when no 9-1-1 calls are waiting. This system is ...

8. Alpine Electronics - Wikipedia

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   An Alpine car audio remote control. 1981- World's first automotive navigation system, created for Honda as the Electro Gyrocator. 1982 - World's first in-car computerized equalizer. 1983 - Alpine introduces their first remote control auto security systems. 1984 - Alpine introduces the Model 9500 Mobile Cellular Telephone. 1990 - 7909 CD Tuner.

9. Traffic message channel - Wikipedia

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   ITIS provides traffic data on RDS-TMC to major automotive companies (BMW, Mercedes, Toyota, Ford, Renault, Jaguar Land Rover and others). The price of the service is included in the price of the car or navigation system. This system uses Floating Vehicle Data, which include positional information from over 160,000 fleet vehicles fitted.