XM will debut a GPS-based ‘personal weather tracking system’ at C...
XM will debut a GPS-based “personal weather tracking system” at CES, it said Wed. The XM technology, to reach market mid-2007, tracks real-time weather between a driver’s location and destination, XM said. XM developed the technology with partner Baron…
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Services, it said. XM and Baron offer professional weather services for emergency responders and private planes and boats. “You're not just getting the temperature and the forecast for a city. You get the weather that will impact your specific journey, and this information is constantly being updated,” said XM Vp-Advanced Applications Rod Mackenzie. The new service builds on XM’s NavTraffic, introduced in 2004. XM’s CES “concept car” also will feature in-car video, parking spot locator technology and voice-enabled XM radios, officials said. Meanwhile, Sirius said it added 2.7 million net new subscribers in 2006, ending the year with over 6 million total. Based on preliminary data, Sirius also said it may have achieved its first quarter of positive free cash flow in Q4 2006. Final 2006 results will be out in Feb., officials said.