Telematics provider ATX Group announced plans to expand its navigation assistance technology beyond automotives and into mobile devices. Based on consumer research and customer feedback, ATX will pinpoint services including integrating handsets with telematics databases and transmitting pre-planned travel directions, complete with connectivity to a telematics center to secure routing information or roadside assistance.

"Mobile consumers today demand real-time data such as traffic flow and special store hours, and that can only be provided through a connected device," ATX director of navigation services Ingrid Dinsmore said in a prepared statement. "Enhancing the capability of any navigation unit by providing real-time access to any type of content is one of our company's core capabilities."

For more on ATX Group's announcement:
- read this release [1]