Vietnamese cars and truck maker VinFast has revealed a partnership with What3words, a special geocoding system created to streamline the navigation system fitted to VinFast EVs.
What3words divides the world map into a 3×3 metre grid of 57 million segments, as well as assigns a special three-word code to every square, as well as this can be went into into the car’s navigation system. The service can operate while offline, as well as enables improved place accuracy over a standard address.
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The innovation will be offered across the entire VinFast EV line-up, as well as a crucial benefit is its multilingual capability. What3words can be operated utilizing voice manage in a lot more than 50 different languages, which can be beneficial in an unfamiliar environment, according to VinFast.
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For example, the individual can go into an address in a foreign language into the What3words app, which will produce a three-word code in their own language to go into into the car’s navigation system or show others in the event of an emergency.
VinFast is the very first cars and truck maker to offer the service, which will function on all of its full-electric models.
VinFast CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy said: “What3words is precisely the type of partner we aim to integrate with – cutting edge, ingenious as well as supplying an response to a extremely genuine problem.”
VinFast is set to go head to head with Tesla as well as VW with two new electric SUVs, called the VF e35 as well as VF e36, which were exposed at the LA automobile show last year. An entry into the UK market has yet to be confirmed.
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