Google and Yahoo Maps, send directions to your Mercedes-Benz
From Mercury news:

Starting next week, some Mercedes-Benz drivers will be able to plan trips to restaurants, stores and landmarks using Yahoo or Google, and then send directions directly to their cars easily.
The program, announced Wednesday, is called Search & Send.Drivers can plot destinations, addresses or points of interest using Google Maps or Yahoo Local Maps. Then, they can click a “Send to Car” icon. The information is then sent to the vehicle’s GPS navigation system and can be retrieved by pushing a dashboard button on the car’s Tele Aid telematics system.
Tele Aid, a safety system that connects a vehicle to emergency personnel or to road-side assistance in the event of a breakdown, costs $240 a year. There is no charge for using Search & Send, which will be available to owners of 2007 and 2008 S- and CL-Class vehicles as well as buyers of the just-introduced 2008 C-Class models equipped with Multimedia Package and Navigation System. It eventually will be added to all Mercedes-Benz models sold in the United States.
It looks like BMW has something similar coming judging by the Google Video below but it doesn’t seem as High Tech as the Mercedes System yet:
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