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Be A Greener Driver On Earth Day

By Ashley Riley | Published: April 22, 2013

Happy Earth Day! Today is a great day to become aware of your carbon footprint and how you can help alleviate the waste you contribute to the planet. CoPilot can help you conserve fuel as well as time. Check your tires: Properly inflated tires can improve your car’s overall fuel efficiency. Drive less with Trip [...]

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Find Your Way To Beautiful Gardens This Spring

By Ashley Riley | Published: April 12, 2013

Spring has come at last and with it- flowers! Take in the beautiful sights of the season by finding some of the most breathtaking gardens right around you. CoPilot POIs can tell you what’s nearby and how to get there easily.   Why not trek to Portland, OR – the official “City of Roses”? Portland [...]

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Helpful Hint: Trip Optimization

By Ashley Riley | Published: April 2, 2013

If you’re looking to hit the road with multiple destinations, CoPilot’s Trip Optimization feature will help you save time and money no matter how many stops you have. The Trip Optimization feature allows you to plan for 20 different stops which is especially helpful if you’ve volunteered to chauffer your friends to college open houses [...]

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Tips and Tricks: Changing Your Driving Views

By Adrienne Lieberman // Marketing Coordinator, North America | Published: February 22, 2012

 Since the launch of CoPilot, one of our primary goals has been to provide drivers the safest possible driving experience on the road.  CoPilot’s user interface is designed so whether you’re navigating in 3D, 2D or Directions view, you can keep your eyes on the road.  Our unique Directions view only displays a map close [...]

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Tip and Trick – Using Bing Local Search

By Adrienne Lieberman // Marketing Coordinator, North America | Published: September 30, 2011

When you’re traveling from  A to B, a place to fill up your gas tank, a coffee break, or even a great place to eat may be an essential part of your  schedule. At CoPilot Live, in addition to getting you to your destination, we’re making it easier to find Points Of Interest. With thousands of [...]

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Tips and Tricks: Submit a Map Improvement

By Adrienne Lieberman // Marketing Coordinator, North America | Published: August 11, 2011

At CoPilot Live, we’re always looking for ways to improve our app. One of the ways in which we demonstrate this is through our ALK MapSure™ service.  Our goal is to keep our customers up to date with accurate maps delivered through quarterly and monthly map updates. As a CoPilot Live user you can help [...]

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Tips and Tricks: Directions View in CoPilot Live Premium & Standard

By Adrienne Lieberman // Marketing Coordinator, North America | Published: August 3, 2011

Ever since we launched our first version of CoPilot, one of our primary navigation modes has been Driver Safety view – where a map is only displayed near a turn. The aim is to help you keep your eyes on the road by reducing screen clutter and only giving you turn information when you need [...]

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Tips and Tricks: Spring Cleaning Your Gadgets

By Devon Valenti // Marketing Manager, North America | Published: March 24, 2011

Just what we’ve all been waiting for…Spring Cleaning!  For this week’s Tips and Tricks post I came across a great New York Times article to share about spring cleaning your gadgets.  It’s a great read and may make you think twice about keeping that camcorder, digital music player or desktop computer getting dusty in the [...]

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Helpful Tips and Tricks for your CoPilot Live

By Devon Valenti // Marketing Manager, North America | Published: January 13, 2011

For those of you who are new to this blog or CoPilot Live in general  (given the recent holiday season there may be a lot of you!)—we want to ensure you’re aware of how much helpful information you can find right here on the blog.  And for those of you who are regular visitors to [...]

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Tips and Tricks: How to get the most out of your POIs

By Devon Valenti // Marketing Manager, North America | Published: August 17, 2010

I recently moved to a new town and on the first day I got there, I was quickly reminded how useful CoPilot Live’s Points-of-Interest (POIs) are.   Where is the closest bank so I can go to the ATM to pay the movers?  Where is a grocery store so we can eat more than just the [...]

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