14 DAY TRIAL // Aha MobileSG, Inc. has recently released what the company calls its “first consumer experience” – the Aha application for iPhone users. Aha MobileSG touts itself as being able to keep drivers informed about the world around them by connecting them to each other and to relevant information from the Web. The company has now expanded road and traffic coverage in a number of major metropolitan areas.
According to the official report issued by Aha MobileSG, new areas include Dallas and San Antonio, TX; Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Miami Beach, FL; Seattle, WA and Washington D.C.
Aha MobileSG pledges to continue to add road and traffic coverage in more cities in the following months, keeping its application free of charge to owners of an Apple iPhone or iPod touch. The company also notes that Aha is the first driver-to-driver network that answers questions such as, “What is the driver a mile ahead of me seeing out their window?” and “What is traffic like now on my route to work?” Personalized Web data about nearby services and destinations (restaurants, coffee shops and bathrooms) is also available through the service.
The app is to be used at 65 MPH in order to get good information about the road, but it is not a navigation application, Aha MobileSG claims, although it is listed in the respective App Store category. It’s just “for daily use when you already know how to get to your destination,” the company asserts.
“Aha is uniquely delivering information that every driver wants in a new and better way that doesn’t involve studying tiny maps while you drive. Sometimes you want to hear a live traffic report from a driver ahead of you, and other times you want relevant information from the Web, like a nearby coffee shop,” Robert Acker, president and CEO of Aha MobileSG, Inc., says. “Regardless of the source, Aha filters and customizes the information you want based on your preferences and location, presenting it in a format that limits driving distractions and helps you make smart choices along your familiar routes.”