Microsoft AutoRoute

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Microsoft AutoRoute
Developer(s)Microsoft
Final release
2013[1]
Trialware[1]
Websitemicrosoft.com/en-gb/autoroute/

Microsoft AutoRoute is a discontinued travel planning program,

which?
] and in two separate editions: AutoRoute and AutoRoute GPS.

History

Microsoft AutoRoute was originally based on Automap, route planning software created by British software company

NextBase Limited. NextBase was founded by five friends working from a house in Esher, England, before eventually moving to an industrial park in Staines. NextBase's first product was AutoRoute, which launched in 1988, and was eventually followed by AutoRoute Plus, MapBase, NextBase World Explorer, MapVision, Automap Road Atlas, Automap Streets and Automap Pro.[4]

AutoRoute

As Microsoft states, AutoRoute is "customisable travel planning software that helps you get accurate directions, easily explore new areas and find the services you want and need along the way. You can create journey schedules, and drag and drop part of a route onto another section of road to create a detour. Points of interest are easy to browse and add to your journey. On or off-line, AutoRoute gives you detailed door to door directions and more than 5 million miles of navigable roads and motorways throughout Europe at your fingertips." The software covers 37 countries in Eastern and Western Europe.[5]

AutoRoute GPS

This version "includes the same software and functionality as AutoRoute, but adds a sleek, compact GPS receiver so you can plan your journey and track your location in real-time. AutoRoute with GPS Locator has many trip planning tools plus updated maps, so you'll always know exactly where you are and where to turn next."[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Try AutoRoute for Free". microsoft.com. Microsoft. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  2. ^ Popa, Bogdan (7 July 2014). "Microsoft Kills Three More Software Products". Softpedia. SoftNews.
  3. Penton Media. Archived from the original
    on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ^ "History of AutoRoute and Streets & Trips". Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  5. ^ Microsoft Autoroute homepage
  6. ^ AutoRoute GPS homepage
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