Features for the package, which was introduced at the American Trucking Assns. annual conference today, include spoken directions and two-way voice technology for hands-free operation, pre-trip route optimization, and automatic recalculation of routes if a vehicle deviates from its planned routes.
CoPilot Truck system requirements include a PC laptop with Pentium II processor, CD-Rom drive, 32 MB RAM, 100 MB of hard disk space, and a serial or USB port. It runs under Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, or NT 4.0.