Blaupunkt announces the TravelPilot Lucca 5.3

Blaupunkt has announced the introduction of its next generation portable satellite navigation device, the TravelPilot Lucca 5.3.

• Route guidance in 40 European countries
• Full seven digit postcode search
• Voice control for quick, easy input of destination address
• Driver assistance features including Bluetooth mobile phone operation
• Almost two million points of interest included

This high specification unit comes in a slim, space-saving design, incorporating a clear, 4.3 inch display. The colour-coded menus are extremely easy to use, and the Lucca’s ultra-fast route calculation, together with a wide range of sophisticated driver assistance functions, ensure a trouble-free journey – whether the user is travelling to a business meeting in London or holidaying across Europe.

TravelPilot Lucca 5.3 features at a glance

• Stylish, slim, space-saving design
• Hands-free mobile phone operation via Bluetooth connectivity
• European safety camera data pre-loaded
• Free built-in TMC reception of traffic information to avoid congestion
• Reliable route guidance in 40 European countries (integrated)
• Full seven digit UK postcode search
• Video playback from SD/MMC card
• Optional reversing camera ideal for trailers, horse boxes and caravans
• Easy to operate, with voice control for fast input of destination address
• Ultra-quick route search and calculation
• Lane indication feature
• Automatic night/day mode
• USB 2.0 connectivity
• Pedestrian mode for use outside the vehicle
• Merian Scout travel guide with approx. two million points of interest
• Fast set-up and easy mounting in any vehicle
• 4.3 inch display (11cm diagonal) in 16:9 format
• 30 channel GPS satellite receiver for fast location and fixing of position
• 24 Volt compatible for use in commercial vehicles
• Optional Active Cradle for connection to Blaupunkt car audio system

Operating the TravelPilot Lucca 5.3 is incredibly simple, with its intuitive touch-screen menus. Destinations can be found using a full seven digit postcode search or by street name - and for even faster and more convenient input, users can choose to enter the destination address via voice control, rather than entering it manually…

In addition, the ‘text to speech’ feature allows the Lucca to include the actual road name in the spoken instruction, which ensures the driver takes the correct route when there are several turnings close together. For example, ‘turn next left’ becomes ‘turn next left onto Westway’.

In addition to route finding, the TravelPilot Lucca 5.3 also sports a wide range of multimedia entertainment functions.

The unit can play back MP3/WMA music files, digital photos and WMV video files from an SD or MMC card, and also connect to a variety of auxiliary equipment with the optional Active Cradle – such as iPods, DVD players, TV tuners, gaming consoles or a reversing camera. Audio can be played back either via the integrated speakers, or connected to the car speakers or through earphones.

For added ease-of-use, Blaupunkt has integrated navigation data for 40 countries in Europe into the system, so there is no need to download this information to the unit. Furthermore, route calculation is now twice as fast as previous TravelPilot Lucca models.

Mote info: Blaupunkt.com