NEXCO EAST (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has begun selling the “DraPla app” for iPhone, which was jointly developed with Zenrin Datacom Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo) from Tuesday, August 14, 2012. It was

With the "DraPla App", you can search for accurate ETC discount rates according to the departure date, Expressway traffic congestion prediction information around the current location of the user, service area (SA) / parking area (PA) latest information, etc. We provide a variety of content to make driving on the Expressway comfortable.

In addition, it has a user-friendly user interface that is crisp and easy to use, and it supports navigation other than Expressway by linking with Zenrin Datacom's paid map and navigation service for iPhone, "Always NAVI."

The selling price is 350 yen per year (excluding "always NAVI" usage fees). App Store You can purchase at.

Features of "DraPla App"

(1) Route/charge search
By entering the departure point interchange (IC), destination IC, and transit point IC, you can search for routes, charges, and required times for using the Expressway. By setting the vehicle classification and departure date and time, you can search for an accurate ETC discount charge, and you can also search for the required time in consideration of the expected traffic congestion on the specified date and route. You can also check the searched route information on the map.

(2) Congestion forecast information
You can search the congestion forecast for the Expressway owned by NEXCO EAST.
Also, if you use the GPS function, you can search for forecast information by date and time around your current location, and you can check the retrieved forecast information on the map.

(3) SA/PA search
You can search for SA/PA information from “Route”, “Region”, and “Japanese syllabary”. By using the GPS function, you can check the SA/PA around your current location and the latest recommended information for each SA/PA.
In addition, if you set the notification setting provided in this application to "On", the information from the SA/PA's ear will be delivered in a pop-up on the screen near the SA/PA that has the recommended information.

(4) Content search
You can search for information on various facilities around the IC. We also provide search genres in the optimal genre for driving such as “shopping”, “hospital/public office”, “financial institution”, “gourmet”, “car/transport”, “leisure”, and “hotel”. In addition, by linking with the paid map/navigation service for iPhone provided by Zenrin Datacom, "Always NAVI," navigation from ICs to various facilities is also supported.
(If you want to use the navigation service, you must purchase "Always NAVI" separately from this application.)

(5) Other functions

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