Navigation system TravelPilot IDS, 1989

Bosch had already played a pioneering role in the 1970ies with ALI, its driver guidance and navigation system. The next prototype, presented in 1983, was EVA, an “electronic pilot for drivers” that used an electronic map to guide drivers from one destination to the next. The series-produced TravelPilot IDS followed in 1989 – indicating the vehicle position on a display with a digitized map. But the breakthrough for commercial success was not to come until 1995 with the introduction of the TravelPilot RG 05 with satellite navigation, route guidance, and speech output.