EcoSpeed: Driving directions plus fuel-efficient speeds along the way

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Lots of online mapping services tell people how to get someplace. A new Google Maps mashup, developed by Seattle-based Clarian Labs, also tells drivers how fast (or slow) they should drive along each leg of the route for maximum fuel efficiency — taking into account factors including traffic lights, speed limits and other local traffic… Read More…

Newsmakers 2011: Bryan Mistele guides Inrix on road to success

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With Bryan Mistele at the wheel, Inrix was on the move in 2011. The Kirkland provider of real-time traffic information raised a $37 million venture round from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, signed a multi-million dollar deal with Google and purchased its biggest European rival. The $60 million buyout of ITIS Holdings added $27 million… Read More…

Inrix to provide traffic data to Google in multi-million dollar deal

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Inrix has been on a serious roll lately. And the Kirkland company just scored yet another big deal, winning a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide real-time traffic data to Google’s navigation and mapping properties. “It is obviously a very big win for Inrix in terms of providing data to the premier search provider on… Read More…

Geek of the Week: Ryan Peterson, traffic data guru

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We’ve been tracking Ryan Peterson for many years, after a traffic jam inspired him to start TrafficGauge, a Seattle startup that marketed a dedicated traffic data device that gave drivers a real-time view of conditions on the road. This was long before smartphones made this type of thing an everyday capability. (TrafficGauge was acquired in… Read More…

Zillow doubles traffic, tops 25 million visitors in August

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Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff has been pretty bullish about the online real estate company’s prospects, telling GeekWire recently that the housing downturn has accelerated the migration of advertising budgets for real estate professional from offline to online. Now, we are getting a closer look at just how well the company is doing, at least in terms… Read More…

Job growth exceeds estimates in Seattle’s booming South Lake Union neighborhood

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On a recent summer afternoon, Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood is buzzing with activity. Amazon. com employees line up at a popular burrito truck to grab a quick bite, and at a nearby coffee shop entrepreneurs chat about their next move. Given the energy, it is a bit hard to imagine that the neighborhood was… Read More…

Inrix speeds ahead with buy of rival ITIS, looks to reduce global traffic congestion

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Inrix, the provider of real-time traffic information, just got a lot bigger. The Kirkland company said that it has completed its acquisition of UK-based ITIS Holdings, which bolsters Inrix’s already fast-growing revenue base by $27 million and brings on board 155 new employees. Inrix announced its $60 million bid for ITIS late last month, just… Read More…

Traffic tech company Inrix bids $60M for European rival

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That didn’t take long. A few days after landing $37 million in venture capital financing, saying it planned to use the money to pursue acquisitions, Kirkland-based traffic data company Inrix today announced a $60 million bid to acquire traffic technology and data company ITIS Holdings, its primary competitor in Europe. Inrix, which specializes in real-time… Read More…

Inrix scores $37 million from Kleiner Perkins and others, eyes initial public offering

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No matter whether you live in Copenhagen, Chengdu or Cincinnati, everyone hates traffic jams. But that very painful aspect of commuter life represents a very big business. And Kirkland-based Inrix, which today is announcing $37 million in venture capital financing led by venerable Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is poised… Read More…