Patent ID: 7668646

Claim:
A navigation device for use in an automotive vehicle, comprising: input means for inputting map information and a destination into the navigation device; control means for calculating a driving route from a starting point to the inputted destination based on the inputted map information, determining whether a border is included in the driving route that the automotive vehicle is going to cross, both sides of the border having regulations and customs including different traffic regulations, and when the border is included in the driving route, locating a parking spot that is close to the border, the parking spot being defined as a spot where the automotive vehicle is able to be parked, and recalculating a new driving route that includes the located parking spot close to the border; guiding means for guiding a driver according to one of the driving route calculated by the control means and the new driving route recalculated by the control means; and feeding means for feeding local information regarding customs and regulations including traffic regulations on the side after the automotive vehicle crosses the border, the guiding means for further providing the local information fed by the feeding means to the driver while the automotive vehicle stops at the parking spot where the automotive vehicle is able to be parked at least temporarily, the control means for further determining whether the vehicle stops at the parking spot, and the guiding means for further providing the local information fed by the feeding means to the driver when the control means determines that the vehicle stops at the parking spot.