All databases are not created equal.

Perhaps the biggest frustration for radar detector owners is false alerts, which happen when the detector mistakes emissions from devices like automatic door openers and interprets them as radar or laser guns.

False alerts are also possible with GPS databases. Unlike AURA, other GPS databases rely largely on locations provided by hobbyists who might not be able to tell a speed camera or a red light camera from a traffic flow camera or a surveillance camera. These databases could result in annoying false alerts, which could lead you to start ignoring even legitimate alerts--defeating the point of having a GPS database in the first place.

Other databases are not updated every day, and they also limit how often you can download updates. As a result, devices using these databases are not as up-to-date as they could be and are likely to miss alerts.

In contrast, Cobra has assembled a professional team that devotes every working day to verifying each and every speed camera, red light camera and dangerous intersection location that goes into the AURA database by contacting:

• Municipalities

• State departments of transportation

• Police departments

• Media reports

• Other respected institutes and organizations

The AURA database is updated every 12 hours, and can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. AURA’s reliability is backed up by Cobra Electronics, one of the most respected and trusted companies in the consumer electronics industry. Cobra has won dozens of awards for innovation and been acknowledged for outstanding performance twice by Forbes magazine.

If you’re considering a GPS database to reduce your risk of an unintended traffic violation or accident, doesn’t it make sense to go with the database—and the company—that reduces that risk the most?