A telematic system includes a first telematic unit incorporated within a stolen
vehicle, a call center, and a second telematic unit incorporated with a police
vehicle. The telematic system implements a method for real-time routing to the
stolen vehicle. The method cyclically involves a determination of the GPS coordinates
of the stolen vehicle and the police vehicle by the respective telematic unit,
a calculation of a complete route from the police vehicle to the stolen vehicle,
and a calculation of a partial route extending from the police vehicle to the stolen
vehicle. The GPS coordinates of the stolen vehicle can be pushed to the police
vehicle whereby the second telematic unit obtains the route calculations. Alternatively,
the GPS coordinates of both the stolen vehicle and the police vehicle can be pushed
to the call center whereby the call center performs the route calculations.