Waze releases global driving data; adds COVID-19 tools to navigation map
A few days ago, Google released COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports – derived from the location data of Google Maps users – to help government...
After Google Maps, urban mobility app Moovit is offering AR-based navigation
After Google Maps released augmented reality-powered walking directions to rave reviews last year, another navigation player is ready to display digital directions on top...
Top offline GPS navigation apps to download before your next road-trip
If there’s anything all those out-of-town road trips have taught explorers is that you cannot take GPS navigation for granted. Sure, Google Maps works...
How TomTom might just help me buy my first electric car
You know the nagging feeling you get when the battery icon on your smartphone turns red and you are nowhere near a power source?...
What3Words Mobile App Review
Until recently, I have only known about What3Words. I’ve read blog posts about it, seen the TED talk by their CEO, and have seen...
Meet Beeline – the startup that is reinventing the compass for the digital age...
Thanks to GPS/GNSS, we are all habituated to using our smartphones to navigate from A to B. When you are a pedestrian this approach...
Location awareness without GPS or (indoor) maps? No problem! Navisens thinks it has the...
It's not often that you come across a geo-startup that has its roots in the PhD thesis of its founder, let alone be mentioned...
Finally! iOS 12 will bring Google Maps, Waze to Apple CarPlay
Ever since Apple launched CarPlay in 2014, the tech giant has tried to tie down its users in a monogamous relationship with Apple Maps....
Google will add our mental maps as a layer to Google Maps
How do we navigate from A to B without GPS? How did we do it in the pre-GPS era? 15 years ago to avoid...
TomTom redefines ‘lifetime’ map support, makes several devices obsolete
Your trusty old TomTom sat-nav device may be at the risk of becoming obsolete and not being able to renew any maps or services....
Garmin is bringing Alexa-powered GPS navigation to your car
Portable navigation device company Garmin has joined forces with Amazon to bring you an all-new driving companion cum digital assistant, Alexa. The interactive device,...
Now, you can build your own Indoor App with this Indoor Positioning Engine SDK
There are a ton of (outdoor) navigation apps that ensure that we never get lost while trying to reach our destination but there are...
Google Maps will be soon showing parking availability data
It is estimated that even up to 30% of traffic on some streets may be related to searching for a parking spot. It often...
Esri and Waze partner to provide Open data for governments
Waze, the crowdsourced navigation app has partnered with Esri to make it easier for Governments to access anonymized traffic information from the Waze Connected Citizens...
#HEREWeGo: Say hello to the new HERE app
Say hello to HERE WeGo - that's the new name for the HERE Maps app. The navigation app famous for its offline functionality not...
