Photo: Autobahn GmbH
The official Autobahn mobile app has received a major update that adds new capabilities, including traffic information and warnings related to accidents and construction zones.
If you’ve used navigation apps before, these additions certainly sound familiar. Waze, for example, which is one of the most popular navigation solutions for Android and iPhone, provides users with warnings, including traffic jams, speed traps, and other road hazards, based on reports submitted by the community.
The Google-owned application helps find a faster route to a user-defined destination by avoiding sections of the roads where traffic slows down, again using crowdsourcing data as a key part of its algorithm.
The Autobahn app, however, relies on a completely different approach. For example, the app uses live feeds to allow users to figure out what to expect along the route before getting behind the wheel, but at the same time, it can also display traffic information using its own official channels.
But nevertheless, the Autobahn app isn’t supposed to become an alternative to Waze or Google Maps. It won’t provide navigation support, as its goal is to keep drivers informed of everything happening on the road before leaving on a new journey.
To do this, the app has also been updated with the location of charging stations and car parks, as well as with details on where motorists can find showers or Wi-Fi hotspots to connect to the Internet.
On the other hand, the good news is the Autobahn app uses third-party navigation app integration to safely guide drivers to a specific destination. So for example, after determining the location of a car park on the Autobahn, the app can automatically configure the destination in Apple Maps or Google Maps, therefore offering a more straightforward experience from one end to the other.
The new application is available both on Android and iPhone, obviously free of charge.
The Google-owned application helps find a faster route to a user-defined destination by avoiding sections of the roads where traffic slows down, again using crowdsourcing data as a key part of its algorithm.
The Autobahn app, however, relies on a completely different approach. For example, the app uses live feeds to allow users to figure out what to expect along the route before getting behind the wheel, but at the same time, it can also display traffic information using its own official channels.
But nevertheless, the Autobahn app isn’t supposed to become an alternative to Waze or Google Maps. It won’t provide navigation support, as its goal is to keep drivers informed of everything happening on the road before leaving on a new journey.
To do this, the app has also been updated with the location of charging stations and car parks, as well as with details on where motorists can find showers or Wi-Fi hotspots to connect to the Internet.
On the other hand, the good news is the Autobahn app uses third-party navigation app integration to safely guide drivers to a specific destination. So for example, after determining the location of a car park on the Autobahn, the app can automatically configure the destination in Apple Maps or Google Maps, therefore offering a more straightforward experience from one end to the other.
The new application is available both on Android and iPhone, obviously free of charge.
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