Google Maps Rival Introduces "Shortest Route" Navigation. Here's Why This Is Huge News
21 Sep 2023, 08:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sygic has released a significant update for its professional navigation software, reintroducing an option to select the "shortest route"
Garmin Launches an RV Navigator With an iPad-Like Screen
18 Jan 2023, 18:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has announced a pair of new RV navigators that include not only new-gen capabilities, but also large displays similar to the ones we find on tablets
Navigation App Gets New Update That Makes Google Maps Look Ridiculous
25 Nov 2022, 19:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sygic has updated its navigation software with support for a new road sign as part of its Traffic Sign recognition component
GPS Navigation Sends Car on Train Tracks, Collision Was Unavoidable
24 Jan 2022, 06:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The driver of a car in North Langley ended up with the vehicle stuck on railway tracks after following the direction of their navigation software
Camper Driver Hits Bridge Because the Navigation App Told Him They’d Fit
26 Oct 2021, 21:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A camper driver ended up hitting a rail bridge in England after ignoring the street signs and just going for what the sat-nav system told him
Say Goodbye to Google Maps as Garmin Launches New GPS Units With Large Displays
13 Oct 2021, 15:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Garmin has announced a new lineup of GPS devices that come with screens up to 8 inches and feature map data provided by HERE
Driver Goes in Reverse on Motorway, Says His Navigation App Told Him To
26 May 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The North West Motorway Police says they came across a van driver who reversed on the M6 motorway; he blamed the GPS app for the whole thing
Garmin’s New Truck Navigator Boasts a Smaller Screen, Impressive Feature Lineup
25 May 2021, 10:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Garmin has recently announced the new dezl OTR500, a smaller version of the company’s navigation devices aimed at truck drivers
Driver Claims GPS Navigation Sent Him in a Lake, So He Obeyed
29 Mar 2021, 09:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A driver ended up together with his car in Charlton lake after following the GPS navigation he now blames for the whole thing
New Navigation Software Promises to Work in Areas Where Mobile Apps Are Useless
20 Mar 2021, 14:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Parkopedia has created a navigation app that works indoors, thus helping drivers reach charging stations in underground parking or locate their cars
Google Maps Rival Explains Why Android Auto Is a Killer App
20 Mar 2021, 09:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sygic is one of the companies investing big in navigation solutions, with support for Android Auto already in beta testing and due in 2021
Truck Driver Spends 7 Days Stuck in Brutal Winter Weather Due to Navigation App
5 Feb 2021, 07:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A U.S. driver ended up stuck in the snow after being directed to a mountain road by a navigation app; he was saved after seven days
Garmin Launches Its Largest GPS Navigator Built With RVs in Mind
7 Jan 2021, 15:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The RV 1090 is a new sat-nav unit coming with a 10-inch display and sporting a pack of features specifically optimized for campers and trailers
Delivery Driver Stuck in Mud in the Wilds Shows We Shouldn’t Trust GPS Blindly
15 Dec 2020, 07:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Here’s yet another proof we really shouldn’t take navigation apps, no matter their names and who makes them, for granted when driving
Garmin Launches the GPS Navigation Device RV Owners Have Long Been Drooling Over
10 Jun 2020, 15:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The company has just announced the RV 890 GPS navigator, a new device that is specifically optimized for RVs and a camping lifestyle
What Google Maps? This New Navigation System Takes You Anywhere (Literally)
8 Mar 2020, 15:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Garmin has released a new GPS motorcycle navigation that’s designed specifically to provide assistance both on and off the road
Waze Directions Take Driver Through Gunfight In Boston
3 Aug 2016, 14:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A driver contacted Boston Police after following directions from Waze and witnessing a gunfight. Boston P.D. already has a suspect in custody
Escort Launches Passport iQ Radar Detector and GPS System
27 Oct 2010, 08:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Automotive accessories provider Escort announced today the release of the Passport iQ, which is the world's first and only automobile accessory that integrates radar/laser detection, speed came...
Garmin Recalls nuvi GPS Devices for Fire Risk
27 Aug 2010, 13:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Garmin has recently issued a recall involving more than 1.25 million nuvi portable GPS units (with 796,000 in the U.S. only), due to the fact that the battery can overheat and cause a fire. Fortunat...
CoPilot Live GPS Nav App Now on iPad 3G
30 Apr 2010, 08:22 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The iPad fever made ALK Technologies develop the GPS navigation and trip planning app CoPilot Live HD specifically for 3G models of Apple's gadget. Street maps are stored on the device and full...