[Communiqué de presse] Sygic navigation fights distracted driving

The developer of the most popular offline GPS navigation solutions opens the summer with optimized features for increased road safety and new functions integrated into Sygic GPS Navigation when used with CarPlay or Android Auto. When displaying navigation instructions on a car screen, the phone can be used by the user as a separate device, allowing additional functions and camera-based functions to be used simultaneously.

The most significant change is how Sygic started thinking about safety after adding a mandatory “I don’t drive” button in the Sygic GPS Navigation app to allow it to be used on a phone and a mobile device simultaneously. car screen. The aim is to boost driver concentration and confidence through the use of advanced Sygic features over standard navigation via a map.

New functions using the camera at the service of road safety

The new SmartCam icon brings together all the advanced features that use a phone camera to work. They can all be activated simultaneously on the phone while the navigation works on the car screen. Live View Navigation is an augmented reality feature that displays the route through the phone’s camera. Dashcam makes a video recording of the driving and automatically saves it in the event of an accident. Speed ​​Limit Sign Recognition acts as a smart detector and notifies the driver in real time when exceeding the limit (not available in Canada, Puerto Rico and the United States), to help the driver s he missed the panel. This set of Sygic security features is set to grow and is an example of the future of navigation.

“Road safety goes hand in hand with preventing distracted driving, the most common cause of traffic accidents worldwide. This is why we at Sygic are committed to paying close attention to advanced navigation features as well as how our navigation application is used and manipulated. Our users can also expect to enjoy a few new features in the coming weeks that will help them drive more predictably and attentively,” said Lukas Dermek, Sygic GPS Navigation Product Manager at Sygic.

In addition, the simultaneous use of a map on an on-board screen with the Heads-Up Display and Cockpit functionalities on a telephone also becomes possible.

What’s new for iOS and Android users

Optimized features are already available to enthusiasts of vehicle connectivity solutions to combat distracted driving by displaying important new navigation information on the car’s screen.
iOS users can now also use the popular Dynamic Lane Guidance Assistant feature via CarPlay. If a user has planned an event with an exact address in their iCalendar, after connecting Sygic via CarPlay, the navigation offers them routes to this place in the search. Passengers can add new points of interest to the current route via a connected phone while navigation is still displayed on the vehicle screen.
Android users can also benefit from having new POIs added to the route via Android Auto and having their current speed displayed on the on-board display.

And, icing on the cake, Sygic GPS Navigation users can now further customize their app by changing the classic blue navigation arrow to a car model that more closely matches their preferences. Just tap on it and choose a car, van or Formula 1. It’s available for iOS and Android, as well as both car connectivity solutions.

ABOUT SYGIC

Founded in Bratislava, Slovakia in 2004, Sygic is part of Deloitte Fast 50 companies and in 2012 she was added to the list Deloitte Fast 500 EMEA. In 2009, Sygic produced the first-ever turn-by-turn navigation app for iPhone. The company was the first offline navigation provider to support connectivity Apple CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto. Sygic GPS Navigation, the most popular Sygic app, has been downloaded over 200 million times worldwide. Real-time Traffic Lights extension for Sygic GPS Navigation has been awarded by the jury of leading technology experts in as a CES 2020 innovation.

The company is a member of CharIN association that pushes for a single universal charging standard – the combined charging system (CCS) – and it is a leader in the electric mobility sector. Thanks to the electric vehicle mode of Sygic GPS Navigation and other solutions, Sygic has been awarded a 2021 Global Champion Award for its contribution to a sustainable and innovation-oriented emerging Europe.

Sygic’s solutions enable more than three million professional drivers and two thousand fleets sail around the world. Sygic’s majority shareholder is WAG Payment solutions (known as Eurowag), which is one of the fastest growing integrated payment and mobility platforms in Europe.