[Android] Voice guided Navigation GPS

[Happily1986]

I suspect they may have something binding contract with Asus that prevent them from releasing on Android.. by releasing them on Androis they will be directly be competing with Asus-Garmin phone.

 

Hmmm, that might just be the reason.

[Jchuacl]

No. See the below news, they are working on it as partnership already terminated 1 year ago with Asus.

 

 

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,23869...bid=NN3LwkPIbn4

 

 

 

Hmmm, that might just be the reason.

 

[Yewheng]

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-google-maps-knows-about-traffic-2015-11?IR=T&r=US&IR=T

 

This is interesting, if more people use Google map, the more accurate Google map will be able to predict the traffic conditions.

Edited December 18, 2015 by Yewheng

[Lala81]

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-google-maps-knows-about-traffic-2015-11?IR=T&r=US&IR=T

 

This is interesting, if more people use Google map, the more accurate Google map will be able to predict the traffic conditions.

 

its based off waze's technology which they bought over few years back.

Waze was the real pioneer in crowd sourcing traffic information.

[Nzy]

its based off waze's technology which they bought over few years back.

Waze was the real pioneer in crowd sourcing traffic information.

 

Yeah. But I think the way google implemented it is better. Now, just by looking at the map on familiar roads, can roughly tell whether the next junction is red or green light.

[Lala81]

Yeah. But I think the way google implemented it is better. Now, just by looking at the map on familiar roads, can roughly tell whether the next junction is red or green light.

 

haha i fire up either.

does google maps have alert like waze? like an accident just happened

[Nzy]

haha i fire up either.

does google maps have alert like waze? like an accident just happened

 

Nope. Google maps only tell you how the traffic is like. Doesn't tell you what causes the heavy traffic. And I set mine to always show the route with shortest travelling time so sometimes it will tell me, traffic is heavy but it is still the fastest route. Or not it will tell me it is a longer route but shortest travelling time due to traffic conditions.

Edited December 19, 2015 by Nzy

[Lala81]

Nope. Google maps only tell you how the traffic is like. Doesn't tell you what causes the heavy traffic. And I set mine to always show the route with shortest travelling time so sometimes it will tell me, traffic is heavy but it is still the fastest route. Or not it will tell me it is a longer route but shortest travelling time due to traffic conditions.

 

yeah quickest route for me.

But i seldom use these apps cos i'm mostly traveling between work and my parents place where there's only one feasible route.

[Yewheng]

yeah quickest route for me.

But i seldom use these apps cos i'm mostly traveling between work and my parents place where there's only one feasible route.

The main thing is, the more people use Google map, the better Google map will be able to predict traffic with accuracy.

 

So more Google map users, equal to benefit everyone who is commuting from point A to point B.

[Acidz]

I like Galactio https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.galactio.mobile.sg.

 

Traffic alert wise, Google/Waze should be more up-to-date.