Category Archives: Nav Maps

Location Based Shorts 15 Great New GPS Navigation Features from Kia

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

Kia has launched some awesome new GPS car navigation and vehicle tracking features for some 2020 models with UVO Phase II. I thought I had seen it all, but a navigation system that is portable through a vehicle fleet is … Continue reading →

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YOU’RE ALL FROGS

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Luigi Cappel

Of course it doesn’t actually apply to you because you read my blog and you know how tirelessly I have worked to encourage people to make smarter decisions about their travel, especially their commute. So don’t think of this as … Continue reading →

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You’ve Got To Stop Those Hacking Waze, Baby

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Luigi Cappel

I was told about a great new route to commute to work by a colleague and it was really good for a while. The 14km trip took about an hour by motorway and not much quicker taking the main arterial … Continue reading →

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Mobility as a Service

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Luigi Cappel

Most mornings as I ignore my car navigation directions and go to work the fast way, I drive past the same yachts in a marina, which are mostly all there in the middle of summer and on the weekends too … Continue reading →

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What’s the best nav app in 2016 and New “Uber tab” added to Google Maps

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

Google adds ride-sharing tab to maps to enable more options, faster time to destination. Sourced through Scoop.it from: searchengineland.com When it comes to maps for travelers, Google is making a huge effort to provide lots of options and when it … Continue reading →

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Amateur archaeologists are finding lost Roman roads using lasers

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Luigi Cappel

“Latest News – NEW ROAD DISCOVERED,” reads David Ratledge’s page on the Roman Roads Research Association. “After only 45 years of searching, I have at long last found the Roman Road from Ribchester to Lancaster!” Ratledge, an amateur archaeologist, has indeed … Continue reading →

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Creepy hidden map inside your iPhone that records everywhere you go

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

Frequent locations is a feature of iPhone operating systems from iOS 7 upwards, and is automatically turned on for most users, who are never informed that it is watching their every move. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk Sinister or just … Continue reading →

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Lower-cost navigation system developed for self-driving cars – Phys.Org

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Luigi Cappel

So tomorrow when you drive to work, use your navigation system and note everything you do that is different to what the map tells you and the think about being in a car that has to make those decisions. Continue reading →

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18 Examples of Why Up-to-the-minute maps will be critical for autonomous cars

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Luigi Cappel

Up-to-the-minute maps will be critical for autonomous cars Automotive News DETROIT — History’s most intrepid explorers were often at the mercy of their maps. The self-driving cars of the future won’t be any different. Source: http://www.autonews.com I’ve spent many years … Continue reading →

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