One thing which Google has over many other map players is having the data of places on maps which are of interests to people or mostly known as Point-of-Interests or POI. Thanks to their streetcars as…
Google Maps to start adding support for hashtags
Do you normally whip out your smartphone and start searching for places to drive towards using Google Maps? Whether it may be a restaurant or a car workshop? Well, the task is going to get easier as G…
A human surveyor for Apple Maps was spotted
Just last week a bunch of Subarus was spotted carrying navigation and mapping equipment for Apple’s Map software. This time around a man was spotted carrying more equipment in the streets of San…
Apple is using Subarus to capture data for Apple Maps
Apple has been criticised non-stop since the whole debacle of moving away from Google Maps for the past 6 years. Their alternative was to stitch data from various sources and that is why Apple Maps in…
Waze is finally here on Apple’s CarPlay
Just last week, Waze was beta testing iOS 12 with Apple’s CarPlay, the in-car system meant for iPhone users. Now, it is finally out for all to use. Waze will be the 2nd third party mapping and n…
Waze is beta testing for Apple CarPlay
Apple released iOS 12 yesterday and with that came with a feature, the availability of Google Maps on Apple CarPlay. Yes, that means you can use Google Maps for navigation on your Apple CarPlay system…
HERE Maps is going after Google Maps
Google Maps recently caused a bit of controversy when the technology company started revising their Google Maps API as well as the pricing which comes along with it. This gave developers a lot of head…
Apple to rebuild maps app from scratch
Apple Maps have been utterly useless here in Malaysia. I believe that Malaysia alone isn’t the only country suffering because if the folks in the US have issues with POI and wrong data, I can tr…
Google Maps and Waze coming to Apple’s CarPlay
Let’s face it, Apple Map sucks in Malaysia and everyone who drives practically know what Waze is. Due to that, not everyone with an iOS device would like to use CarPlay because last time, Apple …
Ford hearts Waze
Waze users around the world can now project the app’s real-time traffic and navigation service onto the touch screen in Ford vehicles via SYNC® AppLink® and control it through voice command. For owner…
Town closes streets to Navigation App users
Navigation apps are extremely useful, ask anyone in KL about Waze and everyone will say that the app has literally changed the way how they navigate through the city by avoiding high congestion areas.…
Audi and HERE work on Navigation technology
Audi and HERE Technologies continue to integrate their services for even greater customer benefit. In the new Audi A8 luxury sedan, the automobile manufacturer offers an array of technologies and serv…
Indian Government thinks Google Maps is unreliable
Google Maps, a key tool in navigation which helps millions of people around the world to get to places or to search for places. In India, the 250-year old Survey of India, the country’s survey a…
Transit Maps in Singapore are now available in Apple Maps
Apple is rolling out transit directions in Apple Maps for Singapore. That means you are able to route yourself from one place to another place in Singapore using a mix of walking and public transport.…
German Carmakers poised to buy over Nokia’s Mapping Service
The Wall Street Journal has reported that car makers, Audi, BMW and Daimler are close to sealing the deal to buy over Nokia’s Mapping Service for $2.7billion. The mapping service is called Nokia…
Residents Outsmart Waze Users
Waze is a crowdsourced app which allows users to help each other in reporting traffic, accidents, hazards and even act as a social tool. With it’s popularity,Waze helps thousands of motorists tr…
Audi Provide Online Updates for it’s Navigation Services
Now my car has a navigation system which I think is constantly out of date. So much so that is has been relegated to “one of those features” that I don’t use. In order to update it, …
Sprucing Your Old Car with a Navdy [+video]
I really can’t wait for CarPlay to be available but that means I have to actually purchase a new car which actually has CarPlay as a spec. Being here in Malaysia, we hardly get many choic…
Toyota Introduces T-Connect
Let’s face it, when it comes to Toyota, everyone here is always skeptical because whenever there is a new offering in terms of say, the new Vios or the New Altis, the one thing people are always…
Pioneer Brings Apple CarPlay to the Vehicle You Already Own
We reported that there were rumours going about that aftermarket solutions would bring CarPlay to cars sooner than expected and now we are glad to confirm that. Pioneer Corporation announced one of th…