You don’t need every app on your screen, but the right Android Auto apps can seriously upgrade your time behind the wheel.

Stepping away from Google Maps led me to some hidden-gem alternatives and also some dealbreakers. You may find my final choice surprising.

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The irony is that Google Maps remains impossible for me to delete. It lives in my dock because it stopped being a navigator years ago. Instead, it’s the one I open to understand what’s around me. It’s ...

Waze is picking up a trick from Google Maps in allowing Android Auto users to select locations for navigation on their phone’s screen, or access other parts of the app, instead of solely relying on ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Android Auto is working to implement home screen widgets. The latest beta suggest users will have additional widget placement options than we saw before. Android Auto also appears to be preparing an ...

In Google Maps, Gemini already exists in place listings, and it’s now coming to the navigation experience on Android and iOS. Google equates this “hands-free, conversational driving experience” to ...

No audio available for this content. Vatn Systems has released INStinct, an inertial navigation system (INS) designed to provide GPS-free navigation for maritime operations. The defense technology ...

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No audio available for this content. Advanced Navigation has released the Boreas 50 series, marking the company’s smallest fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG) inertial navigation system (INS). The new product ...

Back in 2011, Google made a tough call, making one of the biggest changes to Android over the years. Until then, devices running the mobile operating system had come with a distinctive set of hardware ...