Startup Civil Maps today announced an augmented-reality component to its 3D mapping technology, overlaying street signs and other traffic infrastructure with identifying tags generated by its deep ...

A plug-in GPS tracker is an ideal way to keep tabs on a driver’s location and driving performance. They’re increasingly being used by concerned parents to monitor inexperienced teen drivers or by ...

Many drivers still swear by a dedicated portable GPS navigation system, and for good reason. A portable GPS, or portable navigation device (PND), leaves your phone free for other uses. Portable GPS ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Having a dedicated GPS device is great when you're traveling and want to save money on roaming charges. Smartphones ...

The latest TomTom GO from Garmin, announced today, is a $499 portable GPS with all the things you want: a 4.3-inch touch-screen with 3D graphics, Bluetooth capability and an FM transmitter. But the ...

GPS systems today are simple, right? Your car or smartphone compares its location with a bunch of satellites, a computer does a little bit of math, and voila, you know precisely where you are. It’s ...

Augmented reality and directions in the windshield: Integrated systems run (precise) laps around earlier technology, like a piano-roll device from the 1930s. By Paul Stenquist The next time your car’s ...

If Android Auto navigation apps, be they Google Maps or Waze, lose tracking all of a sudden, there’s a good chance the whole thing comes down to a GPS problem that others are struggling with as well.

Smartphones have GPS to get you where you need to go, and most vehicles offer a built-in navigation system as standard or optional equipment. But plenty of older or entry-level cars on the road lack ...