The navigation offers features that will make your traveling easier and more enjoyable, and with your feedback, it may help other users too.
Alternative Routes During Navigation
Mapy.com navigation offers alternative routes during your drive, which could be faster, slower, or comparably fast.
How it Works
Alternative routes are color-coded and always display how many minutes they might shorten or extend your travel time.
- Slower alternative routes are shown in purple and have a “+” sign next to the time.
- Comparable alternative routes are shown in blue and have a similar arrival time to your set route.
- Faster alternative routes are marked with a white text window.
You will be directly asked by the application if you want to accept or decline significantly faster alternative routes, as they often lead differently than the original route. Alternative routes are displayed based on the current traffic situation.
Choosing an Alternative Route
You choose an alternative route by tapping on the relevant text window displayed with the alternative route, or by navigating to it, and it will automatically be selected.
Lane Navigation
Mapy.com navigation makes it easier to navigate complex intersections and exits by showing lane directions. The app shows you in the top green bar which lanes you should stay in to proceed correctly.
If there are more complex places in succession where lanes change, the app recommends which lane(s) to stay in optimally, so there’s less need for lane switching. Recommended lanes are highlighted.
Traffic Alert Reporting During the Drive
Logged-in users can report current traffic problems and situations during the drive. Short-term restrictions are processed by the system immediately, so the information reaches other users as quickly as possible. Reports can also be submitted offline and will be sent automatically once you are online.
You can also attach a voice message to your report, which will then be converted to text and automatically attached to your report. A voice report greatly helps us with proper processing.
How it Works
By clicking on the orange exclamation mark in the bottom right corner of the display, a panel with preset events appears:
- Accident
- Police: You can further specify whether it’s a patrol or a radar.
- Obstacle
- Restriction: You can further specify whether it’s a road closure, roadwork, or shuttle service.
You can also choose the Error option, which allows you to report:
- Incorrect navigation instruction
- Incorrect address
- Map error: Errors not falling into the two above categories
Confirm the event report by tapping the Send Report button that appears after selecting an event.
The correct event location is recorded as soon as you open the report, so you can open the report and finish it even after passing the critical spot.
In the navigation, you can force a detour on your planned route with the Need Detour button without the need to turn off navigation. This feature can close 500 meters of the road if there is an obstacle on your route. Detours can be accumulated with repeated clicks and then canceled with one click on the Cancel Detour button. After canceling the detour, the route is recalculated to the original route.
Event Alerts and Confirmation During the Drive
During your drive, the navigation will alert you to various traffic situations (radars, accidents, traffic jams, road closures, roadwork, police measurements, accident-prone areas, etc.) occurring on your route. Logged-in users can then confirm or decline these alerts based on their current relevance.
How it Works
As you approach a location with a report, a bar with an alert will appear under the green panel, indicating how many meters until the reported restriction (e.g., traffic jam, radar, etc.). For segment events, you’ll also receive information on the length of the segment with the restriction.
As a logged-in user, you can:
- Confirm the report by tapping the green thumbs-up icon if it’s still relevant.
- Decline the report by tapping the gray crossed-out sign if it is no longer relevant.
If you pass a location with a restriction and the app doesn’t inform you, you can report this directly during your drive. Most alerts work online, but some longer-term information is also available offline.
Navigation for Pedestrians and Cyclists
Navigation for pedestrians and cyclists also considers sidewalks, bike paths, and other infrastructure specifically designed for these types of transportation.
How it Works
The navigation works almost the same as car navigation, with the following differences:
- The arrow icon showing the current position is replaced with a dot icon with a cursor indicating the direction you’re looking with the device.
- Pedestrian navigation doesn’t allow Traffic Alert Reporting and doesn’t alert about events.
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