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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on March 14, 2012 at 1:10am

I think this is great.  My android does this already.  A non-lost driver is a better & safer driver. 

I'm not sure about iApple but I'm pretty sure if you paid extra you could get this service directly through a special AT$T app -but the standard map app was not allowed to do turn-by-turn (driving/walking/riding) by decree of Steve so that the AT$T paid service would get more money.  At least it was true when I still had one of those infernal devices (3g old phone)  I think maybe Siri does something like this.

The only time I need help is when I'm in the loop.  That place gets confusing to me and with all the traffic I spend more clock cycles trying not to get run over and like not having to waste any on navigating.   I'm a country boy and  need more curvy roads with stuff that is recognizable.  The grid all looks the same to me -ugly high-rise buildings all on squares.  I never know which way I"m going or where I am.  Having the phone tell me which way to go helps -even if I don't follow the directions exactly if I don't like the look of the road for biking.  It'll re-calculate the route for me and keep track of the new route (over and over again if need be)  -that's all I ask for. 

Since it can do it all by voice commands in my shirt pocket I can keep my eyes on traffic and live to post again online later. 

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Permalink Reply by Liz on March 14, 2012 at 3:19am

I can see the turn by turn walking directions being extremely important to those with sight disabilities, allows them to navigate an unknown area more independently.  Google's map function doesn't provide this in a voice guided manner. 

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