turn-by-turn navigation

GPS voice guidance

Turn-by-turn navigation is a GPS-based system that provides sequential driving directions as you travel, announcing each maneuver as it approaches: The turn-by-turn navigation told me to exit in half a mile.

The term distinguishes real-time spoken guidance from static route maps.

Phone apps have largely replaced dedicated devices.

Related

map · directions · driving directions · geotracking · route · digital maps · road map · street view · mobile devices · locator · recalculating · wrong way · alternate route · autonomous vehicles · haptic feedback · GPS · destination · tracking

Categories
Opposites
guidance method

turn-by-turn navigationpaper map

Printed geographic reference

road atlas · dead reckoning · folding map · mental map · winging it

technology level

turn-by-turn navigationpaper map

Printed geographic reference

physical map · road atlas · folding map · compass navigation · celestial navigation

cognitive engagement

turn-by-turn navigationwayfinding

Navigating through physical spaces

mental mapping · sense of direction · spatial reasoning · orienteering · exploring

Family

navigation, turned, turning, turner, turnable, turnabout, return, returnable, navigate

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G