voice guidance

Audible route instructions

Voice guidance is spoken instructions delivered by an electronic device, typically for navigation or accessibility.

GPS systems provide voice guidance to drivers: In 500 feet, turn right.

Voice guidance helps visually impaired users interact with phones and computers.

The term emphasizes that directions come audibly rather than visually.

Related

spoken · audio · assistant · turn-by-turn · prompt · route · Siri · Alexa · smart speaker · announce · instruct · robotic · calm · recalculating · destination · waypoint · dashboard · driving

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Opposites
information delivery modality

voice guidancepaper map

Printed geographic reference

visual display · visual cues · signage · road signs · map reading

human agency in navigation

voice guidancesilence

Total lack of sound

unguided · dead reckoning · flying blind · guesswork · trial and error

human vs. automated delivery

voice guidancecopilot

Auxiliary aircraft operator

backseat driver

Family

voice, guidance, voices, voiced, voicing, voiceless, vocal, vocalize, vocalization

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G