Garmin Smartphone Apps Help Navigate Cities with New Pedestrian and Public Transportation Features

In conjunction with the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany, we
today announced updates for our StreetPilot Onboard and NAVIGON smartphone
navigation apps^[1] to provide
better orientation in cities. With Urban Guidance users are able to integrate
public transportation into their route, complete with detailed itineraries of
transit stops. The new Last Mile function automatically saves the location of
the user’s car when continuing by foot, making it easy to find it on the way
back. To better depict the user’s surroundings, the Garmin StreetPilot Onboard
app for iPhone will now also include new graphical features such as Google
Street View and Panorama View 3D. 

“Taking into account the
specific needs of city navigation, our upcoming app updates streamline
directions for driving, walking and public transportation,” said Joern Watzke, vice president mobile phone
business at Garmin Wuerzburg GmbH. “Users can now get directions for different
forms of locomotion, all integrated in one app right on their smartphone.”

Urban Guidance

Urban Guidance
considers public transportation options, such as trains, trams, busses and
water taxis, when calculating pedestrian routes. Users will be guided to a
transit stop by foot and be able to look up detailed information on what line
to take and where to get off. The feature even reflects the real colors of
public transportation lines to provide better orientation at transit stops. The
new feature will be available for the StreetPilot Onboard iPhone app and the
NAVIGON app for Android and iPhone.

Last Mile
Navigation

The new Last Mile feature
provides users a streamlined navigation experience when continuing by foot
after parking the car. When approaching a destination, users will be informed
about parking garages nearby and can easily select an option to be guided
there. Once the car is parked, the app will automatically save its position and
switch into pedestrian mode to provide walking directions. Since the car’s
position is saved, the app can easily provide directions back to the user’s car
at any time. Last Mile Navigation is already available for the NAVIGON Android
app but will be new to the NAVIGON iPhone app with the upcoming update. The
Last Mile feature will not be available for the Garmin StreetPilot iPhone app
at this point. 

Google Street View
and Panorama View 3D

Google Street View
provides users a street-level view of their destination before starting a route
and shortly before arriving. Users can even look at a full-screen 360° view to
get a better understanding of their destination's surroundings.

Panorama View 3D
provides true 3D elevation views obtained from NASA’s height and terrain data
enable intuitive orientation and show users what lies ahead. Panorama View 3D
is available as an in app purchase for $9.99.

Google Street View and
Panorama View 3D are already available for the NAVIGON Android and iPhone apps
but will now also be added to the Garmin StreetPilot Onboard app for iPhone.

Availability

Garmin will release
updates for the StreetPilot Onboard iPhone app and the NAVIGON apps for Android
and iPhone in fall 2012. The new In App Purchase Urban Guidance will be
available at a reduced price of $2.99 (regular price $4.99) for the first two
weeks.

Garmin StreetPilot
Onboard for iPhone: USA $49.99, North America $59.99

NAVIGON for iPhone: USA $49.99, North America $59.99, East, West or Central USA $29.99

NAVIGON for Android: USA $49.95, USA&CAN $59.95 

^[1] Features differ between the different app versions. Please check the app store
descriptions for details.

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