"Route guidance" refers to instructions or directions given to help someone navigate or find their way on a particular route or journey. It often involves providing step-by-step guidance on the most efficient or recommended path to reach a desired destination.
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Besides looking great, the available sleek glass display helps make the map more prominent, while
dynamic route guidance can assist you with turn - by - turn information.
The destination is sent directly to the vehicle's navigation system
for route guidance including all the relevant contact details.
As an added feature I hadn't seen before, though, the car also warned me of sharp turns
when route guidance was on.
When
under route guidance, the system gives turn - by - turn directions, but it doesn't feature text - to - voice technology for calling out the names of individual roads.
The optional head - up display kept my digital speed in view at all times on the lower edge of the windshield, and
with route guidance active additional green graphics showed upcoming turns.
When the navigation system's
route guidance function is activated, the energy management ensures the electric motor is employed as extensively and as wisely as possible from an efficiency point of view.
The navigation system, while providing
good route guidance with traffic avoidance, suffered from maps that were slow to refresh.
I like this arrangement, as I can have
route guidance working on the upper screen and still see what song is playing with a glance at the lower screen.
This example came with energy - saving LED headlights and a head - up display, projecting vehicle speed and
route guidance on the windshield.
The satellite navigation was slightly quirky; there's an extra step in selecting the destination before
starting route guidance.
The Bad The navigation system uses a very slow processor, which takes too much time to draw maps, leading to missed turns
during route guidance.
On the other hand, when I had
route guidance active, the instrument cluster display also showed turn - by - turn guidance.
With a destination programmed into the navigation system, the head - up display also
shows route guidance information.
All that said, the bright and colorful map screens don't reflect the sophistication of the car, and
route guidance did not show lane suggestions.
If route guidance is activated in the navigation system, the predictive operating strategy is also activated.
It always shows a digital read - out of vehicle speed, and adds useful indicators like the current cruise control speed and
route guidance instructions.
But despite this lack, the navigation system
handles route guidance well, showing graphics to explain upcoming turns and reading out street names for the voice prompts.
In - dash systems often get better GPS reception, give
clearer route guidance, and have more memory than handheld units.
The maps show traffic information, and the navigation system uses this data to dynamically
adjust route guidance.
I found the navigation system's
route guidance easy to follow, as it showed useful graphics to explain upcoming turns and also read out the name of each street.
If the flow of data is interrupted, the navigation switches to the
online route guidance that runs in parallel.
If the data connection is interrupted during the journey, the navigation switches to the
onboard route guidance that runs in the background.
Under route guidance, that LCD showed turn - by - turn directions, so I didn't have to look all the way over to the center dashboard.
Once on the road, our car's optional head - up display provided
excellent route guidance, projecting turn directions and street names on the windshield.
The navigation system uses a very slow processor, which takes too much time to draw maps, leading to missed turns
during route guidance.
When route guidance is activated, the location of local charging stations is added to the selection of points of interest shown on the navigation map.
The map is bright and relatively easy to read,
while route guidance is precise and displays upcoming turns.
The navigation system provides
solid route guidance, complete with traffic avoidance, but the car lacks a head - up display for turn - by - turn directions.
The Honda Satellite - Linked Navigation System2 uses GPS in combination with detailed information from the vehicle's mapping system to pinpoint the vehicle's location and to provide a host of useful mapping and
route guidance features.
Poor quality maps
make route guidance frustrating, and most cabin tech functions react sluggishly.
As an aid to my meanderings in the CT 200h, the navigation system performed very well, showing the worst traffic jams and providing easy - to -
follow route guidance.
The excellent navigation system shows detailed maps with extensive traffic coverage,
giving route guidance a better chance of keeping the i8 out of traffic jams.
Contributing to my comfort, the head - up display looks crisp, and shows
detailed route guidance along with vehicle speed.
You have to make your way through three screens to input an address, for example, and figuring out how to
cancel route guidance took a couple of minutes and lots of muttering.