Google Maps Platform announced the launch of Navigation SDK for Android and iOS, which empowers developers to bring the Google Maps navigation experience loved by users directly into their mobile apps. Navigation SDK enables developers to control the entire end-to-end experience for customers, personalising the look and feel of the navigation experience and promoting in-app engagement.
Navigation SDK gives you the familiar Google Maps navigation experience in your mobile apps.
Give users the navigation they know and love
Navigation SDK keeps your users engaged while providing an integrated navigation experience. Whether your business offers on-demand deliveries, efficient logistics, or seamless travel experiences, Navigation SDK can help you provide multiple route options, improve efficiency, and elevate the customer journey. You can save valuable time and resources by leveraging Google's navigation technology, built on daily updates spanning 250 million businesses and places in 250 countries, instead of creating a solution from scratch. The result is a familiar experience for your users and a potential boost to your bottom line through increased customer satisfaction and growth.
Create a consistent, on-brand user experience.
The Navigation SDK lets you personalise Google Maps navigation within your app to match your brand and meet your business needs. For example, you can customise the colours and style of the navigation header and improve driver awareness by showing traffic lights, stop signs on the route, and the Trip Progress Bar. You can also emphasise critical information with fully customisable map markers.
Customise the colours and style of the navigation header and improve driver awareness by showing traffic lights, stop signs on the route, and the Trip Progress Bar.
Build a seamless turn-by-turn navigation experience in-app.
Like in Google Maps, Navigation SDK enables you to provide users with turn-by-turn directions, precise ETAs and road-snapped location accuracy for safer routing - whether they prefer to travel by car, bicycle, motorcycle, or on foot. Keep your users updated with the safest and most efficient routes, dynamically optimised for real-time traffic disruptions, and provide alternative route options. Plus, it gives users options for the shortest or fastest route based on their preferences and enables side-of-road routing. Expand beyond primary navigation by implementing safety protocols like speed alerts to encourage safe driving behaviour. Enable real-time monitoring and alerts, off-track notifications, and set up custom parameters for monitoring speeding or ETAs. Drivers using your app can also project navigation to Android Auto and iOS CarPlay for a consistent and connected experience between smartphones and in-vehicle displays.
A real-time alert with a route update is sent to the driver.
Cowboy revolutionises e-bike navigation and reduces support requests by 30%
Cowboy, a leading e-bike company, has leveraged Navigation SDK to enhance their in-app navigation experience, providing riders safer and more successful journeys.
Cowboy's in-app navigation experience provides riders with safer and more successful journeys.
By integrating the Navigation SDK with their e-bike sensors, Cowboy can now detect falls and automatically alert emergency contacts, providing riders with an added layer of safety. Additionally, by incorporating global crash hotspot data into the navigation experience, Cowboy can proactively warn riders about potentially dangerous intersections, helping them avoid accidents.
“Improved map navigation was the most requested update from the Cowboy community. With Google Maps Platform, we can implement even more features to protect riders.”
- Tanguy GorettiCowboy co-founder and CTO
The results speak for themselves: Since implementing the Navigation SDK, Cowboy has seen a 66% increase in navigation usage and a 30% reduction in support requests. This is a testament to the power of providing users with the tools they need to navigate confidently and safely.
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