The NAVIGON apps are up to 25 percent off until October 3, 2012. Learn more about these new features here. To depict the user's surroundings, the upcoming Garmin StreetPilot Onboard app update will also include new graphical features such as Google Street View and Panorama View 3D (in app purchase). 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. 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 new feature considers trains, trams, busses and water taxis when calculating pedestrian routes. With Urban Guidance users are able to integrate public transportation into theirroute, complete with detailed itineraries of transit stops. New Pedestrian and Public Transportation Features This comes in especially handy for split screen depictions such as when the lane guidance feature is displayed next to the map view The NAVIGON app now fully utilizes the 4-inch display of the iPhone 5, which makes it easier to see all the details in the map view, such as speed limits or points of interest.

Additional premium features include comprehensive lane guidance, speed limit and safety camera warnings, exit services, parking info, a trip planner and multi-route display, among many other functions. Both the StreetPilot Onboard and the NAVIGON app feature onboard maps that allow route calculations even in areas where cell coverage fades. Users can simply select any address or point of interest in Apple Maps and they will be offered the option to navigate to the selected destination using their NAVIGON app. 'This includes our new public transportation functionality as well as many additional premium features that aren't available on free navigation apps.' 'With our recent updates our apps can now serve as an extension to Apple Maps, providing iPhone users advanced navigation capabilities,' said Joern Watzke, vice president mobile phone business at Garmin Wuerzburg GmbH.

A similar update for the Garmin StreetPilot Onboard iPhone app will follow soon. On the heels of the release of iOS 6, Garmin today updated its NAVIGON navigation app to add public transportation features, Apple Maps integration and full support for the new 4-inch screen of the iPhone 5. Garmin Updates iPhone Navigation Apps with Public Transportation Features and Apple Maps Integration

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