Find my car - hands on with HERE Drive's new feature

find my car hands on

In an update last Thursday, HERE Bulldoze added several new features including 'Observe my car.' It does exactly what it sounds. Information technology helps you locate your parked car using maps or LiveSight. We tested it over the weekend and put it in front of the camera. Check out our hands-on video with the new characteristic after the suspension.

The new 'Find my car' characteristic does not require you to manually salvage your auto's location. It automatically saves the location of your parked car based on when you terminate moving. When y'all go far at the destination, simply practise what you lot usually do; turn off the navigation, exit the car, and go on your merry mode.

When it'southward time to get back, the 'Observe my car' option is accessible from Hither Drive'southward chief menu. Y'all can also pin it to the home screen. A map is shown on pinnacle along with the distance. There are options called Betoken me there and Walk there.

'Indicate me there' activates Livesight, which uses augmented reality technology. A live camera view appears with a compass and a mark pointing to your motorcar's location. It also shows your altitude to your car. You lot can use this to walk in that location, or you can effort the other selection, 'Walk at that place.'

find my car

'Walk at that place,' on the other hand, activates walk navigation with plough-by-turn directions. This screen should be already familiar to you because it's Hither Maps.

'Discover my motorcar' too lets you add and run into details such as photos and notes. This could be very helpful in huge parking lots. Yous might want to include parking lot numbers or levels.

find my car notes

Overall, we're fans of 'Find my car'. There are like apps bachelor from the Windows Phone Store, but they usually ask you to manually salvage the parking location. We're glad that HERE Drive automatically saves it for us at the end of navigation. On the other hand, your car location will not be saved if yous practice not apply navigation or open Hither Drive.

We recommend pinning the option to the home screen for quicker access. This is much faster than going through Hither Bulldoze'south carte.

'Find my car' is part of HERE Drive (Not-Lumia devices, correct QR code) and HERE Drive+ (Left QR Code) from the Windows Phone Store. Check out this page to come across if your device and location are supported.

Take yous tried 'Observe my motorcar' yet? Does it work well for you lot? Allow us know in the comments!

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