GPS Navigation

These are the best navigation apps for every need: best traffic rerouting, best offline maps, best off-roading maps and more. Check out all five our top picks.

The new Your Timeline feature lets you visualize all the GPS tracking data Google Maps has collected on you over the last several years.

Facebook Messenger has scrapped always-on location tracking in favor of letting you share your exact GPS location with friends with a finger tap.

A California woman has filed suit claiming that she was fired for disabling a 24/7 GPS tracking app loaded onto her company-provided iPhone.

The Waze GPS mapping app now includes a progress bar to let you know when you can expect a traffic jam to finally ease up.

Waze has partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to integrate real-time AMBER alerts into the mapping app.

The WorldView-3 Satellite, launching into space on Wednesday, will be capable of capturing images as small as 12 inches for online map providers.

The Obama administration's proposed GROW AMERICA Act would empower the Dept. of Transportation to regulate Google Maps and other navigation apps.

Aviation satellite company Inmarsat announced it will offer free, near-continuous GPS tracking for all passenger flights worldwide.

The latest major update to Google Maps brings new turning lane navigation info, new mass transit options, and savable offline maps.

Apple has activated its iBeacon technology for use inside its U.S. retail stores, tracking iPhone owners' movements with their permission.

Interested in keeping tabs of where you are and what you're doing at each and every second of your life? Life journal app Rove does exactly that.

Google just announced a new way for the company to make money off your geolocation data: by putting ads inside its Google Maps app.

GPS company Garmin plans to offer an after-market head-up display capable of projecting turn-by-turn directions on your car's windshield.

Should GPS systems in cars remove 3D maps and satellite imagery? The US DOT says yes based on a new study.

The Family Safety Essentials bundle helps you keep tabs on your kids and keep them safe, something that appeals to parents of kids of all ages.

Microsoft's patent, deemed "avoid ghetto" by some, allows pedestrians to plot routes around high crime areas.

If your navigation system is stolen while you're on the road, it could lead thieves directly to your home - and they know you're not there to protect it.

Forget the inconvenience of painstakingly inputting your next destination into your car's navigation system. Many manufacturers now let you send addresses directly from Goolge Maps to your car.

INRIX Traffic! Pro iPhone app analyzes traffic data, local event information and other variables to tell you when to leave, so you'll get you to your destination on time.