NEW DELHI: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tested the Swadeshi navigation application ‘Mappls’ by MapmyIndia in his car and praised its features, urging people to try the indigenous app. In a social media post, the minister shared his experience with Mappls and highlighted some of its advanced functionalities. “I met with the MAPLS team today. They told me that all the Indian OEMs, car OEMs, are pre-installed inside. Let’s see how good it is,” Vaishnaw said. He elaborated on what stood out to him about the app: “Wherever there is an overbridge and an underpass, there is a three-dimensional junction view.” The minister also discovered other useful aspects during his drive: “As soon as we reach any place, let’s say there are multiple floors in that building. So, even in that… even in that, the particular shop we have to go to, MAPLS tells us about that shop.”
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Vaishnaw lauded the app as a reflection of India’s growing capability in developing world-class digital and navigation technologies. Mappls, a completely Made-in-India smart navigation app, offers several notable features including 3D Junction Views, showing flyovers, underpasses, and roundabouts in three dimensions. It also provides precise doorstep navigation, real-time driving alerts for speed limits, accident blackspots, sharp curves, speed breakers, traffic signals, and CCTV camera locations. Additional user-friendly features include a Trip Cost Calculator that estimates fuel and toll expenses, suggesting potential savings through the NHAI Fastag Annual Pass or based on vehicle type and fuel. The app also promotes safer driving by alerting users to stay within speed limits and avoid risky road sections. Designed specifically for Indian roads and driving conditions, Mappls offers a truly indigenous navigation solution.
