Smart phones in its relatively short lifespan to date have evolved tremendously as a tool to be used and ease our daily lives with developers finding new and innovative ways to utilize these magnificent pieces of modern technology. The following apps are shining beacons to the innovation available from some of the best independent developers in the world.
iOnRoad Augmented Driving is available at $4.99, and offers drivers an early warning as well as assistive winning system whereby your smart phone can with the correct mounting be used as a collision prevention tool. The app has the capacity to assist drivers by supplying traffic warnings and alerts, as well as a host of other informative data to assist drivers in making the correct decisions before hazardous situations arise. Its Visual Radar utilities a smart phone’s camera and sensors to track the users vehicle speed, as well as following distance from the car ahead of you to provide visual as well as audio warnings against potential collisions, accidental or unwarranted lane departures, and speeding reminders without interfering with other apps that may be onscreen simultaneously. Additionally, it offers the capacity to record all driving sessions, which includes taking snapshots with Geo tags, a driving analysis and a multitude of other assistive data.
Valet is one of those free apps that you never think of until you are desperately lost looking for your car you left in the middle a massive of a parking lot maze and absentmindedly forgot to check your bearings before leaving it only to later return and you cannot find your car, the app will then provide you with a safe and short route back to your car by using the Google Maps location API. In addition, it offers assistive timers with alarms helping users avoid unnecessary parking fines and tickets. When parking. You only need to tap Park My Car to allow Valet to drop a pin on your parked location to later provide detailed turn-by-turn navigation returning you to your car. It even offers near full automation by allowing the app to dock with your Bluetooth audio connector where un-docking will automatically drop a pin to record the location of your car.