The feature takes advantage of Bluetooth beacons mounted on the entrances of tunnels. Your phone automatically connects to these beacons when you enter a tunnel. They act as a relay between your ...

Google Maps introduces Bluetooth tunnel beacons for improved navigation accuracy in tunnels, solving a common problem faced by navigation apps. Bluetooth tunnel beacons use strategically placed ...

Now, it appears that Google Maps is finally adding support for Bluetooth beacons as a new tunnel navigation setting has become widely available. Scan for Bluetooth tunnel beacons to improve ...

Bluetooth beacons are small transmitters that record the time vehicles travel in tunnels, provided that the tunnel is equipped with them. This allows monitoring the vehicle's speed and movement ...

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It is the Bluetooth beacons that will alleviate the challenges of losing reception when getting in a tunnel, particularly for global positioning services (GPS), with the said beacons to ensure ...

Down towards the bottom of this menu, there should be a switch to turn on “Bluetooth Tunnel Beacons". “The Beacon is a cost-effective, battery-operated, low-energy micro-controller hardware ...

Bluetooth beacons are small transmitters that record the time vehicles travel in tunnels, provided that the tunnel is equipped with them. This allows for monitoring the vehicle's speed and ...

Under those, you'll see Bluetooth tunnel beacons (provided you have the latest version), and you can toggle that on. The feature first started showing up for some beta and other users in October ...

The feature is still off by default; users must go into the app settings and enable "Bluetooth tunnel beacons" under "Navigation settings" to enable the feature. The iOS version of the app does ...