FeaturesNavigationPelican Navigation
A powerful navigation engine, optimized for Apple Silicon and built on top of OpenStreetMap, meaning it can run entirely on your phone. Now available in public beta.
Pelican Navigation is built on top of OpenStreetMap, the world's largest open source map. Volunteers improve it continuously, and through Pelican you can improve it, too. Pelican rebuilds the planet's road network every day to ensure you have the most up-to-date maps possible.
Pelican Navigation is a newly hatched routing engine with one important trade-off, no traffic data, yet. Routes assume free-flowing traffic at the posted speed limit, so arrival times run optimistic during rush hour and pessimistic if you've got a heavy foot.
You can swap between Pelican Navigation or MapKit Navigation in Pelican's Settings at any time.
In countries that support it, you can set Pelican as your default navigation app. Every address you tap on your phone will then open in Pelican.
You can switch between Pelican Navigation and MapKit Navigation at any time. Each has strengths, so choose the routing engine that best suits your needs.
| Feature | MapKit Navigation | Pelican Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative routes | ||
| Signs along the route | ||
| Avoid highways and tolls | ||
| Real-time traffic | – | |
| Historical traffic | – | |
| Lane guidance | – | |
| OpenStreetMap | – | |
| Works offline | – | |
| Spoken guidance in the language you choose | – | |
| Download maps ahead of time | – | Pelican+ |
across Portland, Oregon, from NE Alberta Street over the Morrison Bridge into downtown
Pelican Navigation improves with every Scout report. Spot a missing speed limit, a closed road, a hazard, or a route that just doesn't make sense? Tap the Scout button on the map, pick a category, and you're done in seconds.
Reports are reviewed and fixed in the map data, and you'll get a bulletin when your report leads to a fix. Every report makes the next drive better, not just for Pelican drivers but for everyone that uses OpenStreetMap.
Here's where the engine stands today and what's next.
Know which lane to be in before you get there, and prepare for multi-step maneuvers that require being in specific lanes.
Learn morePelican draws stop signs, traffic lights, yield signs, speed bumps and red light cameras on the route ahead of you.
Learn moreStay aware of your speed and the road's speed limits, including conditional limits such as school zones. The speed gauge lets you tune how it reacts to your speed.
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