Beta Labs - help shape future of Drive in Nokia Maps

The Nokia Maps team is conducting research on the Drive car navigation feature within Nokia Maps 2.0. They are looking for London, Berlin and Madrid based users (both novice and expert) to take part in their research. This is an opportunity to help shape the car navigation functionality in the next version of Nokia Maps. More details are available on the Beta Labs blog.

From the Beta Labs blog:

Over the next few weeks Nokia Maps team will conduct a piece of research for the Drive car navigation feature within Nokia Maps 2.0. We’re looking for a range of users, from novice to experienced, who are based in London, Berlin or Madrid and have been using Drive within Maps 2.0 actively. Hands-on experience with other car navigation products is a big plus too.

If you are using the Drive feature actively, and are based in London, Berlin or Madrid, and happen to have some free time in your city during weeks commencing with July 21st and July 28th, this is an opportunity for you to influence the development of the car navigation feature for the next software release.

Nokia carries out a lot of user research when preparing or road mapping its product, but it is good to see an opportunity for people to volunteer. Hopefully this will allow the self-selection of the people most passionate about the future of the product.

Published by Rafe Blandford at 9:53 UTC, July 3rd

Categories: Links of Interest
Platforms: S60 3rd Edition

News Discussion

bartmanekul

Comment: How annoying is that. Im nowhere near London, and theres no comments box to say that. Im sure I could be extremely helpful towards improving Maps, but I just dont have the chance.

Nice to see them improving it though.

Tommi Vilkamo

Comment: Thanks Rafe for spreading the word!!

About restricting locations, we can't have these face-to-face workshops everywhere, as it would be too expensive and too time-consuming (not to speak of not getting enough participants in smaller locations). Therefore we had to choose some big cities, this time London, Berlin and Madrid. Sorry that you couldn't participate...

(hint for London people: join there - you might meet of your favorite writers in mobile industry)

bartmanekul

Comment: Oh I understand, its just that I have been wanting to give feedback (and ideas) for Maps for a long time. Its my location I blame it on, Im just annoyed I couldnt be there.

Unregistered

Comment: @bartmanekul - this may or may not help...didnt actually follow process to see what questions there were.. but check this out...

[url]http://europe.nokia.com/A41130051[/url]

bartmanekul

Comment: Thanks, looked at that some time ago. It seems to be for specific things, such as routing mistakes.

I suspect (hope) most of my ideas will be addressed in V3 of Maps.

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