Concept imageHighway exits
The exit sign you need glows
The sign whose exit number matches your directions lights up, and the band shows exactly where the exit leaves the highway. Left exits stop being a surprise.
Now recruiting beta testers · Jacksonville area and Long Island
See the real road before you reach it.
TrunkFlow Navigation is turn-by-turn navigation for iPhone and Android, with CarPlay and Android Auto. At the tricky spots, Real-Life View shows a real street-level photo of the junction just ahead, paints your route on the road and lights up the one sign, traffic light or stop sign to follow.
- Highway exits and lane splits
- Traffic lights and stop signs
- The right building, on the right side
Concept design. Tap Map or Real-Life to switch.
Real-Life View
One tap from the map to the real road
Cruise on the map you know. When a junction gets complicated, see it the way it looks through your windshield.
- Seen from just ahead of your car
The photo shows the road from about two car lengths in front of you, so it looks like your view of the road, not a satellite.
- Your route, painted on the road
A soft glowing band follows your lane through the junction and fades with distance.
- Only the sign that matters glows
The exit sign, traffic light or stop sign you need lights up. Everything else stays calm.
- Your live position always shows
A slim live map sits under the photo, so you always see where you are on the route.
- It opens when you need it
Tap Real-Life to open it, and Map to go back. Or turn on automatic mode and it opens by itself about 20 seconds before each turn, exit, traffic light and stop sign, then returns to the map.
Inside Real-Life View
What you’ll see, piece by piece
- The maneuver card. Your next move, the exit number and the “toward” towns, in large type you can read at a glance.
- The glowing sign. The sign whose exit number and road names match your directions, outlined in light.
- The route band. Your path painted on the road surface, through the junction and into your exit.
- The lanes. Every lane that works for your next move is highlighted, early.
- The live map. Your real-time position, always on screen under the photo.
- The Real-Life button. One tap switches between the photo and the map, so in Real-Life View it reads Map. It never moves.
How it works
How it knows what to light up
Real-Life View combines a street-level photo, your route and on-device recognition of road signs. Here’s what happens before each tricky spot.
Finds the photo just ahead
It picks the street-level photo on your road, facing your direction, a few car lengths ahead of you, and skips photos that are too old to trust.
Paints your route
Your route is projected onto the road surface in the photo as a glowing band, shifted into your lane and snapped to the lane lines.
Recognizes road signs on your phone
On-device recognition looks only for road signs, traffic lights, stop signs and lane markings. It never looks for people, and photos are never saved or uploaded.
Matches them to your directions
It reads the exit number and road names on each sign and compares them with your route. If it isn’t sure, it lights up nothing rather than the wrong sign.
Use cases
Built for the moments that make drivers nervous
Real-Life View is most useful where a map isn’t enough: busy interchanges, unfamiliar corners and the last few hundred feet of a trip.
Concept image
Concept imageLanes
Every lane that works, early
Before a turn or a split, every lane that leads where you’re going is highlighted, so you can move over calmly instead of at the last second.
Concept imageTraffic lights
The light for your lane
Before a signal, the light that controls your approach is highlighted. The photo isn’t live, so the app never shows or guesses the light’s color: always watch the real one.
Concept imageStop signs
No more missed stop signs
On unfamiliar streets, the stop sign for your direction is highlighted before you reach the corner, even when it’s half hidden by trees.
Concept imageArrival
The right building, on the right side
As you arrive, see a photo of the destination with a pin, which side of the street it’s on, and nearby parking.
Concept imageRehearse
Practice the hard parts first
Before a new drive, step through the route’s hardest spots in Real-Life View while you’re parked. Route options even show how many hard spots each one has.
Try the demo
A guided drive, screen by screen
Tap through a drive the way the app will show it. At each step you can switch between the map and Real-Life View.
Concept design. Photos are AI concept images, not Street View.
Car screens
On your car’s screen, too
On CarPlay and Android Auto the map stays big, and Real-Life View appears as a still picture of the junction in the turn panel, updated once per maneuver.
Safety and privacy
Calm, honest and private by design
Made for glances
Use it with your phone in a dash or vent mount, or on your car’s screen. Large type, one-tap controls, and no typing while you drive.
Honest guidance
It highlights every lane that works but never claims to know which lane you’re in. It never shows a light’s color. When it isn’t sure, it highlights nothing.
Sees roads, not people
On-device recognition looks only for signs, traffic lights, stop signs and lane markings. Photos are never saved or uploaded.
No ads, ever
Your trips stay on your phone. No ads, and we never sell your location.
FAQ
Questions
What is the beta?
About 50 drivers in the Jacksonville area and on Long Island use the app for 8 to 12 weeks, drive a few test routes each week with a passenger, and tell us what works and what doesn’t.
When does testing start?
Once the app is ready. We review applications every week and will contact you before testing begins. Applying doesn’t guarantee a spot.
Which phones and cars work?
An iPhone XR, XS, SE (2nd generation) or newer, or an Android phone with the Play Store on Android 10 or newer. Cars with CarPlay or Android Auto are welcome but not required.
Does it cost anything?
No. Testing is free, and testers who finish the beta get one year of Pro free after launch, plus a thank-you.
Do I need a passenger?
For the logged test drives, yes: an adult who rides along and logs issues with one tap, so the driver never has to touch the phone.
Are these real screenshots?
They’re designs of the app. The photos in them are AI concept images and the maps are concept art, so details will look different in the real app.
Apply to test
Help test TrunkFlow Navigation in Jacksonville or on Long Island
Before it’s released, we’re looking for about 50 drivers in the Jacksonville area and on Long Island to try it on real roads and tell us what works and what doesn’t.
What testers do
- Join a short briefing before your first drive.
- Use the app for 8 to 12 weeks. For about 8 of those weeks, do about three test drives a week, 30 to 60 minutes each, with an adult passenger who logs issues in the app with one tap.
- Answer short surveys along the way.
What you need
- You’re 18 or older, with a valid, full US driver’s license.
- You drive regularly in the Jacksonville area or on Long Island, in a car you own or lease, or a household car you’re insured to drive.
- An iPhone XR, XS, SE (2nd generation) or newer, or an Android phone with the Play Store on Android 10 or newer.
- An adult who can ride along on your test drives.
- A dash or air-vent phone mount, or a car with CarPlay or Android Auto.
- The app is in English only.
On the road
Your phone stays in a dash or vent mount below your line of sight, or the app runs on your car’s screen. The driver never holds the phone or types while the car is moving, and follows all traffic laws. This is a test version of the app: you always make your own driving decisions.
What you get
- Early access, free during the beta.
- One year of free Pro after launch, and a small thank-you.
- A real say in how the app works.
Good to know
- Applying doesn’t guarantee a spot. The beta starts once the app is ready, and we’ll contact you before then.
- Before the first drive, you and your passenger sign a beta tester agreement covering confidentiality, consent for diagnostic data and a release of liability.
- The form takes about 5 minutes. The privacy notice is at the bottom of the page.
About 5 minutes. Nothing is sent until the last step.
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Do you qualify?
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Thanks!
We review new answers every week and may call you for about 10 minutes. The beta starts once the app is ready, and we’ll contact you before then. Applying doesn’t guarantee a spot.
Thanks for your interest
This beta needs testers who meet every requirement under “What you need,” so we can’t include you this time. Your answers haven’t been sent to us.
You’re on the list
We’ll email you when TrunkFlow Navigation launches. Thanks for your interest.