Changelog MapTrip 5.8 / SDK 9.8
December 2024
What’s new in version 5.8 / SDK 9.8?
The most noticeable change in MapTrip 5.8 is the new tour function. It makes it much easier to plan tours with several stops manually in the app. The order of the stops can be changed quickly by hand and destinations can be marked as reached manually. This makes the function much easier and quicker to use in practice.
Many changes in the app are also available in mirror image in the SDK. For example, we have improved the calculation of delays caused by traffic jams and difficult turning maneuvers for large trucks are better recognized and avoided.
The MapTrip Manager has become faster and easier to use.
FollowMe has received some new functions for easier and better use
Improvements in the MapTrip Truck App
Tour function
The tour function has been extensively revised and now offers the following new features:
Map display
Route display: The planned route is now clearly displayed on the map.
Visualization of stops: All stops on the tour are displayed on the map with markers.
Stop List
- Progress indicator: Reached and skipped destinations are visually highlighted to show the current status of the tour.
- Remaining stops with ETA: The estimated time of arrival (ETA) is displayed for each remaining stop.
- Numbered stop list: A numbered list of all stops provides a clear display of the tour sequence.
- Display of reached/skipped destinations: Reached and skipped destinations are clearly marked in the stop list.
- Drag & drop to change the order: The order of the stops can now be flexibly adjusted using drag & drop.
- Swipe left: Manually mark a destination as reached.
- Swipe to the right: Delete a destination or mark it as skipped.
- Automatic saving: Saved tours are now automatically updated before the start of route guidance to save changes.
These improvements offer a more intuitive and efficient navigation during the tour.
Access to tour list via map
To make the revised tour menu more accessible, a shortcut has been added via the info widget in Companion Map.
Change of standard truck profile
The standard truck overland profile was changed to a weight of 12 tons and 3 axles. Of course, the profile can still be adjusted directly in MapTrip to the specific values of the respective truck.
Search feature for favorites
You can now search for the name of favorites in the app. Some users manage e.g. customers and other destinations in the favorites and had trouble finding the right entry in the list. Now you can enter the name you are looking for and find it immediately in the list.
Clearer map layout
The map layout has been made clearer.
Avoiding U‑turns for long trucks
Problematic turning maneuvers are better detected and avoided depending on the vehicle length.
Three consecutive road sections are considered when calculating the route. If these would lead to a U‑turn in total and the middle section is shorter than the transferred vehicle length, the turning maneuver that would complete the U‑turn is avoided.
The change is available in the MapTrip App, SDK and Server API.
More precise calculation of delay due to congestion
The calculation of delays caused by traffic jams and generally heavy traffic on the route is now more precise.
MapTrip interface MTI 9.8.0
Manually mark destination as reached
In reality on the road, drivers do not always drive to the destination where the navigation system recognizes that the destination has been reached. It can therefore be helpful if the driver can then manually mark the destination as reached. There is now a corresponding destinationReached callback in MTI so that connected apps also know this.
Reduction in size of the MTI library
For some customers, a small app size is extremely important (e.g. to distribute the app over mobile networks and minimize data transfer costs). To support this, we have reduced the size of the MTI library from ~2MB to 1.5MB. The library still contains native code for x86 platforms.
The size can be further reduced to ~500kB if you actively restrict your app to ARM platforms.
Detour-Editor
Display of general truck closures
Many city centers are almost completely closed to trucks with general bans on truck traffic. Instead, roads are provided with a 7.5 t restriction, for example.
These so-called “soft” truck restrictions are not normally displayed in the Detour Editor for better clarity. In the current version, however, they can be switched on again in the options and are displayed pale (slightly transparent) as shown in the image. Physically existing “hard” restrictions (e.g. a bridge height) are displayed without transparency.
This makes it easier to follow understand why a truck route avoids certain areas.
FollowMe
Coloring the route
FollowMe allows you to color the route in sections in order to mark individual sections of the route.
Previously, the “Colorize roads start / stop” events only affected the route on the navigation device. The route in the FollowMe editor was still only displayed in the standard purple color. Now the routes in the editor are also colored when a road coloring event is set.
Lasso tool for selecting points
The lasso tool makes it easy to select a group of GPS points (e.g. to delete or move them).
The button on the far left activates the new “Lasso selection”. After activating, hold down “Ctrl” to draw.
All points within the coloring are selected when “Ctrl” is released.
Combining several tracks into one FollowMe route
This function can be used to combine several tracks into a FollowMe route. Previously, the Shift key was used to mark points individually. This has been changed to a “From point A to point B” function, as you are used to when marking texts or files. A shortcut has been added to select all points of a track:
The “Select all items” option can now be selected by right-clicking on an item from a track. The “Copy item(s)” option saves all selected items temporarily. The “Insert item(s)” option inserts all cached items after the selected item. This can be the same track or a different track.
A new shortcut has been added if several tracks are being edited at the same time:
The entire track is automatically copied via the copy symbol and can be pasted anywhere via “Paste item(s)”.
MapTrip Manager
Performance improvement
The MapTrip Manager is easier to use. This is particularly noticeable with a large number of managed devices.
Reusing licences
The dialog has been improved for easier use and clarity.
Improved device overview
More information is now available in the device overview:
Download device list as Excel file
The managed devices can be downloaded as an Excel file.
Map country coverage
Western and Eastern Europe are now also available as selectable country groups
Delete device groups
It is now possible to delete a device group.
