Methods and apparatuses for providing navigation instructions

A method for providing navigation instructions by a user apparatus, the method comprising:

• transmitting, to a navigation service, a location of the user apparatus and a destination location;
• receiving, from the navigation service, a set of maneuvering data corresponding to a route generated based on the location and the destination location, the set of maneuvering data indicating an amount of maneuvers on the route for a predetermined time period,
• wherein the set of maneuvering data comprises, for each maneuver of the amount:
• (i) a playable media file comprising at least one maneuver instruction describing said maneuver of the amount;
• (ii) a playback cue including a timestamp for playing the playable media file on the user apparatus, wherein the timestamp is generated based on a predicted traffic-based travel time on the route from a predicted user apparatus location to a location of said maneuver of the amount;
• and
• (iii) a maneuver ID;
• generating a playback schedule based on the playback cue of the set of maneuvering data;
• and
• causing playback on the user apparatus of at least one playable media file according to the playback schedule to provide the navigation instructions.

An apparatus for providing navigation instructions, the apparatus comprising:

• a communication interface;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program code instructions stored therein, the computer program code instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a user apparatus, a location and a destination location;
• calculate a route from the location to the destination location;
• generate a set of maneuvering data indicating an amount of maneuvers on the route for a predetermined time period, wherein the set of maneuvering data comprises, for each maneuver of the amount:
• (i) a playable media file comprising at least one maneuver instruction describing said maneuver of the amount;
• and
• (ii) a playback cue including a timestamp for playing the playable media file on the user apparatus, wherein the timestamp is generated based on a predicted traffic-based travel time on the route from a predicted user apparatus location to a location of said maneuver of the amount;
• transmit the set of maneuvering data to the user apparatus for providing the navigation instructions.