Navigation systems and vehicles for providing traffic information pertaining to pre-defined locations of interest

A navigation system for providing traffic information, the navigation system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a display communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• a satellite antenna communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the satellite antenna receives a signal from one or more global positioning system satellites;
• one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• a first pre-defined location of interest and a second pre-defined location of interest stored in the one or more memory modules;
• and
• machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that cause the navigation system to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors:
• transform the signal from the one or more global positioning system satellites into a current position of the navigation system;
• calculate, automatically, a first distance from the first pre-defined location of interest to the current position;
• calculate, automatically, a second distance from the second pre-defined location of interest to the current position;
• compare, automatically, the first distance and the second distance to determine whether the first pre-defined location of interest or the second pre-defined location of interest is farther from the current position;
• determine, automatically, a route between the current position and the farther of the first pre-defined location of interest and the second pre-defined location of interest;
• provide traffic information pertaining to the determined route;
• and
• deactivate turn-by-turn navigation.

A vehicle for providing traffic information, the vehicle comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a display communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• a satellite antenna communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the satellite antenna receives a signal from one or more global positioning system satellites;
• one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• a home location and a work location stored in the one or more memory modules;
• and
• machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules that cause the vehicle to perform at least the following when executed by the one or more processors:
• present, automatically, a commute icon on the display, wherein the commute icon is associated with the home location and the work location;
• detect a tactile input indicative of a selection of the commute icon;
• transform the signal from the one or more global positioning system satellites into a current position of the navigation system;
• calculate, automatically, a first distance from the home location to the current position;
• calculate, automatically, a second distance from the work location to the current position;
• compare, automatically, the first distance and the second distance to determine whether the home location or the work location is farther from the current position;
• determine, automatically, a route between the current position and the farther of the home location and the work location;
• provide traffic information pertaining to the determined route;
• and
• deactivate turn-by-turn navigation.