Location based point of interest navigation system

A method of providing navigation information within an automotive vehicle that travels on roads, said method comprising the steps of:

• identifying a location that is of interest to an occupant of the vehicle;
• processing signals from a vehicle wheel sensor to thereby determine a location of the vehicle, the signals indicating a direction in which at least one wheel of the vehicle is turned;
• and
• providing the occupant with an indication of distance and direction from the location of the vehicle to the location of interest, said providing step being performed without providing the occupant with a graphical indication of orientation of roads on which the vehicle may travel;
• wherein the indication of distance and direction comprises a two-dimensional spatial graphical indication, said method comprising the further steps of:
• positioning circles and/or circle portions concentrically with a vehicle icon on the graphical indication, the vehicle icon and the circles and/or circle portions providing a viewer reference as to how far away the vehicle is from the location of interest icon;
• ascertaining a speed of the vehicle;
• and
• adjusting a size of the circles and/or circle portions dependent upon the ascertained speed of the vehicle.