What’s New in v5.8.1

Personalize Your Ride

• Custom map marker colors to match your style

• Six new navigation voices with adjustable volume

• Route preferences: avoid specific road types or set your own speed cap

Master Your Journey

• Multi-Stop Trips: drop multiple pins for seamless planning

• Ride History: redesigned view, grouped by date, with option to remove rides

• Share Anywhere: export routes to Apple Maps, Google Maps, or GPX

Why This Update Matters

With Urban Rider v5.8.1, scooter riders gain more control, safety, and flexibility than ever before:

• Legal, highway-free navigation optimized for 25–50 km/h

• Flexible export to any navigation app

• Smarter trip planning with multi-stop support

Download Urban Rider Today

Urban Rider is available on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad. Download now to experience the safest, smartest scooter GPS app designed for your rides.

👉 Download Urban Rider on the App Store

Safer Rides with Full Border Speed Warnings!

We've listened to your requests for better speed awareness! In v3.55, you'll now get a full border warning around your screen when you exceed the speed limit. This isn't just a subtle nudge; it's a clear, unmistakable visual cue designed to help you stay within legal limits and ride more safely. Your safety is always our top priority, and we believe this new feature will make a big difference.

Smoother Navigation: UI & GPS Improvements!

We know how crucial a clean interface and reliable GPS are, especially when zipping through the city. We've dedicated significant effort to optimizing the Urban Rider UI, making maps clearer, directions more intuitive, and the overall app experience even more seamless.

And about those tricky urban canyons... we've been relentless in our quest to improve GPS accuracy and minimize signal loss. While we don't have the luxury of cell tower triangulation like some bigger players, we've implemented smarter algorithms and techniques to keep you on track, even amidst towering buildings. We know GPS can be challenging in urban environments, but we're constantly pushing the boundaries to make it as robust as possible for you.

What's New in This Update

We're excited to bring you a smoother and more reliable navigation experience with UrbanRider! This update fine-tunes how we handle speed limits and makes your ride even more intuitive, especially when cruising through different countries. Here's what's improved:

• Accurate Speed Limits for Your Location: Speed limits now automatically adjust to match the country you're riding in. In the US, you'll see limits in mph (like 15 mph for residential areas), and in other countries, they'll show in km/h (like 30 km/h). No more confusing switches between units!

• Enhanced Overspeed Alerts: If you go over the speed limit (e.g., hitting 20 mph in a 15 mph zone), the speed display in the Driving Panel will turn red, get bigger, and blink to catch your attention. You'll also hear a voice warning to help you stay safe.

• Consistent Speed Display: We've fixed issues where speed limits flipped between mph and km/h unexpectedly. Now, the speed limit sign and your current speed always show in the correct unit for your location.

• Improved Navigation Reliability: Behind-the-scenes tweaks ensure speed limits from our routing system (like 24 km/h for residential roads) are applied correctly, with no unexpected changes (e.g., from 24 to 25 km/h).

• Smoother Performance: Optimized how we detect your location to avoid overloading the system, making navigation more responsive, even on busy rides.

Complete Routing Overhaul: This is the big one. I've completely rebuilt the core routing engine. The app now uses a new system (powered by OSRM) to calculate routes. The end result is that initial route calculations and, more importantly, re-routing are now 'crazy fast'. This was the #1 piece of feedback, and it should make the app feel much more reliable when you take a wrong turn.

• Refreshed UI with Dark Mode: I’ve cleaned up the navigation UI to be simpler and easier to read at a glance. And, by popular demand, there is now a dedicated Dark Mode! It’s much easier on the eyes, especially for night rides.

• On-Screen Speed Limits: To help you stay safe and aware, the app can now optionally display the speed limit for the road you're currently on. (This data comes from OpenStreetMap, so its availability may vary).

• New "Simple Mode": For those who prefer a more minimalist experience, there is a new navigation mode that features a giant arrow, the distance to your next turn, and nothing else. It’s perfect for when you just want to focus on the road ahead.

• Lots of Bug Fixes: I've also squashed a ton of smaller bugs, including the frustrating one where the map wouldn't follow your location after an app crash.

The main goal for this update was to address the core feedback and make Urban Rider the most reliable and "trusty co-pilot" for your scooter.