Patent ID: 9031780
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A navigation apparatus for a vehicle, the navigation apparatus having a function to perform a route guidance by displaying a guidance route from a departure point to a destination on a map, the navigation apparatus comprising: a map data input section configured to input map data stored in a storage medium; and a control section configured to retrieve as a guidance route a route from the departure point to the destination based on the map data while performing a route guidance relative to the guidance route, the control section comprising: wherein the rotary-use right/left turn branch display portion performs the right/left turn branch display instead of the rotary guidance display, when it is determined that the exit route from the rotary is the road advancing inside of the rotary, the right/left turn branch display being performed by using a display identical to a right/left turn branch display for indicating a right turn or a left turn at an intersection that is other than an intersection of the rotary included in the guidance route.