Satellite navigation compressed centuries of wayfinding skill into a single instruction within a generation. Reading charts, plotting courses on open water, and tracking airways by radio beacon all gave way to the same interface: a screen with a blue line. The navigation tools arriving in the summer of 2026 have moved past that interface. They perceive their surroundings through cameras and sensors, predict conflicts before they develop, and accept commands in conversational language. The transformation is happening on roads, on water, and in the air at the same time.
