It is obvious that the smartphone has become a staple in our everyday lives. With the rise of apps to help you from booking air flights to reminding you when to drink water, it’s no surprise. Make smooth sailing of your next driving journey with these 5 convenient apps.

5 Cool Car Apps You Need To Have

1. Waze

Get the best route, every day, with real–time help from other drivers. Boasting over 100 million users worldwide, this free community based GPS Navigation App is one to keep an eye out for. Waze tells you about traffic, construction, police, crashes and even petrol price updates, all of which are submitted by other drivers as live data. Be the first to know and avoid the congestion, get to your destination faster with Waze.

2. DriveSafe.ly

As the name suggests, this app is all about protecting you as a driver by ensuring safety comes first. With over 1 million downloads already, DriveSafe.ly should be the first app you download before hitting the road, prevent accidents and scratches from happening!

This text to speech app will read out text (SMS) messages and emails aloud and automatically responds so that you don’t have to touch your phone. It is no surprise that the Australian Government has enforced strict laws regarding phone use whilst driving. We experience such a high occurrence of accidents as a result of phone use and hands off the steering wheel. Thanks to this voice activated app, many can drive safely today whilst staying in touch.

Never miss a text message whilst driving ever again – all made possible with DriveSafe.ly

3. Fuel Map Australia

Don’t pay extra and find the cheapest petrol station near you in seconds. Access a database of petrol stations and fuel prices across all of Australia.

Fuel Map, also features a handy fuel log so that you can keep a track of all your historical fuel purchases.

GasBuddy is another alternative to Fuel Map that you could use.

4.Driver Reviver

You’ve heard it on radio and you’ve seen it on TV – Stop. Revive. Survive. Simply put, don’t drive while fatigued, it’s dangerous.

Well thanks to Driver Revive, taking regular breaks during long road trips has never been easier. Locate nearby rest stops on the go; easy. Always listen to your body, if there are signs of fatigue, do your part in ensuring that our Australian roads are safe and take that short break. Pack a few meals and snacks for regular breaks or even plan your trip days ahead so that you can orchestrate your stop-overs or switching of drivers.

5. Divvy

Parking in the city is a headache and as if the traffic wasn’t enough, there just has to be a better way to travel around without the nuisance.

Furthermore, once you do find parking after numerous laps around the block, chances are, it is going to cost you more than a few bucks, let alone a lunch for 2.

Introducing to you, Divvy, where you can access thousands of secure car parking spaces in high-demand CBD locations. It is super convenient and easy to access as it is quick to sign up and before you know it you are locked-in for a convenient parking spot in no time.

Beat the ticket inspectors, parking hunters and traffic with Divvy, make parking a walk in the park.