ATC Drive

Overview

What is ATC Drive?

ATC Drive is a voice-navigation app for iPhone and iPad that reads ordinary driving directions as air-traffic-control (ATC) style callouts. Search for a destination, depart, and it guides your turns and remaining distance in ATC-style phrasing. It also supports CarPlay for use on your car screen. The app is free to use.

ATC Drive is for entertainment and familiarization. It is not a substitute for real air-traffic control or for your own judgment in real traffic. Always follow road signs, signals, and conditions and drive safely.

Getting Started

Basic Operation

Launch the app and allow location access so it can guide you. No account or login is required.
Open Settings (gear, top-right) and enter your vehicle callsign (make, model, plate). The callsign is used in the spoken guidance.
Choose a Mode (A / B / C) in Settings to set how much is spoken (see below).
Search for a destination and tap Depart to begin spoken guidance.
To use it in your car, connect your iPhone to CarPlay; ATC Drive appears on the car screen.

Speech Modes

Mode A / B / C

Mode A — driving essentials only (turns, reroutes, arrival, tolls).
Mode B — Mode A plus all of the app's distinctive ATC-style announcements, including ATIS-style weather, airspace, and airport advisories.
Mode C (default) — the same content as Mode B, plus periodic position reports during long quiet stretches. Switch to B or A if it feels too chatty.

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

I can't hear any voice

Check that the iPhone silent switch is off and the volume is up.
Make sure the in-app mute button (speaker icon) is not showing a slash.
When connected via Bluetooth / CarPlay, also check the car's media volume.

It asks for location permission

Location is required for navigation. Choose "Allow While Using App."
You can change this later in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → ATC Drive.

Guidance stops in tunnels or mountains

When GPS is temporarily lost, the app announces "radar contact lost" and continues guiding along the route by estimation.
It returns to normal guidance automatically once GPS recovers.

ATC Drive doesn't appear in CarPlay

Confirm your iPhone is connected to CarPlay (cable or wireless).
Tap the ATC Drive icon on the car's CarPlay screen.
If it still doesn't appear, reconnect or restart your iPhone.

Weather Data

Apple Weather

The ATIS-style weather readouts use weather data provided by Apple Weather. See Apple Weather data sources for the list of sources.

Privacy

ATC Drive requires no account and performs no tracking or advertising. Tomocreate operates no server for it and collects no personal data. Your location is used on-device for guidance and shared with Apple for maps, routing, and weather. See our Privacy Policy for details.

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