Forget arguing with your sat nav over where you're meant to be going - talking nonsense could be the answer. A new app is being rolled out that pinpoints your exact location with just three random words
EVERYONE has had that heart-stopping moment when the sat nav has taken you to the wrong place.
"But I didn't know there were two towns with the same name in the UK," you'll cry as you realise you've missed yet another wedding.
But fear not, the age of wrong postcodes, double street names and multiple towns could be over thanks to a random word generator.
Just talking total rubbish at your phone or car could save you hours of pain.
What3words uses three random words that when said together pinpoint an exact location anywhere in the world.
The clever system splits the globe into a grid with each unique code representing a three metre by three metre square.
It's essentially the complex GPS co-ordinates simplified into three words.
It's been made specifically for voice input and is available in 14 languages so if you're travelling abroad you don't have to worry about your GCSE French.
Going for some sightseeing in Trafalgar Square in London? You'll need "these caves hooked".
Want to go to Loch Ness? It's "grounded garlic crouches".
Fancy a trip to Old Trafford? Just say "fades hardly valley".
And if you're meeting a mate down the High Street they can give you their location code, you can repeat it to your car and it'll take you directly to them.
They don't even need to know what road they're on or even where they are - the three word phrase is all you need.
So there's no more panicked calls trying to locate someone on a busy street.
Parks, beaches, pop-up markets and anywhere without a fixed street address can also be found and give drivers an exact destination on their sat nav.
It's particularly useful at large venues than can straddle multiple postcodes or have a number of entrances.
With the three words you can select the exact place you want on the map and it'll navigate you there - and then you can share the code with a friend to meet you there.
The clever app, which is already available on your smartphone, is now being rolled out into cars.
Mercedes announced it will use the system in its next generation infotainment system that'll launch on models next year.
Chris Sheldrick, CEO and co-founder of what3words, said: "15 Ammanford Road and 50 Ammanford Road are hard for a voice system to distinguish between and many house and road names aren’t unique.
“There are 14 different Church Roads in London, and 632 Juarez streets in Mexico City.
"Street addresses also use thousands of non-dictionary words, the pronunciation of which can be near impossible to guess. The town of Godmanchester, is actually pronounced Gumster."
