October 30, 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Brasov, Romania

For years, navigation has meant one thing: giving your location data to a corporation in exchange for directions.
When Natix set out to build Drive&, they envisioned something different: a navigation app where users drive the network, own their data, and directly benefit from their participation. A truly decentralized alternative powered by DePIN technology.
But there was a catch. Building a privacy-first, decentralized navigation system meant finding a partner who didn't just talk about privacy, they lived it.
They needed technology that could power a network where real-world data made the system smarter with every mile driven, without relying on centralized infrastructure.
Magic Lane's lightweight, privacy-centric architecture aligned perfectly with a decentralized vision. We know how to build maps where routing that doesn't depend on cloud services, and experiences that respect user agency. That's exactly what Drive& needed.
Enhanced search and routing mean drivers find destinations faster and discover smarter routes. Full landscape mode support makes navigation glanceable while driving. Behind the scenes, Magic Lane and Natix continuously share mapping data real-world insights from thousands of drivers that make the system more accurate, more efficient, and more responsive to actual driving patterns

Most navigation apps extract value from drivers. Navigation V2 distributes it. A commuter discovers a faster route suggested by collective driver intelligence.
For automotive OEMs, this means embedded navigation that's independent of any single company's whims, continuously improving through real-world participation, and designed around user trust rather than user surveillance.
Magic Lane and Natix are already planning deeper integrations, richer mapping insights, and even smarter routing logic powered by the collective knowledge of users who chose to be part of something different.
Navigation isn't centralized. It's collaborative, transparent, and built for user benefit.