The road ahead

Updated July 27, 2026

A promise of direction, not dates — with one exception: the big one is November 11, 2026, the Route 66 Centennial. Some of this will shift, and when it does we'll say so here.

Built, and being road-tested On the road

• Point mode — the as-the-crow-flies beam
• Hot & Cold proximity play
• The Stops catalog — 551,000 curated stops and growing
• Discover deck and real turn-by-turn navigation
• Road Cred: badges, points, and the trip logbook
• Accounts with cross-device sync (email code, no passwords)

Arriving with the Centennial Nov 11, 2026

• PointMe on the App Store and Google Play
• Crowpilot goes live — real AI trip plans, three free a month
• Offline map packs for the dead zones (Pro)
• Route 66 centennial badge trails
• Shareable trip pages — send a trip, or steal one
• PointMe Pro, the 7-day Trip Pass, and 500 Founders Lifetime seats

Down the road Someday soon

• CarPlay & Android Auto
• Plan trips together — live collaboration
• The full-U.S. stops catalog, corridor by corridor
• Themed trails beyond Route 66 — coasts, parks, barbecue
• Smarter stops for EV road-trippers

Have a strong opinion?

The order of that last list is genuinely up for grabs. Tell us what your trip needs: hello@pointmemap.com — or join the waitlist and vote when we ask.