Whenever you search for a place while being stationary, start navigation and then start driving/moving, the correct direction of movement is the opposite to what you perceive when looking at the map before starting to move. This especially happens when you are in an area for the first time, or are not familiar with the surroundings.
For example, in the picture below, my phone is exactly in the opposite direction to where the navigation line is starting:
I believe it is very useful to use the compass on your car and to lock Google maps onto North so that way you can position your self correctly.
Hello @NishantM ,
Thank you for sharing.
Sometimes Google Maps might have trouble finding where you are located. If the GPS location of your blue dot on the map is inaccurate or the blue dot is not showing up, here are some things you can do to help fix the problem.
To learn more about this I would like to recommend you to take a look at this article: Find and improve your location’s accuracy.
I am going to move your post to How-tos section because it fits better there.
