Contextually Aware Navigation System

A contextually aware navigation system equipped in a vehicle can be used to identify that the vehicle is deviating from a predetermined route during navigation guidance. The system determines if the deviation is intentional or unintentional based on a combination of various situational factors. Thereafter, if the system determines that the deviation is intentional, the system can suspend the navigation guidance. On the other hand, if the system determines that the deviation is unintentional the system can continue with the navigation guidance. PROBLEM STATEMENT A navigation system provides route guidance to a user and can be implemented for use in a vehicle or the user’s electronic device. The navigation systems receives a starting location and a destination location from the user and accordingly provides the user with different route options between the two locations. The user can select one of the available route options and the navigation system guides the user on the selected route by constantly detecting a current location of the user and comparing it with the selected route. However, in case of a deviation from the planned route, existing navigation systems are not able to determine if the deviation is intentional or unintentional by the user. Therefore, upon detecting any deviation from the planned route, the navigation system immediately provides directions to re­route the user to the initially planned destination, for example by suggesting a u­turn or the shortest route to intersect the initially planned route. However, the user may have