The service provides detailed maps of the whole world[citation needed], directions and estimated times of arrival for driving, walking, cycling, kick scooter, and public transportation navigation.

[8] The search is available by both geographical objects (addresses, streets, cities, regions and countries) and by organizations.

By calculating the speed of users along a length of road, Yandex is able to generate a live traffic map.

It processes the incoming raw data about mobile phone device locations, and then excludes anomalies such as a postal vehicle that makes frequent stops.

When a threshold of users in a particular area is noted, the overlay along roads and highways on the map changes color.