10. An apparatus for identifying and presenting symbols to a user to navigate a route between an origin and a destination, the apparatus comprising: a storage device that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor being operative with the set of instructions in order to: obtain information identifying an action associated with a maneuver in the route from the origin to the destination; determine, based on the information identifying the action associated with the maneuver, an action symbol for the maneuver; determine a road symbol based on at least road information identifying a road associated with the maneuver, the road symbol having substantially the same appearance as a road sign used to mark the road associated with the maneuver; and generate an instruction to present a display to the user including the road symbol in a position adjacent to the action symbol, the presented road and action symbols conveying the maneuver to the user.
10. An apparatus for identifying and presenting symbols to a user to navigate a route between an origin and a destination, the apparatus comprising: a storage device that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor being operative with the set of instructions in order to: obtain information identifying an action associated with a maneuver in the route from the origin to the destination; determine, based on the information identifying the action associated with the maneuver, an action symbol for the maneuver; determine a road symbol based on at least road information identifying a road associated with the maneuver, the road symbol having substantially the same appearance as a road sign used to mark the road associated with the maneuver; and generate an instruction to present a display to the user including the road symbol in a position adjacent to the action symbol, the presented road and action symbols conveying the maneuver to the user. 17. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein: the information identifying the action associated with the maneuver comprises driving directions associated with the maneuver; and the at least one processor is further operative with the set of instructions to generate an instruction to present the road symbol, the action symbol, and at least a portion of the driving directions to the user.