Can a tag start navigation to a saved place?
Yes. A tag can hold an address that opens a maps application at a chosen destination, or trigger an automation that does the same. It works because the destination never changes and the tap happens while the car is still stationary, which is the only moment a tap belongs in a car.
Two ways to build it
Either the tag holds an address that a maps application opens directly, or it holds an identifier that a phone automation recognises and acts on.
The first works on any phone that reads the tag, with nothing configured. The second only works on the phone that holds the rule.
For a car that one person drives, either is fine. For a car that several people drive, only the first has any chance.
The address route
Maps applications accept addresses that open a specific place, and some accept an address that starts guidance to it rather than merely showing it.
Which of those behaviours you get depends on the application and on the platform, so the honest instruction is to test the address on the phone that will use it before writing anything.
Write the address to the tag, tap it once at a desk, and confirm what actually opens. That test costs a minute and is the difference between an automation and a disappointment.
Why a fixed destination works
Most automations fail because the thing they do stops being the thing you want. A destination is the exception: the school, the office, the depot, the parents.
These do not change, which means the tag stays correct for years, and a tag that stays correct is a tag that keeps getting used.
It also passes the placement test. You tap it before starting, phone already in hand, at a moment when nothing else is competing for attention.
Where it stops
One tag is one destination. Several destinations mean several tags, or one tag that opens a list, which reintroduces the tapping and scrolling you were trying to avoid.
Traffic and departure time are not something a tag can consider, since the tag holds no logic at all.
And a destination that changes daily is not a case for a tag. That is a case for the maps application, which already remembers where you go.
Frequently asked questions
Will the tag start guidance or just show the place?
It depends on the maps application and the platform. Test the address once before deciding the tag is finished.
Can one tag hold several destinations?
Not usefully. It can open a list, but then you are choosing on screen, which is what the tag was meant to avoid.
Does this work for a passenger's phone?
If the tag holds an address, yes, on any phone. If it triggers an automation, only on the phone that holds the rule.
Where should the tag go?
Somewhere reachable with the car stationary, on plastic with nothing metallic behind it. Never anywhere that invites a tap while moving.