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Want GPS that learns route while I drive it
mgauss
182 Points
While my wife drives it learns the route that I can follow later.
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In theory, this is how it works. You create "favorites" for the places that you go the most often. The Nuvi then calculates whatever route it wants to get you there. Now when you actually drive, you go however you like. After awhile it is supposed to "catch on" and modify its own route to match your preference. It is even supposed to fine tune this based on the week day and time.
I saw a couple examples of this, but it wasn't completely repeatable. Another feature is that when you leave the house and head towards (for example) the restaurant you go to every Thursday, it will figure out where you're headed and ask if you'd like to go there.
Then (to continue Garmin's fantasy :lol: ), the traffic receiver notices there's an accident along the way and modifies the route to get you around it.
This all sounds great, and offers a lot of potential, but IMO it's still a work in progress. But you could try for yourself - any Nuvi model that supports "myTrends" has this feature. The entry level is the 2200 series with the 2300 series adding more features and a bigger screen. Neither of these has hit the shelves yet, but are coming soon. The only currently available models with myTrends are the 3700 series and the 1695.
Beyond that, there just isn't any product I'm aware of that does what you want. Maybe a wife upgrade would be a more practical option. :lol: (just kidding of course!)
You can always get a unit that allows you to download trips and it will follow those directions.
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