Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice!

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Thu 22 Mar 2012 15:08
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - Carhoots.com

AT&T have developed a vibrating steering wheel that promises to deliver navigation information to drivers more safely than on-screen instructions or turn-by-turn Sat Nav commands. Clockwise vibration pattern means turn right,anti clockwise vibration turn right. Simples!

According to AT&T drivers accurately followed instructions and made fewer turn errors. The work also builds on other research showing that listening to voices is distracting and leads to loss of control of the vehicle.

Is this necessary technology or another gimmick?

see original article:

mashable.com/2012/03/22/att-steering-wheel/

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Sat 5 May 2012 13:19
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - MrEckerslikefromRamsbottom

Road atlas and A-Zs for me, thank you kindly. And I keep small binoculars in the door pocket so that if I think I've made a wrong turn, I can pull in to the first safe place and look back to the road signs to see which way I should have gone!

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Sat 5 May 2012 14:53
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - Ben 10
I like SatNavs. I just wish they would have a bluetooth connection to an earpiece or a plug in ear piece that the driver can hear the instructions and the passengers wont have to. Trying to hear the SatNav over the car radio and conversation is annoying for me and irritating to my passengers. Or is there any thing on the market anyone out therere knows of?
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Sat 5 May 2012 15:23
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - jc2

I'd rather have someone talking to me(it can be turned off) than someone twitching the wheel.

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Sat 5 May 2012 15:38
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - Bobbin Threadbare

I write out a route first. Sometimes I use googlemaps on my phone but no voice as I end up yelling at it to shut up when it insists I must do a u-turn. Also it can't pronouce anything. Exit to 'Weeee-gann'!

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Sat 5 May 2012 15:57
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - jc2

On mine you can turn the voice off & programme "NO U-turns"-I use it mainly to tell me my speed and the limits.I usually ignore the recommended route-"re-calculating" is what I tend to hear if I turn the voice on!

Edited by jc2 on 05/05/2012 at 15:59

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Sat 5 May 2012 17:00
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - Ben 10
Yes, I can turn off the voice too. You can do that on all SatNavs. But I want the instructions relayed to me as the driver. The passengers don't need to hear.
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Sat 5 May 2012 22:40
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - dacouch

I have Mr T's voice one mine, however for some reason he won't direct me to any airports

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Sat 5 May 2012 23:47
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - Bobbin Threadbare

What about when you've been to the supermarket and you pick up some semi-skimmed?

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Sun 6 May 2012 09:19
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - rcbikeracer

Sat Navs Hmmmm.

Picked a pony up for a friend. Sixty miles to the farm towing a horse trailer. No address or directions, she just gave me her sat nav and said follow that ! After sixty miles it said "in 200 yards turn left", Its a farm track, OK rutted and overgrown, but it must be the one so I turns left, about a quarter of a mile the sat nav says " at the next roundabout take the third exit "

Hmmmmmm !

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Mon 7 May 2012 10:35
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - bananastand

Put the irish voice on it so it says "take de turd exit". Childish I know.

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Mon 7 May 2012 10:36
Is this the future of SatNav? No annoying voice! - bananastand

The AT&T thing is just something to go wrong like all the other junk you have to have these days.

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