Dream GPS. Does it exist?

You are not alone.

 

It has a lot to do with it, ever ran a Rand GPS? I had one, and that thing is slower than a Prime truck! I run a Garmin now, and it is easily 4-5 times faster than the Rand could ever think about being.

 

I love my Garmin dezl. Don't get me wrong. But it can't do everything. It can't find everything and tell me everything I need to know. Sometimes you need (or want) to deviate from the plan. That's where the map and phone are a HUGE win over a gps. Think I would trust my Garmin in Chicago? Hell no. Think I'm running 70 in the winter time if there's a better route? Of course. Let's take Chicago though. The shortest route would obviously be better right? Let's say you're going from Northern Virginia to Minnesota. First off, Garmin will put you on 30 because it "looks" like there is low bridges on the turnpike. Ohio and Indiana work, but you get to Lake Station. Garmin says run 90 over the bridge into Chicago up to 94 in Tomah. That's stupid. Take 80/94 to 294 to 290 THEN get on 90. See what I'm saying? Garmin will also route you across Montana 200. Great in the summer. In the winter? Solid sheet of black ice from Missoula, over Rogers pass pretty much to Great Falls. A GPS is as only good as the driver Using it.

 

ran the rand for 2 weeks when i first came back out. been using copilot ever since. over 3 years.

don't remember how it functioned. and i have no plans to ever find out again.

 

Why iphone 6? Android has the biggest best phones n tablets on the market right now. And all more afforadable the a apple product.

 

you can't convince iphone lovers that theory.

there are people that try and switch back to android. and there are those that just refuse to leave.

 

You're using a $300 dollar GPS in your example. We are talking about a dream airplane like system that can put all the variables you just mentioned into the calculation. Current and forcasted weather. Current and forcasted traffic. Construction delays. Street conditions and overpasses. Fuel prices on the route. If these conditions are not on the database then the driver can enter it in himself. The system gives you a running progress of how you doing. Do you want it to calculate for speed or fuel effiency? You decide. It can control your engine and truck speed for you based on the hills and altitude. If something goes wrong it gives you a resolution an re-route you to a safe area. It can even pre tune the local country channels as you drive along the highway.
These are things an aiplane "gps" can do and more. But just like airplanes it will require some training before you can use it. And you will have to do pre-planning before you start your engines.