XPost: comp.mobile.ipad, comp.mobile.android   
   From: als@usenet.thangorodrim.de   
      
   Liam O'Connor  wrote:   
   > On Sat, 1 Mar 2014 00:27:17 +0100, Alexander Schreiber wrote:   
   >   
   >> Examples: "take the exit   
   >> to the left" about 50 m before said exit, while travelling at about   
   >> 140 km/h - no way to do that safely. So you either miss your exit or   
   >> risk an accident. Also, when the GPS gets confused and thinks you are   
   >> on a parallel road "turn right" ...   
   >   
   > I can't disagree.   
   > Seems to me the better gps apps would zoom in to show   
   > the shape of the intersection for the time that you   
   > are in the intersection (or just before it) and additionally   
   > speak both the turn directions and the names and headings   
   > of the roads.   
   >   
   > For example, instead of "take the slip road left in 50 m",   
   > it should say "take the slip road in 50 m for highway 1 north"   
   > (or something like that).   
      
   They do that - at least the Garmin unit I have. Doesn't help when   
   the timing for that is off for whatever reason (map quality issues,   
   GPS reception issues, ...). Or if the device is sufficiently confused   
   (i.e. thinks you are somewhere you aren't).   
      
   Kind regards,   
               Alex.   
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