Comments on: Train Your Nuvi ETA

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:36:04 +0000

Makes sense! I just got a 255 and took an alternate route to work one day that I knew was longer (due to stop lights, etc.) but it was the “recommended route”. The actual arrival time was 6 minutes later then the GPS initially thought. The following day, they suggested a different (and quicker) route to take. I think it does learn about your driving characteristics but also the route conditions (slower or faster then expected).

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:53:34 +0000

I am hacked into the Gibson of course!

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:39:50 +0000

Then why are all of your posts coming from Garmin’s headquarters?

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:29:43 +0000

Thanks Tim, and I actually work for Tom Tom.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:36:45 +0000

The quote was provided directly to me which is why there is no external reference. If you want to follow up (since you are a Garmin employee) you can contact Jake Jacobson, Senior Media Relations Specialist.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:33:57 +0000

Adam, the quote is in the middle of the article:

“We do learn from a driver’s habits and adjust the ETA accordingly. We do this by observing what speed a driver typically drives on each speed category of road and use that to compute ETA.”

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:29:45 +0000

I see no reference for the quote from “Garmin”. I would be interested to know if this is really something they are acknowledging.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:33:59 +0000

That would come as a surprise to me as well.

By: gatorguy

gatorguy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:04:31 +0000

George, that’s comes as a surprise. I understood IQ routes were tied to the maps. I hadn’t noticed my IQRoutes changing yet. AFAIK, your road speeds are logged and reported back to TomTom, but do not update your device routing until you buy a new map.

By: gatorguy

gatorguy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:07:23 +0000

AFAIK, it does.