From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:58:25 -0400, Scott in Florida wrote:

> On Sun, 6 Sep 2009 09:07:22 -0700, "Jeff Strickland"
> <crwlrjeff(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>You don't have a GPS, do you?
>>
>>When I plug in a destination for my GPS to take me to, it already puts up
>>the lane markers for the interstate interchanges and the exit ramp. As I
>>approach the interchange, the GPS puts up a lane marker telling me that I
>>need to be to the left or the right, and how many lanes are available to get
>>to the highway leading to where I am going.
>>
>>No cameras on the front of the car or anything like that. The only thing
>>missing is the head-up display to project the GPS screen onto the
>>windshield.
>
> Just mount your GPS in front of you and you have a great display, as
> good as 'heads up' would be.


That works in the Scion, because the damn windshield is so far away!

I did it one time when I took my Mom's Camry out for it's monthly
'excercise', but it's too obtrusive. In the Mazda and the Supra, there is
a little niche in the left side of the dash it snuggles into comfortably,
still within easy sight, but not fully straight on. But in this location,
if I tilt it downwards there is hardly any glare on it at all, and is
almost within reach of the steering wheel.




>
>
>>
>>
>>
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>>"matrixxx09" <matrixxx09(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:e250efd6-d26d-428e-a723-caf02e4279fe(a)w36g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>>> GPS navigation in the car, all in a HUD...
>>>
>>> Cameras on front of car feed back to sat system, which recognizes
>>> signs, the road itself, essentially the whole 'scene'. (The scenes
>>> are constantly updated in the database by the end users themselves).
>>>
>>> The instructions are then projected onto the windshield in the form of
>>> actual arrows appearing on the road itself (at least from the driver's
>>> viewpoint, like the 1st down line in football), the relevant road
>>> signs are 'highlighted', and so forth.
>>>
>>

From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:59:57 -0400, Scott in Florida wrote:

>> Seems a good map and the GPS are the way to go. My GPS won't always
>>pick what I consider the best route, and lord help me if I take a short
>>cut and get off the route, the GPS will tell me for the next 10 miles
>>to U turn and when all I have is another mile or two to get back on the
>>route. But they show the darndest details, little roads that go to
>>nowhere and such. I think some of them are cow paths.
>
> My Garmin 205W rolls with the flow. It recalculates and works with
> me, not against me.

You like that. I like the TomTom.

People with Garmins around here get sent down too many logging/horse cart
roads.

The TomTom I have recalculates on the fly, also.



From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:45:38 -0500, Fatter Than Ever Moe wrote:

> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>> "matrixxx09" <matrixxx09(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:e250efd6-d26d-428e-a723-caf02e4279fe(a)w36g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>>> GPS navigation in the car, all in a HUD...
>>>
>>> Cameras on front of car feed back to sat system, which recognizes
>>> signs, the road itself, essentially the whole 'scene'. (The scenes
>>> are constantly updated in the database by the end users themselves).
>>>
>>> The instructions are then projected onto the windshield in the form of
>>> actual arrows appearing on the road itself (at least from the driver's
>>> viewpoint, like the 1st down line in football), the relevant road
>>> signs are 'highlighted', and so forth.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thousands of years, hopefully. Rode with a friend and her GPS a couple of
>> weeks ago and the stupid thing kept saying "turn right", which would've put
>> us in a field of alfalfa. The actual right turn was 2 miles away.
>>
>>
> Joe,
> What are you going to do to enjoy today ?

Oooh! Ooooh!

I started out cleaning my 'office', such as it is. But there were so many
boxes. Got to get rid of these BOXES!

Then I went to my porch, more boxes from parts Dell didn't want back.
Put the parts in one box, and then break up boxes...break up boxes...
break up boxes...three bundles of boxes...

Then, the floor of the porch is a MESS! The paint's all peeling and
missing in large spots. I guess I'll paint the floor. But the walls are
horrible, too. Yellow. Shoot, I didn't want to paint the walls. But if I'm
going to paint the floor...

Well, what about the ceiling. Screw the ceiling, it looks Just Fine!

So, the walls are done, the floor is 3/4 done, the ceiling is Just Fine,
and my office is still a mess...



From: Jeff Strickland on

"Fatter Than Ever Moe" <HardTimes(a)TheFarm> wrote in message
news:4aa3face$0$23770$bbae4d71(a)news.suddenlink.net...
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> You don't have a GPS, do you?
>>
>> When I plug in a destination for my GPS to take me to, it already puts up
>> the lane markers for the interstate interchanges and the exit ramp. As I
>> approach the interchange, the GPS puts up a lane marker telling me that I
>> need to be to the left or the right, and how many lanes are available to
>> get to the highway leading to where I am going.
>>
>> No cameras on the front of the car or anything like that. The only thing
>> missing is the head-up display to project the GPS screen onto the
>> windshield.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "matrixxx09" <matrixxx09(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:e250efd6-d26d-428e-a723-caf02e4279fe(a)w36g2000yqm.googlegroups.com...
>>> GPS navigation in the car, all in a HUD...
>>>
>>> Cameras on front of car feed back to sat system, which recognizes
>>> signs, the road itself, essentially the whole 'scene'. (The scenes
>>> are constantly updated in the database by the end users themselves).
>>>
>>> The instructions are then projected onto the windshield in the form of
>>> actual arrows appearing on the road itself (at least from the driver's
>>> viewpoint, like the 1st down line in football), the relevant road
>>> signs are 'highlighted', and so forth.
>>>
>>
>>
>
> Seems a good map and the GPS are the way to go. My GPS won't always pick
> what I consider the best route, and lord help me if I take a short cut and
> get off the route, the GPS will tell me for the next 10 miles to U turn
> and when all I have is another mile or two to get back on the route. But
> they show the darndest details, little roads that go to nowhere and such.
> I think some of them are cow paths.


Mine recalculates the route within seconds of my deviation from the
suggested route. It only calls for a U-turn if there is no other route for
it to find.





From: Jeff Strickland on

"Michael" <mrdarrett(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ccb8cc53-6bd4-4699-9489-5874db1f73c7(a)r24g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
On Sep 6, 9:07 am, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlrj...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> You don't have a GPS, do you?
>
> When I plug in a destination for my GPS to take me to, it already puts up
> the lane markers for the interstate interchanges and the exit ramp. As I
> approach the interchange, the GPS puts up a lane marker telling me that I
> need to be to the left or the right, and how many lanes are available to
> get
> to the highway leading to where I am going.
>
> No cameras on the front of the car or anything like that. The only thing
> missing is the head-up display to project the GPS screen onto the
> windshield.


That HUD is what he wants... plus highlighted road name signs.

Michael


==========
I got that. They already have it. Some even have locations of speed cameras.
Mine has a list of Auto Club approved facilities and tells me the AAA
discounts available at them. This includes hotels/motels, eater4ies, and
tourist traps.

They (GPS makers) already have all of the stuff he wants, the wait time is
for somebody to put it in an HUD.



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