US SatNav Rant

The in car SatNav continues to confuse and confound:

SatNav TURN RIGHT onto Waterloo Lane Reality NO RIGHT TURN onto Waterloo Lane from Waterloo Street

SatNav Straight on into Hope St Reality Entry into Hope St only for Buses and Taxis

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The Ford SatNav is a reflection of technology in cars - it is invariably 2 or 3 years behind the technology we use in our everyday lives. It had a very ill considered user interface with inconsistent use of names Bluetooth sometimes BT others , no help or guidance along with much clutter on the screen as they mixed the Radio screen and SatNav screen all very confusing as smaller version of the SatNav is presented with the Speedometer and Rev counter making for too many confusing screens. And buttons, switches , dials, knobs  all littered around the driving wheel - confusing and ugly.

AND that reminder in the middle of the wheel I'm driving a Ford - why do I need to know or be reminded, does this help me drive better? What's needed is simplicity and beauty, to make the whole SatNav and driving experience better.

The answer is simple - replicate the iPhone's touch screen in the display then the very latest SatNav can be used along with the very latest traffic info. Not mention giving the user a familiar, friendly interface, it has to happen if not that then at least Apple designing an interface to the car removing all that  junk and clutter to create a simple , elegant use interface.

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