Monday, August 16, 2004
Can't Get There from Here? Now You Can with iGuidance Version 2.0
Posted by Dave Potter in "SOFTWARE" @ 09:00 AM
Navigation
After testing iGuidance for approximately one week I drew a few conclusions regarding navigation:
- 90 to 95% of the time, iGuidance plotted the best route possible - although, there were a couple of situations where the plotted route was a little bizarre;
- Automatic re-routing in the event of a wrong turn was generally quick and accurate and required no user intervention whatsoever;
- iGuidance got a bit confused in areas where multiple roads cross (complex interchanges, etc.) or in downtown areas with lots of tall buildings. This sometimes triggered iGuidance to try to automatically re-route me, then when it figured out what was going on, it re-routed me again back to my original path;
- Voice prompts were concise and accurate about 90% of the time but there were some instances where the prompt didn't accurately mirror the graphical route;
- Voice prompts were overly aggressive at times. Being told of an upcoming turn three or four times in some instances. A less verbose option here might be appreciated by some.
Conclusions
Getting back to my initial concerns:
- Was it easy to use? - YES!
- Was it accurate? - YES!
- Did it guide me to my destination quickly? - YES!
