Directions
Mon, 11/10/2008 - 5:32pm
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I went away last week and used my 660, it gave me directions with know problem, I then went today to the same place and i got different directions. Both times I started the 660 from the same place. Is this normal ?
It maybe learned something last week!
Maybe it figured out that you didn't like the route it gave you last week and was trying something new.
Garmin Drive Smart 55 - Samsung Note 10 Smartphone with Google Maps & HERE Apps
Happens to me
I have a nuvi 760 and that happens to me also. I also had a magellan 4250 and it did the same thing. Don't know if this is normal but just figured it was!!!
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I went away last week and used my 660, it gave me directions with know problem, I then went today to the same place and i got different directions. Both times I started the 660 from the same place. Is this normal ?
Could you have left on a weekend? I could easily believe that they have a different average speed stored for streets/freeways depending on whether it is a weekday or weekend.
Nuvi 660 -- and not upgrading it or maps until Garmin fixes long-standing bugs/problems, and get maps to where they are much more current, AND corrected on a more timely basis when advised of mistakes.
They learn your driving habits
At least they appear to.
I've noticed that on road that are constantly slow the garmin starts to avoid them for roads that I drive faster on.
Roleplaying Canuck Gamer with: Nuvi 760 & 2595 LMT (Map Ver.: 2019.30) 2012 RAM 1500 4x4 Big Horn Quad
Artificial Intelligence?
At least they appear to.
I've noticed that on road that are constantly slow the garmin starts to avoid them for roads that I drive faster on.
You guys may be bordering on attributing artificial intelligence to Garmin models!!! They are good but maybe not that good.
Chuck
Yes, they do
At least they appear to.
I've noticed that on road that are constantly slow the garmin starts to avoid them for roads that I drive faster on.
I read somewhere else in this forum that the nuvis keep an actual speed average of various road categories, and that it uses that to calculate the route, so that is one factor that could explain a different route.
One way to prove the above would be a hard reset, which I beleive would clear or the actual speed averages, so the routing after that would be based only on map road speeds information.
GARMIN nuvi 760 sites.google.com/site/lschwabe/
Traffic receiver?
Do you use a traffic receiver? If so, it may have been routing you away from a traffic delay on one of the trips.
Depends on
I find that it will depend on the time of day, day of the week and if I have traveled that way before. I have a c580 and think that it "learns" as well. My company has recently changed to a max speed that is lower than posted at times. The unit learned my new speed and now calculates accordingly.
Daniel
Garmin StreetPilot c580 & Nuvi 760 - Member 32160 - Traveling in Kansas
That could be
I start from my work place and have to go a certain way because of a 5 ton bridge. It always wants me to that way and I don't so it must take a lot if it does.
John_nuvi_