What New Garmin Units Or Features Would You Like To See In The Future?

An Error Reporting Feature!!

You find an error in map... You post a short description, and it is saved, and during the next visit to GE or prior to Map Upgrade where GPS is scanned for updates.... The contents of the Error Reporting Feature is downloaded to Garmin, so that they can examine the error....

Garmin wants to know "stuff" about your driving. Having an error reporting option would be something useful they could download at the same time.

I would also like to see Waze data integrated into the Garmin line - also, users would benefit if the Waze alternate routing could be included.

Unless, and until Garmin stops using Here data, you won't see Waze integration, since Waze is competing technology from Google.

Think the consensus is a USB 3.0!

Better traffic information.

Newer devices with digital traffic or smartphone link do have better traffic. Amazing the detail provided in that you get messages like obstruction in highway, accident, etc etc

A good place to start would be fixing what don't work well now. But as to new things. How about some logic that remembers common deviations from a Garmin route.. as in "I" always like to go this way. Or.. turn off the audible alarms when you are stopped or driving less than posted speed in a school zone. Or.. a way to put a route on pause as you take a small detour (perhaps this exists already??). Or.. a way to save a multiple stop route instead of having to build it each time.

Not sure which device you have but I have a DriveSmart and it can do all of that already, so can my wife's nuvi 2508 I think.

Your audible alarms (as in school zones) turn off when you are stopped, or driving less than the speed posted, in a zone? Worth upgrading for that alone.

On my Drive you only get one bong if you're at or below the limit, you can turn even that off in settings.

Definitely higher speed data transfer. That would be USB 3.X

And bigger battery capacity. Can never have enough battery.

And wireless charging. This seems to be going mainstream, so perhaps Garmin can come up with a way to incorporate wireless charging.

While that might be a good idea but wouldn't you still need the traffic receiver that is currently in-line with the power cord? (Speaking strictly as to my 3590, I guessing other models have this too?)

Otherwise, I'm guessing, Garmin would have to put a radio receiver on board.

I think the existing wireless chargers are nothing more than inductive coupling, or like a transformer. I'm still amazed it took so long to do this. No radio needed. Just the receiving 'half' of a transformer and the power conditioning to take that power and charge the battery.

But the whole point of wireless charging is, well, going wireless!

I understand exactly how inductive coupling works. That isn't the point. You would still need the traffic receiver. And where is that? On the power cord that plugs into the cigarette lighter socket which in turn plugs into your Garmin.

Besides, for how long can you run your Garmin on the built in battery? Will it last a four hour trip to a big city and use it out of the car to take in the downtown sights and the four hour trip back without hugging the wall plug at McDonalds? Probably not.

Out of the car, I can see a smartphone doing a better job. And you wouldn't be carrying another device.

Yes, I understand not everyone has a smartphone or Live Traffic but my point about poor Garmin battery life still stands.

No, the traffic receiver is NOT needed. I would love to have wireless charging with my GPSMAP64S, where traffic receiver is NOT a concern at all.

... where you are coming from, my mistake. You are talking about the use of a hand-held device geared towards the outdoors while I'm thinking about a device geared towards automobiles. Two different uses. So I'll shut up now.

Wireless charging is fantastic with an Apple Watch and iPhone. Wireless charging with something that uses batteries is and will be fantastic.

Better realtime traffic info and maps that update themselves over the air. Also more durable units (my last Garmin kicked the bucket after only 6 months as it had a bad location for the port that stressed the solder points).

I have units that are over 5 years old and still going strong. Many others use even older units. Like all electronic devices a small percentage sometimes fail but Garmin appear no better/worse in that respect.

Being able to report map errors from the unit itself. Tom Tom already has this and the ability to make those map changes instantly on all maps across the US. There should be some type of checking so that a user can't make a change unless he is sure and all map change errors the user is held accountable via the reportable ip address. Like if he makes three errors then his privilege is revoked.

I doubt a company such as Tom Tom, Garmin etc. will make changes to the map products without confirming and verifying the roads with the appropriate municipal location, and getting the relevant drawing and documentation to update the maps. A map company will not make map changes exclusively based on a user report.

Go ahead, provide an example of how you would tell Tom Tom that their map does not have the new roads.

the more junk you add the more battery drain and possible breakdowns

Separate brightness settings day vs night. Day brightness needs to be bright against a large windshield but does not need to be anywhere that bright at night.

My GPSMAP60S and the Garmin app on the iPhone does that.

Got that already! On the Drive models Settings, Display, Colour Mode

You can choose Day, Night or Auto. Personally I always have mine set to day. You can also vary the Brightness

Verify changes through cellphone photos uploaded to Garmin with changes. This will eliminate the need for additional steps before changes are made.

I’d like to see garmin features integrated into oem car navigation systems

I'd rather be able to link my Garmin into my car, in built GPS tend to be expensive and difficult to update.

More detail on the map display.

... like what?