GPS voice: in 100m, take the next left down Grape Lane. Driver: er, which of these anonymous streets is Grape Lane? GPS voice: in 50m, take the next left down Grape Lane. Driver: yeah, but which... GPS voice: you have missed your turning. Recalculating route. In 500m, take the next right down Letsby Avenue. Driver: ... Stupid machines ...
Bonus link: http://xkcd.com/461/
--Hugo, 18-Aug-2008
For the first one, yes. For the next one, maybe. But after a few hundred users, all complaining to the locals that the street sign is missing, it might start to work.
Note that currently most GPS devices don't say the road names - and since the roads don't have names, it would be like "turn left on the third anonymous street", anyway. So no real difference...
--JanneJalkanen, 19-Aug-2008
So, if it ain't broke, why fix it? Have I missed the point, what is the actual challenge to navigation?
--Hugo, 19-Aug-2008
It *is* broken. It's just that unless the streets are named, you can't move forward. This is essentially taking a temporary hit to make it better in the long run...
--JanneJalkanen, 19-Aug-2008
I bought my first auto GPS unit and it, fortunately, does call out the street names. I feel fortunate. I thought they all did that. I cringe, however, when I hear the words, "Recalculating route." It would be more interesting to have her say something like, "You missed the bloody turn you fool. Now you must turn around, as I am not going to recalculate this whole trip!"
--Richard, 22-Aug-2008
Heh. Maybe there should be a "mother-in-law" -option in GPS devices.
--JanneJalkanen, 25-Aug-2008
what I love are the units that translate 'st' to Saint instead of street. keeps the drive interesting, that's for sure!
--Wanda, 08-Sep-2008
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