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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:19 pm Post subject: NuRoutes/traffictrends vs. TMC
I'm looking to move from TomTom to Garmin and have the 1390T and 2360T in mind.
Both have TMC traffic. So when planning the routes will take into account current traffic flow in the route calculation.
As they both do this, is there really a benefit of paying more for the 2360T which has NuRoute TrafficTrends?
+ve Traffic Trends "may?" provide better route planning over the TMC - is this true?
-ve I have read that TrafficTrends is very slow on the route calculation - is this still the case?
If traffictrends doesn't add much, the only benefit of the more expensive 2360T is the Voice Control of the GPS.
Keen to get the latest view on traffictrends vs TMC.
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:27 pm Post subject:
Are you asking if TomTom's HD Traffic is better / equal / worse than Garmins Traffic Trends?
TrafficTrends is historical data for estimating peak time congestion on road, and route around
Similar to TomToms HD Traffic except HD has more history and more active users, so more accurate - at least as it stands today
On the new TomTom 1000 range route calculation with HD traffic on remains exceptionally fast - with the Garmin is is much slower - although again this will probably change as they improve their algorithms as are new to the live traffic / traffic data software implementation _________________ TomTom Go Live 6100, 600
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thanks for the reply but my question was really about traffic trends vs tmc.
i.e. if you have tmc then the gps knows yje current congestion on roads - therefore this is more accurate than using historical information from traffictrends. i.e. what is the point of traffictrends when tmc data is giving the current road conhestion infomationto calculate the route.
i was thinking having tmc makes traffictrends a redundant feature?
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:53 am Post subject:
I would disagree since they ar completely different and complementary features
Tmc highlights actual realtime incidents or major importance and on major routes
Traffic trends knows all the roads and typical (not actual) traffic conditions at a point in time on a particular day of the week
Traffic trends aim is to get you on a route that is typically free flowing
Tmc (on the limited roads it covers and where you get signal) will help divert around major incidents and accidents and roadorks - less so of the daily commute slowdown that adds 30 mins to a journey overall without any specific incident!
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 12:21 pm Post subject:
This discussion has been a help to me (I'm considering jumping ship from TT to Garmin) can I just ask if I'm correct to think that Traffic Trends is the Garmin equivalent of TT's IQ routes then.?
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Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:34 pm Post subject:
Yes - but Garmin are playing catch-up with TomTom is road speed data and live traffic data
Obviously we would expect them to get even at some point soon as far as accuracy goes, but its not yet, in my experience _________________ TomTom Go Live 6100, 600
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