Use of TomTom Go on Top Gear

jheward · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 02, 2005 Posts: 31

Did anyone else see Top Gear last night. They had a challenge where all 3 presenters had to drive to a place in Oxford. Richard Hammond used a TomTom Go (along with another GPS unit) to help him.

What happened when he got to Oxford? The TomTom Go tried to take him up one way streets the wrong way, tried to take him up dead ends etc.

Basically it was a bit embarrassing. Again, this highlighted all the mapping errors from Teleatlas.

Faust · Regular Visitor Joined: May 02, 2005 Posts: 210

I saw this item too, however, and to be fair to TT the NavMan also failed spectacularly as well. It doesn't inspire confidence though does it?

jheward · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 02, 2005 Posts: 31

Fair point about the other GPS unit having problems as well. I guess this is just another case of digital maps being slightly out of date.

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bmwman · Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 6:08 pm Post subject:

The real point being made was that Oxford is unpassable by car. The one-way system changes every ten minutes so nothing can keep pace with it.

I thought it rather amusing that the guy had about five different satnavs on his dash and not one of them could find him a way through.
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Sniff · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 9:57 am Post subject:

Clarkson had paper maps and he got similarly lost Laughing

Privateer · Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 10:27 am Post subject:

Oxford is a hellhole as far as cars are concerned. The Oxford Transport Strategy (OTS) that was implemented by the Oxford City Council is a nightmare.

I have heard that pollution in the city centre has actually increased since cars were banned.

I consider myself extremely fortunate that I don’t live too near Oxford. As soon as the OTS was implemented, I found alternative shops that were outside of the ring road. The Oxford Park and Ride scheme charges you for parking and for using the bus.

It’s a real shame as Oxford has had a great link with the motorcar, Morris cars were built in Cowley on the same site that BMW now build the new Mini.

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Barsnake · Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject:

Staged If You Ask Me As Said Previously

The GO Told Him To Turn Right Was It At That Pedestrian Alley
Shawely It Was At The Junction Just Out Of Shot

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