TomTom Announces New Go Range with Navcore v7 Software

classy56 · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject:

Price is €400-€500 differs from country to country.
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Tim Buxton · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject:

uocooper · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:28 pm Post subject:

I'm also curious about how the reported errors are used by Teleatlas if at all. If you report errors do you still need to use http://mapfeedback.teleatlas.com or does Map Share do the same thing. This sounds like a great idea and I'm sure it will only get better over time.
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Tim Buxton · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject:

emjaiuk · Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:47 pm Post subject:

MaFt · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject:

Tim Buxton · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject:

emjaiuk · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject:

I'm beginning to think that TT are doing a Microsoft again. A small improvement over hyped and over marketed. I appreciate that it would be nice to be able to mark blocked roads and changes of direction, although I think the fun over unverfied mobiles will be nothing compared to the prospect of every temporary road closure and contra flow going into the system!

As far as I can see the real need for rapid updating of missing roads, revised juctions and incorrect speed limits etc., which I think that most people reading the hype rather than the detail will expect, won't be there. There will be a delay in TomTom verifying such changes, then they will need to be incorporated into the maps, and then made available. My experience of TT , and most large companies is nothing is for nothing.

It's quite possible that the new TT Home system will make true map updates a much faster and economical proposition, but I'll believe it when I see it.

It would have been nice if they'd announced the reinstatement of the ability to program road speeds, and avoid marked areas, but then I'm forgetting they were removed due to popular demand! Laughing

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DennisN · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:13 pm Post subject:

The point about Map Share is that Tom Tom will be doing it as a commercial thingy, so there will be nothing significant issued to us. And I have to agree with the idea of them doing a Microsoft. MS have been getting away with users paying to be Beta+ testers for years (does anybody actually believe that all these so-called Windows Updates and Service Packs are actually updates, not bug fixes? I wonder how many bug fixes I've received over the years? For a program which cost me a few hundred pounds?), so TT seem to have twigged a good idea!

As I am a "most people reading the hype rather than the detail", I believe the map updates will arrive at no charge and "significant revisions" every time I connect to Home. Only I simply DON'T believe it! emjaiuk is right, it'll be a nightmare if you take on all the unconfirmed stuff and a complete waste of time if you don't. This sounds like another "popular demand" flashing red invisible speed limit (I suppose that's still on the new range).

What happens when TeleAtlas deliver new maps to TT, which don't agree with the maps TT are running?

I wonder if the new x20 range will switch off with the ignition again, or will that be a permanent No,No by popular demand too?

Darren · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:27 am Post subject:

I hope it's safe to assume that as in previous new version releases, TomTom will make v7 available to existing device users. I'm just uploading some screenshots from the new v7 software and will preview them here once ready.
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Darren · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:46 am Post subject:

Customisable cursors at long last!

TomTom have also responded with this screen shot to answer some of the concerns from users about how Map Share works and how you can choose to accept changes etc.

Now we need no longer rely on the road speed flashing red to alert us to our speed!

I don't have a screen shot but you can at long last now move the status bar to the side of the display, great for wide screen devices.
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mikealder · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:14 am Post subject:

Hmm, Over speed warning one feature I certainly won't be turning on unless the speed data in the map has its accuracy improved by a considerable amount, this better not be on by default though - I would have been happy if they simply changed the Red on Blue flashing display to something you can see - Mike

steveJ · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:00 am Post subject:

Have a quick look at the yourNav report on the new software here http://www.yournav.com/content/s/342/First_meet_with_TomTom_NavCore_7.html, I think it answers a few more questions :P

Tim Buxton · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject:

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