Firmware updates - Drive 2016 range - 4.10

M8TJT · Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 6:51 pm Post subject:

People who do high mileage tend to travel on MWays I suspect, and there does not seem to be a lot wrong with the Garmin's motorway routeing.

Kremmen · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:20 am Post subject:

Now you say that, oh you did, but I seem to recall a few posts where opting for the shortest route was taking people off the motorway and down short stretches of A roads or even off then straight back on again.
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M8TJT · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 8:21 am Post subject:

Why would you select the shortest route. By definition, it will take you off the MWay and back on again if it's shorter. It's when you select the quickest route and it does the same sort of thing that's the bummer or takes you off a reasonably good road onto a narror track because it thinks it is shorter/quicker.
It does not apply enough 'weight' to the class/width.windiness of roads.

Kremmen · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 8:35 am Post subject:

If I select the quickest route from Heathrow to Malvern it takes me almost to Birmingham on the motorways then back down again. I think it's an additional 30 to 40 miles.

The best route, which is almost the shortest takes in loads of fast A roads and having done both is slightly quicker by the shortest route depending on the time of day. Plus it's a far nicer drive than the boring motorways.

Problem is, there is a left hand curve on the M40 by High Wycombe and the actual shorter route is to come off and immediately rejoin having sat at the lights under the junction Rolling Eyes

Fortunately my Honda Alpine job doesn't do this.
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M8TJT · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:42 am Post subject:

My point exactly. It seems that Garmin do not apply sanity checks on relative road distance. Who the hell would go 30 miles further to save a couple of mins. That's why I say display several routes on the map at the same time so that the user can apply the sanity check even it the algorithm doesn't.

M8TJT · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:43 am Post subject:

Kremmen · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:48 am Post subject:

A quick glance at the screen should reveal the error and allow you to ignore it.
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M8TJT · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:57 am Post subject:

But why is the 'error' there in the first place when others do not make the same 'error'?

BAVC10 · Lifetime Member Joined: Dec 20, 2005 Posts: 757

Garmin's have always had a few funnies in their routing - ever since my first i3 there have been instances where the unit wants to take you off the motorway only to rejoin at the same junction.

They're not infallible but the Drive range has some pretty clever route shaping so if you are finding it takes you a different way to what the user thinks is a better way you can now do this by 'dragging the route'. The neat touch is that you can see what this adds/subtracts from your ETA - assuming you have to do this when stationary!
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DriveLuxe 51 LMT D - Firmware 6.80
Previously owned: DriveLuxe 50 LMT-D, NuviCam LMT-D, Nuvi 3598 LMT-D, Nuvi 3490LMT, 3790T, 1690, 765, 760, 660, 610, 360, 310, 300 and Streetpilot i3

BAVC10 · Lifetime Member Joined: Dec 20, 2005 Posts: 757

Firmware 4.10 just released (Garmin have skipped a few interim versions as I had one with 3.70 out of the box)

Changes from version 3.50 to version 4.10:
Fixed a search issue that could cause nearby POIs to be omitted or sorted incorrectly.
Fixed issues that could cause false wrong way alerts during navigation.
Fixed an issue that could cause parking availability prompts to reappear after route recalculation.
Fixed an issue that could cause excessively long route calculation times.
Fixed an issue with sorting trips in reverse alphabetical order.
Improved GPS performance.
Improved software stability.

Changes from version 3.10 to version 3.50:
Added support for sorting results by relevance when searching Help pages
Adjusted default settings for Audible Driver Alerts to reduce duplicate alerts
Fixed an issue that could cause dropped Smartphone Link connections with iOS devices
Improved software performance when loading a large number of points of interest in the Saved list
Improved software stability for smart notifications and the voice-activated phonebook
Fixed an issue in the Where I've Been app to properly display previous routes
Streamlined ZIP file installation to avoid multiple reboots
Improved usability of voice-activated search lists
Improved text display for right-to-left languages
Improved clarity of traffic event icons
Improved parking notification recommendations

Changes from version 2.80 to version 3.10:
Improved Bluetooth features for iOS devices using Smartphone Link
Fixed an issue with the DriveLuxe display when the orientation is changed during setup
Fixed an issue that could cause software instability when searching for multiple postal codes
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DriveLuxe 51 LMT D - Firmware 6.80
Previously owned: DriveLuxe 50 LMT-D, NuviCam LMT-D, Nuvi 3598 LMT-D, Nuvi 3490LMT, 3790T, 1690, 765, 760, 660, 610, 360, 310, 300 and Streetpilot i3

sussamb · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:51 am Post subject:

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