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Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Garmin DriveSmart 65

Been recently examining options for in-car assistant connection.   Awaiting the Echo Auto in the car.  Considering other elements of what data is being transmitted and leveraged.    Here Garmin makes a move with Alexa.   What will this mean in the future of assistants for driving?  Like assistants in the office its looking at an element of 'goal direction' based on location.

Garmin hopes Alexa will convince you to buy a dedicated GPS
The DriveSmart 65 behaves more like your phone, for better or for worse.

By Jon Fingas, @jonfingas  in Engadget

There's no question that dedicated GPS units are on the decline in an era when your smartphone is often good enough for navigation, if not better. Garmin, however, thinks it can stave off obsolescence in a simple way -- by adding a voice assistant you'd use on your phone. The new DriveSmart 65 is the company's first full-display GPS (but not its first ever) to incorporate Alexa, and uses the AI helper to handle the tasks that would normally require staring at your phone or infotainment system. .... " 

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