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RE: Cat Killer (and Sony Streetmate) - LONG
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- Subject: RE: Cat Killer (and Sony Streetmate) - LONG
- From: "Timothy Morris" <timothy.morris@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 15:35:47 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 22 July 2001 04:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Cat Killer (and Sony Streetmate) - LONG
>
>
>
>
> The turn instructions can be a bit late ... on the way back along
> the A30 I
> was told "2 miles, Turn right into Lovedon Lane". Now maybe
I'm expecting
> too much and I will admit that I did see the road name of the sign but
the
> final "Turn right" instruction t alert me to the turn
actually came about
> 20 yards after the turning. Following the "turn right"
instruction by
> turning right at the next junction (which I knew to be wrong) didn't
raise
> any prompts from the software.
>
I think that is the advantage of the ones actually installed in cars. They
use inertial sensors combined with the GPS data to calculate distance
travelled.
Not quite as cheap though.
Tim.
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