Artificial Un-intelligence is here. Our car has OnStar which will guide you turn by turn to any destination by GPS. It speaks and has voice recognition to listen for my commands.
We also have a dash mounted Magellan mobile GPS, which also speaks and also has voice recognition for my commands.
And I also have an excellent Lowrance handheld GPS which is more technically and detail oriented than most.
We were testing them to see which we preferred so had all three operating on our 3,200 mile Minnesota–>Texas–>Minnesota trip.
So with each turn, all three GPS devices offered their opinion about the best way to proceed. Most of the time they somewhat agreed, but occasionally one said "go straight" and another said "turn right"… ? What to do? One GPS said "Do you want freeways or the route with the most restrooms…If you prefer freeway please answer Yes or No" (waiting for an answer). …Another said "You’re off course and are in someone’s driveway, do you want to re-route, Please answer Yes or No". It seems the first GPS while waiting for an answer (yes or no) heard the second GPS clearly say "NO" and the first GPS responded with "OK, I’ll re-route you with the most restrooms" to which I responded "NO" to which the second GPS said "OK, I will not reroute, … should I recalculate to go back on course? Please answer Yes or No"… "Yes" I shouted. The first GPS said in a stern voice "You must answer either yes OR no, but not both" …. To which the second GPS said "BOTH is not a valid response….. Please answer Yes or No". So then the GPS’s started arguing with each other and paid no attention to me and my wishes.
While the dueling GPS's were arguing and telling me where to go (hmmm), we stopped where there were restrooms and had coffee and looked at an atlas.
Note: While OnStar is an excellent product and is hands-free, we decided to go with the other two (yes, two) because they don’t have a monthly fee. They all work very well.
lol,thats so funny..
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ReplyDeleteI suddenly hear the dueling banjo song in my head....
GREAT BLOG! STILL GOT A GRIN ON MY FACE
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO! I don't care what system people use, it always directs them to turn onto a farm access road instead of going half a block further to my house. I'm guessing tha the main grid system is screwed up...they also mispell my address, using an "A" instead of an "O". I suspect that might be why some of my dates never show up.......
ReplyDeletehahaha! That was funny. I think GPS's are there more for their entertainment value, by the sound of things ; )
ReplyDeleteLMAO!!!
ReplyDeleteWe have a Garmin GPS in my husband's "Navigator." (With a name like that you'd think it could navigate better!) Anyway, it's a life-saver when we're lost or want to get back home from someplace we're unfamiliar with. But, for the most part, I can't stand listening to that woman's voice! "Off-route. Recalculating..." Arrrgh!!
ReplyDeleteWe used a GPS on a trip with my brother and sister in law... I almost threw the damn thing out the window... couldn't decifer if the voice was saying "left turn" or "right turn" it drove me nuts. I'm stickin to my atlas!
ReplyDeleteIf Ya don't know where you're going or how to get there..
ReplyDeleteYou've got No reason going in the first place!
In the old days, Ya could fall asleep in the wagon and the horse naturally found it's way home!
Amish GPS! lol!
I could get lost in my own bathroom, so when I was making the rounds of fundraisers during the primary, getting some sort of GPS was essential. I was half an hour late to a one hour event...so the next day I went and got a Garmin. I don't need it often, but they do come in handy when you encounjter traffic jams and detours in strange cities....or when you are going to parties at strangers' homes out in the middle of nowhere.
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Yes, I sort of felt like I had lost control of the GPS’s.
Tint – Ok I admit… it’s fun to goof around with GPS’s.. but when in another city or state, they really are quite helpful
BamBam – Maybe it’s that strange force field vortex that surrounds your house? Kinda like the BamBam Triangle? People go in but never come out. I used a GPS for Real Estate… I’d download 50 addresses and the GPS would pick the most efficient route and I could visit 50 houses in one day. Pretty slick. So why are you going to strangers homes in the middle of nowhere?
Swag – You’re rich folks? A Navigator? Yes, GPS is especially nice in unknown territories. We missed a turn in Dallas and it flawlessly put us on an alternate freeway route… didn’t lose a minute of time.
Kats – Some GPS’s are easier to understand than others… and the placement of the unit often makes a big difference in sound. That’s one nice thing about OnStar, it over-rides the radio in a nice clear voice.
Du – Amish GPS Ha ha ha… that’s funny.
LOL! I was attending fund raisers for my cuz (I think she was trying to introduce me to wealthy bachelors whom she hoped to marry me off to).
ReplyDeleteWhat's your excuse?
You could be right about the BamBam Triangle. Stuff goes missing around my house all the time. I always blamed it on the gremlins, but I suspect it has more to do with the fact that my filing habits resemble the aftermath of a tornado.
LMAO, I love my old fashioned maps, If I make a wrong turn I look at is as opportunity for some sight seeing on the rout less traveled. If it is a dirt road so much the better. I hate main highways. I have found that if you want to see and meet the real America you have to get off the beaten path.
ReplyDeleteI still use my Indian Tracker, the Chiefette. Pretty funny Bert!
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