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My car has voice-control, so I press a button on the steering wheel, speak my destination, and I'm good to go. It works really well. I can't do this easily on a
by jbob2000 10y ago
My car has voice-control, so I press a button on the steering wheel, speak my destination, and I'm good to go. It works really well. I can't do this easily on a smartphone while I'm driving.
The "big-screen dinosaur" is incredibly helpful for showing routes and directions, much better than the dinky smartphone screen.
- lallysingh 10y agoThis depends on your car model. Many (like mine) have horrible voice control systems.
- JBReefer 10y agoFord has a good passthrough to Android (hold down Speak button). GM has a terrible system that requires you to wait to speak for a quiet beep, and chides you if you don't. It's very odd and never fails to infuriate me.
- 6DM 10y agoI found that for my Ford Edge, I basically have to shout at it before it understands me. My wife laughs at me every time.
- gol706 10y agoI have the exact same car and problem. I think her laughing is making it even harder for the voice recognition but it's hard to prove.
- Jemmeh 10y agoBluetooth headset + phone gives you the same functionality. They even have bluetooth buttons you can attach to your steering wheel if reaching up to your ear isn't something you want to do. Easily replaceable, cheaper, better design.
- arbitrage 10y agoNow you have to keep track of chargers, and kludge things onto your car. A button on your wheel, a holder on your window or clipped somehow onto your dash. No thanks.
- Jemmeh 10y agoThe bluetooth buttons just connect to your car. Install it, and then never mess with it again. I assume most people take their phone around with them these days. I have a magnetic mount in my car, so as I'm sitting down I just lay it on the magnet on the dash and go.
- ChrisRR 10y ago"Ok google, navigate to <place>"
- izacus 10y agoWhich makes Google happily google for "Navigate to place" instead of starting GMaps. At least on my Nexus 5X :/
- j45 10y agoIt's possible to speak to the phone using the buttons of the car. Specifically pressing the dial or command button. If your car has bluetooth phone audio, or bluetooth "music" audio connection it becomes a lot more possible.