Tuesday, December 6, 2011

GPS even make us upset, angry, frustated and confused



GPS is very handy when we travel to places that are not so well known. We can know the location of where we are so they can determine what the appropriate steps are taken so quickly to the destination. Most importantly, when we get lost when traveling, we will easily handle it so it will get to their destination.

Westlake Village, - "The route, the main function of the navigation system, proved to still be a major issue. Despite nearly 10 years of easiness continue to be delivered to the consumer, fixed the problem appears on this (route). Is the industry (car manufacturers) to listen to what willingness of consumers to interact with their devices in the car? " firmly Andy Bernhard, director of JD Power and Associates, as reported by autoevolution, Thursday (24/11/2011).

Tool navigation or global positioning system (GPS) was created to facilitate human activity. However, studies carried out JD Powers and Associates proved that the tool is just frustrating when determining the direction of the motorist.

Interestingly, it was found in the GPS frustration built factory that became a standard feature production cars today. Not on the after-market GPS that actually tend to be easier to use and consumer friendly.

The results of JD Power and Associates 2011 Navigation Usage and Satisfaction U.S. Study 2011 shows, from a total of 18,303 respondents in 2011 production car users with GPS built factory experienced a lot of trouble on the road. The case most frequently occurs, the user can not find the address. Second, the user the trouble of plugging destinations and, third, the GPS route shown not the fastest, but it plays.

Here are eight rank the problems encountered when using GPS:
* The quality of display screens that are less sharp, easily dazzled
* Address / street / city not found
* Difficulty entering destinations
* The route is not the fastest available
* Difficulty using voice control
* The name of the street on the map is too low
* It is difficult to find a menu that sought
* Map or point of interest search less attractive


Greater problems consumers encountered when car manufacturers complete immersion in a single car electronic features touch screen. Separation of the menu button on the same screen can affect the effectiveness of consumer ratings of the usefulness of GPS.