My Car Thinks I Live at Home Depot

[Silicon Desert]

Not a complaint. More of a humorous mistake of the voice navigation. On at least the last 10 software builds up to what I have now (20.40.8), every time I ask the car to "Drive to Home Depot", it understands me perfectly and displays the text of precisely what I said, yet navigates to my home instead. "Navigate to Home Depot", nope, we are going home. "Go to Home Depot", sorry we are going home. "Find Home Depot", hey you have enough tools at home; we are going there

HOWEVER, of interest if I just say "Home Depot", that works !!! So now I got in the habit of just saying the name of the destination and not giving it a directive. Interesting.

 

[Bill Price]

Not a complaint. More of a humorous mistake of the voice navigation. On at least the last 10 software builds up to what I have now (20.40.8), every time I ask the car to "Drive to Home Depot", it understands me perfectly and displays the text of precisely what I said, yet navigates to my home instead. "Navigate to Home Depot", nope, we are going home. "Go to Home Depot", sorry we are going home. "Find Home Depot", hey you have enough tools at home; we are going there

HOWEVER, of interest if I just say "Home Depot", that works !!! So now I got in the habit of just saying the name of the destination and not giving it a directive. Interesting.

Interesting that you have navigated to Home Depot several times, yet you still don't know the way and have need of navigation to get you there?

 

[Silicon Desert]

Interesting that you have navigated to Home Depot several times, yet you still don't know the way and have need of navigation to get you there?

Yes funny. But I guess you haven't considered that I am getting paid to test the voice nav in this area
There are so many quirky little things like this. I just mentioned one. YET, it works great most of the time.

 

[Silicon Desert]

Interesting that you have navigated to Home Depot several times, yet you still don't know the way and have need of navigation to get you there?

You want another good one..... about a year ago, the wife and I were going to find a Mustang dealer. She has always wanted one. We said something like "Find a Mustang Dealer". Know where it wanted to take us? The Mustang Ranch. Right, the house of prostitution

 

[Bill Price]

You want another good one..... about a year ago, the wife and I were going to find a Mustang dealer. She has always wanted one. We said something like "Find a Mustang Dealer". Know where it wanted to take us? The Mustang Ranch. Right, the house of prostitution

Best not to try the command "take me to Bill Gates house" lest it take you to the pearly gates?

 

[SabrToothSqrl]

EVERY time I say drive to Home Depot, mine takes me home, and it's not cute anymore... it's just poor programming...

 

[Bill Price]

EVERY time I say drive to Home Depot, mine takes me home, and it's not cute anymore... it's just poor programming...

What happens when you say "drive me to the home depot store?"

 

[Silicon Desert]

What happens when you say "drive me to the home depot store?"

same thing. You go home. Say it anyway you like, it wants to take you home. BUT as mentioned, it you simply say "Home Depot", and nothing else, no directive. Interestingly, it will navigate to Home Depot

 

[forkee]

Time to switch to Lowes

 

[MichaelP90DL]

You want another good one..... about a year ago, the wife and I were going to find a Mustang dealer. She has always wanted one. We said something like "Find a Mustang Dealer". Know where it wanted to take us? The Mustang Ranch. Right, the house of prostitution

It would have been even funnier (?) had you gone there...and picked up a job application.

 

[Silicon Desert]

It would have been even funnier (?) had you gone there...and picked up a job application.

ha, yes. But I don't think they would hire me at a house of prostitution. Over 70 male

 

[Silicon Desert]

Time to switch to Lowes

yes, that would be good for the car. At least it understands the name, but I'd hate to travel 12 more miles to pay more money

 

[Bill Price]

yes, that would be good for the car. At least it understands the name, but I'd hate to travel 12 more miles to pay more money

Over 70 male? You more than likely have the time and the money to travel 12 more miles to pay a few more pennies?

 

[KArnold]

Nor really related but my father used to live on Shipmaster Drive.

Let's just say the nav annunciation could use some adjustment on some words. Had to cover the kids ears.