Wrong spoken instructions at roundabouts

lasitha

It looks like when there are more than 3 exists at a roundabout, my TT GO 500 gets the voice instructions wrong (e.g. it says take the 2nd exit when it should be the 3rd). However, the map shows the correct exit.

Has anyone else noticed this?.

Lasitha

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:31 am Post subject:

Nope, my 300 always seems to get this right.
Can you post an example here, so that others can try it in demo mode on their units?
(Next question is how to find a postcode for a roundabout! Laughing

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washbrook · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:38 am Post subject:

Hi lasitha...

Yes... I have also noticed this has happened with my 500 on some roundabouts. Two of them are on my journey to and from work. Insructions wrong, maps OK.

Cheers
Dave

lasitha · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:03 am Post subject:

The roundabout in Kingsbury, London NW9, is a good example. It has 5 exists. TT GO always gets it wrong.

Map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.5849&lon=-0.2819&scale=5000&icon=x

There is a Lloyds TSB nearby (postcode: NW9 9DX). You could try entering that.

Lasitha

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:53 am Post subject:

lasitha · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:02 am Post subject:

So is this a map error or a software error?.

Oldboy · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:52 pm Post subject:

Andy_P · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:58 pm Post subject:

Very odd.... I've just tried demoing several routes round that roundabout, and it gets them all dead right (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th exit). I assume we must be on the same map version? (mine is v562 and my software is still 5.200).

However, this sort of thing is something I've been wondering about for a while now. I find quite a few places where the way the roads actually look as you're driving isn't reflected in the way that the voice directions direct you.
As an example, try the junction where Mill Hill Road meets Station Road in Barnes. http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.4703&lon=-0.2449&scale=5000&icon=x
If I'm travelling west towards Barnes High Street, my right turn at this junction is completely ignored, and very confusingly, just as I approach it TomTom says "left turn ahead" which I assume must mean the turn onto the High Street itself which is actually the SIXTH left after the right turn.

The on-screen maps LOOK right (apart from the usual refusal to admit the existence of mini-roundabouts) but there must be additional data that affects how the voice reacts. So, should that sort of problem be reported to TeleAtlas or is it how TomTom have interpreted it so it's THEIR error?

lasitha · Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject:

I have tried approching that roundabout from several directions and each time the TT GO got it wrong.

My versions are:- map: 571, app: 5.200, OS: 906, GPS: 1.21, Boot: 2.18

I did send an e-mail to TT Support a few days ago. No word from them yet.

Lasitha

todger1 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 20

My go has problems counting exits too.... If the roundabout has dual lanes in from single lane access roads.... make sense?, then it counts each lane as an exit! This happens in France too... 8O

lasitha · Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject:

I have reported my problem to Tom Tom. Hopefully it will be fixed in the next release.

dill · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 05, 2005 Posts: 74

I should think Tomtom allready know about the problem, they are in no hurry to fix the problem.

RodMob · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 7:45 pm Post subject: Kingsbury roundabout

goon525 · Regular Visitor Joined: Aug 25, 2005 Posts: 75

I have just been on a long trip through England and Wales and have repeatedly had the roundabout problem. Most often it says 'take first exit' when it means take second exit. The map always looks fine. Surely this must be a software fault if the maps are ok?
Goon525

Jtonline · Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:20 am Post subject:

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