DriveSmart 55 and Traffic, GPS Navigator, 5.5” Display, Simple On-Screen Menus, Easy-to-See Maps

Really excellent piece of kit that proved totally invaluable for our trip from the UK to Canada. After years of working from paper maps and internet screen shots - we rented a vehicle in Florida (back in 2019) that came with a dash mounted Garmin as a free upgrade and immediately realised it was taking a huge amount of stress and pre-planning away from us. Post pandemic and travelling again I decided to buy this unit to make life much easier. Living in the UK - I was able to order this GPS (SatNav) on Amazon.com (rather than Amazon.co.uk) and have it delivered to me in the UK direct from the USA. It is a great sized unit that is very very easy and intuitive to use and for the driver to see and read as you are driving. Like all GPS (SatNav) units it can very occasionally get small things wrong - but 99.999% it was very accurate. Anyone travelling to Canada - be warned that mobile/cell phone costs in Canada are unbelievably high - therefore EVEN with a USA/Canadian sim card in our phone - it would have cost a fortune to buy enough data in Canada (not necessarily the same in the USA which had much cheaper mobile/cell phone charges) to use a smart phone as a GPS/SatNav. Therefore we found it much more cost effective to buy the GPS/SatNav outright and it will work for years for future visits. One last thing about this model - after doing loads of research online - it tells you that this model is designed to work in tandem with a connected mobile/cell phone in order to receive traffic updates. It tells you this model works perfectly well as a GPS/SatNav on its own - but will not give live traffic updates without a connected mobile/cell phone - I considered this before buying - but decided that route guidance was enough and more important to me that anything else. HOWEVERE - after arriving in Canada - this device WAS giving us live traffic reports and rerouting to take the least congested routes - and we did NOT pair it with a mobile/cell phone - but still received live traffic reports. Great unit - Highly Recommended

I got this when I started a pizza delivery job. I drive 75% in the city and 25% in the country (Southern Illinois). I LOVE the subtle-ding the Garmin gives me when I hit 5mph over the speed limit (optional feature I enabled). It also displays the speed limit in most cases. The Voice Recognition is roughly what I expected. If I could rate the voice recognition on a 1-100 scale, I'd give it a 87. It recognizes well used streets well...but not quite as accurate on lesser known or said streets (or streets that could easily sound like something else). I always turn off the radio when I speak to allow it to hear me better. (But in most cases it can recognize with the radio on low). The SPEED at which I speak to the Garmin is Roughly 10-15% SLOWER than the Normal/Natural rate I would use if I were talking clearly to a Person. This seems to make it easier for the Garmin to read...But it could be slightly irritating to the impatient. Also the SPEED at which the Garmin Speaks to me (after I speak to it) will say something like, "Did you say, '123 Park Street".....Then I'll reply, 'Yes'....then then Garmin will say to me, 'WIll you like to begin Navigation', then I'll say, 'Yes' then it'll Beep/Chirp and say, 'Please Drive to the Highlighted Route'.... The conversation of the paragraph above could be better....and could be worse....Once again (I only use the voice activation if I sense that it's an, "Easy' Street for it to recognize like Main Street or Park Street...not 'Chataqueaua Street' (That it mistakenly thinks I said, 'Choctaw Street' as an example) It finds roughly 98% of the addresses I look for. Usually is it doesn't find it...its because it's a new subdivision or street. It also occasionally happens when when it's WAY out in the country. Despite me griping about a few things...I only do so to highlght what I've noticed. Overall it not only have achieved my expectations...but it slightly exceeds it (Minus the voice activated aspect/Which I'd say it only reached my expectations) The other thing I'll say I love...Is How/When the Garmin decides to zoom in on the screen/Zig Zag Pattern of the Road as you get CLOSER to the destination. AS you get closer to the destination the Garmin Zooms in on the REMAINING portion of the route which REALLY helps out on knowing what to expect further down the road. My lights are about to be replaced (Older Mini-Van) BUT...If I were driving in the country (Little to No Street Lights)...It is a LIfesaver to be able to SEE/KNOW sharp curves ahead of time by looking at the Garmin. Also...if you're in an older part of town (With a lot of one way streets)...It's nice to have an audible voice Warn you as a backup, "You are going the WRONG way down the Steet"...Haha Things that could be better...And it could be worse: The ability of the Garmin to find the exact apartment number (In an apartment complex/Mobile Home Community). If I could rate that on a 1-100...I'd give it only a 35. (Granted it's not something they claim to have) Small gripe I have. I drive a GM vehicle and I have to sometimes turn the headlights on/off twice before my headlights go off...Sometimes when I do this the Garmin will say, "Say a Command" and while it's speaking it sounds like somebody pulled the plug on it WHILE it was speaking...it sounds a little harsh WHEN this happens (Which isn't ALL the time/But it DOES happen occasionally). It's not something that can't be dealt with (and isn't Too loud...but it's slightly irritating when it happens) If Garmin could eventually master knowing all the apartment numbers/mobile home communities and on which face/side of the building they're located on...it'd make things MUCH easier though (Delivering Pizza's). Believe it or not....Sometimes it takes less time to get to an apartment complex vs finding the right building. Less people have addresses well lit/Visible on their homes/mailboxes than you'd think. Overall I'm VERY happy with the purchase. On the rare 2% of the time I couldn't find an address....my cellphone would always get me there. **Also, I bought the Backup Camera from Garmin** It's DIRT-Simple to install (A child/elderly person) could install it themselves unassisted. The 2 Lithium AA batteries I purchased (**NOT**-Included-by-the-Way)...lasted Roughly a month (Jan-Feb 2020).

Great unit. Works perfectly. I didn't realize that it didn't have voice command so it got 4 stars. But that's my fault. It works fine, so I will do things all manually.

I ordered this Garmin Drivesmart units last week. The truck has android auto built in, but it is always very buggy and takes quite a bit of time to connect. It also can hang up and nothing displays on the screen. I got tired of that and got this uniti instead. It has lifetime maps and traffic. It can also link to the phone for calls and texts, but I can still do that through the head unit and bluetooth. Has Wifi built in and it downloaded a map and system update when I first plugged it in. I really like this GPS so far, display is very crisp and updates while driving are fast. Traffic works well, requires you to use the Garmin Drive app on the phone, but they dont charge you for it. Not as integrated as something like Waze, but not bad for showing slowdowns, school zones or red light cameras. I'm using an aftermarket mount to stick to the windshield and move it closer which seems to work well so far. Once you are in the where to screen, all you have to do is say "Hey Garmin" and it immediately responds. All the acceptable commands are already on the screen as push buttons, so all you have to do is say find address or whatever. You don't have to remember what phrase to use, they are right there. I rambled off a few addresses from memory and it displayed the correct address as the first in the list. Once you are in a navigation mode, it always responds to hey garmin. Honesty, it is so much easier and intuitive than the phone and all the apps and much easier than the older units where you first have to enter state, then city then address.

Se ve bien y a lo mejor funciona en usa pero aquí en Mexico no trae los mapas, lo compré por fuera y funcionó un día, pero hoy solo se ve la señal del gps pero no veo el mapa! Decepción ! Va de regreso…

Another quality Gramin unit.working exactly as described. Thank you.

I have a built in one in my car but hubby does not and just had an older one stolen (grrrrrrr). This new one is great and it got us already to at least ten locations so far without any issues. It shows red light cameras ahead, schools, construction if they are known, voice is pleasant, screen easily readable, input easy to do, shows points of interest, speed limits, car's speed, time and much more, we have not even checked out.

Je suis absolument ravi de mon achat du navigateur GPS Garmin DriveSmart 65 & Trafic. Cet appareil a considérablement amélioré mes déplacements en voiture, offrant une expérience de navigation exceptionnelle et une multitude de fonctionnalités pratiques. L'écran généreux de 6,95 pouces est un véritable atout. La clarté et la résolution sont remarquables, rendant la navigation extrêmement facile et offrant une vision détaillée des cartes, des instructions de conduite et des points d'intérêt. La taille de l'écran contribue grandement à la sécurité, permettant une consultation rapide sans détourner le regard de la route. La fonction de trafic en temps réel est une véritable bouée de sauvetage. Grâce à cette fonction, j'ai la possibilité d'éviter les embouteillages en recevant des mises à jour en temps réel sur l'état de la circulation. Cela me permet d'optimiser mon itinéraire et d'arriver à destination plus rapidement. L'interface utilisateur est conviviale et intuitive. La navigation dans les menus est simple, et la saisie des destinations est rapide grâce à la fonction de recherche vocale efficace. Le guidage vocal est clair et précis, ce qui rend les instructions faciles à suivre sans distraction. La connectivité Bluetooth est un autre point fort. Elle me permet de synchroniser facilement mon smartphone avec le GPS, facilitant ainsi l'accès aux appels mains libres et à la diffusion audio directement depuis l'appareil. J'apprécie également les alertes de sécurité intégrées, comme les avertissements de zones scolaires et les alertes de changement de limite de vitesse. Cela ajoute une couche de sécurité supplémentaire à mes trajets. En conclusion, le Garmin DriveSmart 65 & Trafic est bien plus qu'un simple GPS. C'est un compagnon de conduite intelligent et fiable qui rend chaque trajet plus agréable et plus efficace. Je le recommande vivement à tous ceux qui recherchent une solution de navigation avancée et facile à utiliser.

El mapa no está actualizado para México. No obstante funciona. Aunque para el precio deberían actualizar los mapas antes de sacarlo a la venta.