The Pursuit of Usability

Someday...

I want a navigation system that listens to me while I'm driving. One that can listen in on my cell phone or in car conversation and when someone mentions an address or phone number it queues it up ready to be used in some hands free friendly way. One were someone can text me an address and then I can tell the car to go there.

I want a navigation system that learns about my travel patterns. Forgetting privacy for a bit, I want a navigation system to remember where I go everyday. Once it knows where I usually go it can guess where I'm about to go. It can scan ahead for traffic and warn me before I hit it. It can tell me about alternate routes. It can make suggestions for changes in my travel routine to save gas or time.

I want a navigation system that's social. I want to be able share what I'm doing on the road with family and friends. I want it to tell me what music are other people listening to on this road. I want it to tell me what restaurants people I know like in this area.

I want a navigation system that cares about me. I want it be able to layer map data such as collision rate, fatalities, average speed, etc. Then tell me that we're on a dangerous road.

I want a navigation system that makes my car smart enough to aid me in my travels.