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Jun 10, 2018
A solid piece of tech, with a few quirks that you should understand ...
2 of 4 found this helpful The Garmin DriveAssist 50LMT is a solid piece of technology that functions as a combination GPS, dash camera and a driver assistance (ADAS) system. That said, it does have a few important limitations that you should be aware of.
Here's a summary of the positives and negatives pertaining to this device:
Positives:
1) Price and value: I paid $99 for a refurbished unit, and at this price, I think it's a fantastic value. Although, at the original $299 asking price, I'm not sure I would have purchased it.
2) The unit is well made, and simple to set up.
3) The GPS provides clear, simple voice directions, the screen is bright and easy to follow (though of very low resolution for 2018).
4) The dashcam video is generally pretty good quality; although it gets somewhat marginal at night because of the small size of the lens.
5) The ADAS features really do work: the forward collision, lane departure warning and moving traffic warnings function as described. The unit also warns you of speed limit changes, red light cameras and when you are driving the wrong way (though see below on that last point).
6) You can operate the unit by voice command in addition to pressing options on the screen.
Negatives:
1) The GPS sometimes makes mistakes and is missing some locations (e.g. it didn't know about a CVS pharmacy in Savannah, GA even though that business has been there for years). It also told me I was driving the wrong way down a street at one point (even though I wasn't) and took me on a mile long "side trip" rather than telling me to execute a perfectly legal U turn.
2) The unit takes quite awhile to calculate routes.
3) The battery life is really short (less than 30 minutes): this unit is only designed to function plugged into your car.
4) Some major US cities (like Savannah, GA) have no traffic antennas, so you won't be able to get live traffic updates.
5) The ADAS system gives false positives sometimes, especially if the sensitivity is set to "high".
6) At night time, and in the rain, the ADAS system really doesn't work reliably (even though this is arguably, when you might need it most).
7) The supplied suction cup mount really doesn't hold very well.
All-in-all, I recommend this unit.
Based on my readings of other reviews, most ADAS systems in stand alone dashcams are completely useless, whereas while this system makes the occasional mistake, but it actually does work (in some ways it works BETTER than the system in my $60K BMW ... that system warns SO late that metal is already crumpling by the time the alarms go off! I'm exaggerating, but only slightly). The GPS works fine, but honestly, no better than the free Google Maps app on my smart phone. The dash camera records in full HD quality, and during the day the video looks fine, but because the lens and sensor are so small, in marginal light it looks worse than the video from some $50 stand alone dashcam units.
If you ONLY need a dashcam or ONLY need a GPS, you probably shouldn't buy the Garmin DriveAssist; however, if you want both of these functions in one machine, and you're curious about "smart" driver assistance / collision avoidance systems, and you want to test one out for very little money, I think you'll be happy with your purchase.