CoPilot 8 Shipping

freestyler · 11-22-2004, 04:19 PM

Just an FYI, it's shipping. $99 upgrade for current 2002/2003/Live7 users

competitive upgrades are available also

http://www.alk.com/products/consumer...top8/index.asp

rgardjr · 11-22-2004, 04:22 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by freestyler

Just an FYI, it's shipping. $99 upgrade for current 2002/2003/Live7 users

competitive upgrades are available also

http://www.alk.com/products/consumer...top8/index.asp

Any idea on how new/old the maps in this version are? Do they use the navteq maps?

freestyler · 11-22-2004, 04:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rgardjr

Any idea on how new/old the maps in this version are? Do they use the navteq maps?

Oct 2004 is the dataset, not sure if tey use navteq, I dont think they do as they have been making most of their own maps since 97 or something. They usually have all of the streets in my area pretty quickly

qjones · 11-23-2004, 10:45 AM

Any word on if the Voice has improved... and by improved I mean a completely new TTS engine?

freestyler · 11-23-2004, 12:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by qjones

Any word on if the Voice has improved... and by improved I mean a completely new TTS engine?

I haven't asked about that, they seem stuck in their ways on that one. I'll probably order it up and try it out.

If you want the new WAAS receiver it's a $199 upgrade.

qjones · 11-23-2004, 12:14 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by freestyler

I haven't asked about that, they seem stuck in their ways on that one. I'll probably order it up and try it out.

If you want the new WAAS receiver it's a $199 upgrade.

I love the software, I have 2003 right now. But the lack of a quality voice really brings it down.

mp31023 · 11-23-2004, 12:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by qjones

I love the software, I have 2003 right now. But the lack of a quality voice really brings it down.

What's wrong with the voice quality on Copilot live?

freestyler · 11-23-2004, 12:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mp31023

What's wrong with the voice quality on Copilot live?

it's too robotic like

if they would let you use the AT&T TrueVoice if you have them installed it would be nice.

Woobie · 11-29-2004, 02:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mp31023

What's wrong with the voice quality on Copilot live?

It's horrible when compared to competing products. I switched from CoPilot to Routis for this reason alone, even though I think that CoPilot's gui is much better.

saintx · 11-29-2004, 02:40 PM

does anybody know what has changed? besides for upgraded on maps. has the software itself changed?

pip · 11-29-2004, 03:06 PM

Yes, there are new features - including a new '3d' map.

mp31023 · 11-29-2004, 03:24 PM

Which GPS receiver is the Copilot live using?

freestyler · 11-29-2004, 03:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mp31023

Which GPS receiver is the Copilot live using?

any nmea compliant or the copilot receiver, the new one (Live8) is WAAS enabled.

i use copilot because of copilot live, that feature out weights voice, i never can hear it to begin with so i don't care too much, i look down and see when a turn is. i had live on while driving from MN to CO last summer and my mom would check in and see where i was at and send me messages.