Hello,
I often use tomtom on my phone to get to some place , then just cruise along taking side roads until my arival time is around the time I actually have to be at my destination , at which point I follow tomtom.
I know , maps like michelin maps have sections of road they indicate as being scenic , I have often taken detours along thos roads whilst driving to vacation spots , or when I had time to spare.
Now what i'd love to see in tomtom is the following:
Select destination + arrival time + margin of X minutes.
Then before selecting a route type , having the possibility to include as many scenic bits as my travel time allows.. with the option to jumble them up or select others / alternatives..
Say I need to go from Calais to Brussels , it's 13:00 and I need to be there at 17:00 .. That trip would normally take about 2 hours . That gives me almost 2 hours extra .. During which Tomtom could potentially take me past 3 or 4 optional scenic spots along that route and still get me in brussels before 17:00 ..
If during that trip , I stop to eat , and end up wasting 30 minutes , it can automatically revise my plannes scenic stops and still get me at my destination on time with 1 or 2 scenic bits less..
For me my gps has been an instrument for leasure driving more than it has been for business . I'm sure it's not like that for everyone , but for people who are the same as me on that front there are a lot of things that can be added to a gps app as an automatic upgrade or as an afforadable module.
Manually adding scenic spots and routes that can be shared with others , and get a quotation from others is something that could be added later on that would make it a self sustaining process.
I am already a fan of the new winding roads option that's been introduced in 1.10 as well .
Tomtom has refined the fundamentals of route planning almost to perfection over the years .If one looks beyond just getting from A to B , there is atill a lot that can be done though , I hope Tomtom - especially the iphone version , which I love - will take part in those things in the near future.
Kind regards
sj
