Garmin's new GPS - the nüvi 765T

Garmin will launch its new nüvi 765T GPS in October, with a redesigned interface offering drivers a much clearer description of which motorway exits to take.  The new Junction View system is capable of offering a photorealistic picture of the route to be followed.  Most of Garmin’s competitors already offer similar functionality, albeit under different names.  As you can see in this screenshot, the sign above the lane that should be taken is shown clearly, but the other options are grayed out.  This is a simple but effective idea that for the time being at least is only exploited by Garmin.  The other new feature that can be seen here is Lane Assist, which adds a very visible arrow to the lane of traffic to follow.

In some big cities, certain signature buildings and key monuments are shown in 3D, and it probably won’t be long before this feature, which can be seen in this screenshot, is added to more constructions in more locations.

As for the hardware itself, it’s a standard high-end model with all that brings: 4.3 inch screen, Bluetooth to connect to a hands-free kit, voice synthesizer to read street names, FM transmitter to be picked up by the car radio, speed camera locations, MP3 player and, finally, up-to-date traffic information from ViaMichelin.

The Garmin nüvi 765T should launch at around 399 euros.