| Traditional paper road map fold outs and booklets | | | | arms length. It also has a clear voice guidance |
| are quickly being replaced by auto GPS devices as | | | | feature which prompts the driver when and |
| a long distance travelers mandatory tool of | | | | where to turn or notifies the person if a |
| choice. Since GPS technology has been | | | | designated point of interest is already near. |
| transformed from a purely military use and have | | | | The second type of auto GPS system generally |
| recently in the past ten years been made readily | | | | covers the smaller and more portable ones. They |
| available to almost everybody, more and more | | | | also have the same functions and features as |
| vehicle navigator systems have been introduced. | | | | their bigger counter parts. However, hand held |
| There are essentially only two types of auto GPS | | | | automobile global positioning system devices are |
| systems, the favorite variety being the bigger | | | | not very easy to use. They have a small screen |
| and usually fixed (not portable) global positioning | | | | that makes it difficult for drivers to immediately |
| devices. Some tag this particular type of | | | | consult it without having to stop and look at the |
| electronic guide as the, true car navigator, as it is | | | | details displayed on LCD. While some can manage |
| more exact and easy to use than its other | | | | to drive and look at it at the same time (not |
| counter part. It has an adequately sized display | | | | recommended), studies have shown that this |
| screen that can be very easily viewed even at an | | | | could be perilous. |