Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:
GRMN), today announced a pivotal upgrade to the Garmin Drive™
product line with a new wave of portable navigation devices (PNDs)
designed to simplify the driving experience for road trips and
daily commutes alike. The revamped navigators include four
easy-to-use models with 5.0, 5.5, or 6.95-inch display sizes. By
focusing on features that matter most, Garmin Drive customers can
benefit from high-resolution edge-to-edge displays, easy-to-follow
maps with 3D buildings and terrain1, and valuable travel
information to assist on road trips. The road trip-ready Garmin
Drive lineup will incorporate the vast database of notable sites
from leading media brand HISTORY® for the first time, a U.S.
National Parks directory, and TripAdvisor® traveler ratings. The
2019 Garmin Drive series is being showcased in the Garmin booth
(30342) at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan.
8-11.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190107005092/en/
Introducing the road trip-ready 2019
Garmin Drive™ navigators. (Photo: Business Wire)
“With the 2019 Drive series, customers have the ultimate road
trip solution that leaves the guesswork at home thanks to features
like HISTORY and the National Parks directory,” said Dan Bartel,
Garmin worldwide vice president of consumer sales. “Now you can
rely on the navigators to guide you inside National Parks or even
point out noteworthy sites along a road trip to make your travels
more interesting without any painstaking research ahead of
time.”
In addition to the extensive database from HISTORY, the new
Garmin Drive navigators offer a robust feature set of road
trip-ready options that include a directory of U.S. National Parks
to enhance navigation within America’s wealth of recreational
venues by locating visitor centers, picnic areas, campgrounds,
trailheads and more. Families or individuals alike can use the
navigators to easily explore parks and avoid complications if cell
phone service connectivity is limited within National Parks.
TripAdvisor traveler ratings are also available to help drivers
discover highly-rated places offering the most convenient lodging
or favorite local diners, and the Foursquare® Places Database
provides travelers with easy access to millions of new and popular
points of interest.
The new navigators are complemented with intuitive menus that
feature voice-activated navigation1 to help drivers keep their
hands on the steering wheel, and built-in Wi-Fi® that allows select
models1 to perform simple map and software updates without relying
on a computer. Helpful driver alerts, like school zone warnings,
can potentially increase situational awareness and encourage safer
driving.
With Garmin Real Directions™, users can focus on the drive
without the stress as the GPS easily guides them using recognizable
landmarks, buildings and traffic lights. Thanks to the included
receiver cable on most of the models, Garmin Traffic2 is available
without the need of a smartphone. Additionally, all of the Garmin
Drive models are equipped with map updates for either North America
or the U.S. and Canada.
Furthermore, the Garmin DriveSmart 55 and 65 are compatible with
the new Garmin Drive™ app. Once the app is downloaded, the
navigators can wirelessly connect with the driver’s smartphone via
Bluetooth® to help simplify the drive. Drivers will benefit from
smart notifications3, live traffic3, live parking3 details, and
photoLive traffic3 cameras that allow drivers to look up live
photos from more than 10,000 traffic cameras to oversee traffic and
weather conditions.
The new 2019 Garmin Drive lineup includes the Garmin Drive 52
with or without traffic, the Garmin DriveSmart 55 with traffic, and
the Garmin DriveSmart 65 with traffic. The navigators are expected
to be available this month with suggested retail prices ranging
from $149.99-$269.99.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and
wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who
live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary markets,
including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor
recreation. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom
at garmin.com/newsroom, contact the Media Relations department at
913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin,
instagram.com/garmin, twitter.com/garmin, or
youtube.com/garmin.
1 Garmin DriveSmart 55 and 65 only.2 Garmin Drive 52 without the
traffic receiver cable bundle does not include Garmin Traffic.3 To
use this feature, you must download the Garmin Drive app to your
compatible Bluetooth and GPS-enabled smartphone; see
Garmin.com/driveapp for details.
About Garmin International, Inc.:
Garmin International, Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd.
(Nasdaq: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its
principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and
the United Kingdom. Garmin is a registered trademark, and Garmin
Drive, Garmin DriveSmart, Garmin Real Directions, Garmin Drive App,
are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. © HERE. All
rights reserved. ©2019 TripAdvisor LLC. All rights reserved. The
HISTORY and the “H” logo are registered trademarks of A&E
Television Networks, LLC protected in the United States and other
countries around the world. foursquare® and the foursquare® logos
are registered trademarks of Foursquare Labs, Inc. All rights
reserved. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under
license. Wi-Fi® and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of
Wi-Fi Alliance.
All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and
service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All
rights reserved.
Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes forward-looking
statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements
are based on management’s current expectations. The forward-looking
events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur
and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and
unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including,
but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017, filed by Garmin
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number
0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at
http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No
forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and
Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events, or otherwise.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190107005092/en/
Garmin International, Inc.Cesar A. Palacios,
913-397-8200media.relations@garmin.com
Garmin (NASDAQ:GRMN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2024 to Sep 2024
Garmin (NASDAQ:GRMN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2023 to Sep 2024