Features

• Large 8” RV navigator offers a bright, high-resolution touchscreen to easily view your route in landscape or portrait mode and map updates of North America that include the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Bahamas
• Find the best roads for your RV with custom routing for the size and weight of your RV or trailer (not available in all areas; always defer to posted road signs and road conditions)
• Access a preloaded directory of RV parks and services, Tripadvisor traveler ratings and content from Ultimate Public Campgrounds, KOA, U.S. national parks directory, PlanRV and millions of new and popular points of interest from Foursquare





• Enjoy satellite imagery, which shows vivid aerial views to help with smooth arrival at your RV park or campground
• Discover the best spots along your route with trendy places suggestions, and find local places to visit and exciting activities to try near your current location with local spots recommendations
• See road warnings to help keep you aware of steep grades, sharp curves, weight limits and more

Use Alexa to create to-do lists, check your calendar, news, weather and traffic, control smart home devices and play interactive games. You can also ask Alexa to play your favorite music from Amazon Music, Pandora, SiriusXM and more. While your music is playing, the album artwork appears on the crisp 6.95” edge-to-edge display. (Drivers should focus on driving and only use this function when safe to do so. The Garmin Drive app must be open and running on the user’s smartphone in order for the Alexa functionality to work and for access to live services.)

Just ask Garmin voice control when you need directions or to help you find POIs along your route. It even features easy-to-use Garmin Traffic with included cable. This helps alert you to traffic congestion, accidents and construction delays along your route and suggests detours if a faster route is available.

Sync your smartphone enabled with BLUETOOTH technology for hands-free phone calls, and receive customizable smart notifications (to use this feature, you must download the Garmin Drive app to your compatible smartphone (sold separately) enabled with BLUETOOTH technology and GPS) on your navigator’s display. You can also use BLUETOOTH to stream Alexa responses, including music, through your vehicle’s speakers. Garmin DriveSmart 65 with Amazon Alexa even offers real-time features such as live traffic, weather and parking (Parking data is available for most city centers; for coverage details, visit parkopedia.com).

When you’re not familiar with the area, it’s nice to have something to point you in the right direction. That’s why we brought TripAdvisor to your Garmin DriveSmart navigator. View ratings for travel POIs, such as hotels, restaurants and attractions along your route or near your destination. Make road trips more fun with the Trip Planner tool, which suggests interesting stops along the way. Foursquare user data, the HISTORY™ network of notable sites and a directory of U.S. national parks are also included.

With this premium navigator featuring Amazon Alexa, you can focus on the drive and make the most of your time behind the wheel.

The map shows stops for food, fuel and other milestones — such as upcoming cities — along your route. Find Exactly Where You Need to Go The Direct Access feature simplifies navigating to complex destinations such as airports or shopping malls. It even navigates through parking lots to find the entrance closest to your destination. Easier to Search, Quicker to Find. A search field makes it easy to find addresses and millions of POIs. You’re provided with search results that sound similar to what you’ve entered.

Our Verdict

This dash camera has a clever, compact, and handsome design, with lots of high-end features such as voice control and Wi-Fi connectivity. It also provides traffic light and speed trap alerts. The 180-degree wide-angle lens captures details to the side, but does suffer some fish-eye effect.