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The good manufacturers of the Dash Express have been hard at work updating the software. There a few main updates to the system, which are sure to make the Dash Express even more popular.

One of the first updates involves something called MyRoute, which studies a route you go on often and figures out ways to improve on it. For example, if you are commuting from home to work, it will learn the route that you usually take. Now, next time you want to make that same trip, this program will look for faster, more gas efficient ways to get to the same place, and then you can choose if you want to go that way or not. One of the problems with the initial software in the Dash Express was the time it took for the maps to render. Many users wanted their maps to load faster, Dash was able to fix this issue and now they claim that the maps will render about 50% faster than before.

Additionally, their is a new program in the software called Search Along Route, which basically helps to find POI’s nearby and will display any near POI’s along your route as well as the distance from current location. The last of the updates includes a new program, which is provided by the SiRFInstantFix technology, and the program is called FasterFind. Basically, this obtains information from direct GPS satellites and displays that info to start moving within seconds. All of these services update automatically when in Wi-Fi range.

The Dash Express costs only $300, which is pretty cheap considering all of the new and improved features it comes with.

Via [NaviGadget]

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