Don't Want Skyzmatic? Here's An Out

[Ekh]

At least a partial out. As some of you know, I'm interested in the Navdy heads-up display. I asked about compatibility with the Elio, and was told "Yep - as long as the car has the OBD-II port, you should be in business."

Navdy will be compatible with IOS and Android. Google Maps will be built-in. It will also handle your phone calls, music selections, or other apps that you select. It does this through finger gestures and voice recognition (GOOD voice recognition!)

I have one on order; they ship in December and until then they are $299, jumping to $499 when production begins. They expect to have their backlog filled by February 2016.

Check 'em out here: http://www.navdy.com/zpyeEI4b

I don't think Navdy will control a back-up camera or remote starting (I'm not sure of that last; maybe). But it will do a lot of what I want and a very reasonable price. I'm in! No Skyzmatic for this dude.

 

[JEBar]

has it been established that EM will have an OBD-II port .... there was a good bit of discussion about this a while back and I don't remember the consensus

 

[Ekh]

One of the crew members on the Tour Team stated it as definitely ODB-II. I have asked for confirmation, but haven't received an answer yet. Coss posted the information here: #26

 

[JEBar]

great to hear .... that will simplify things considerably in several areas

 

[Ekh]

great to hear .... that will simplify things considerably in several areas

Yep. I don't see why they WOULDN'T use ODB-II at this point -- they are so committed to being the base station for all things electronic, now and in the future, that they pretty well have to go that route, even though ODB-I would be cheaper. Just one of those quality-for-cost decisions that threaten $6,800, but are probably worth it in this case.

 

[WilliamH]

has it been established that EM will have an OBD-II port .... there was a good bit of discussion about this a while back and I don't remember the consensus

I seem to recall that it would have an OBD-II port but might not necessarily have all of the features.
But no one knew exactly what that meant in terms of capabilities.
I believe we also got into discussion about who had a legal right to the programming of the on board computer. That was when that issue was being raised all around.

 

[Coss]

I would like to jump in here with a slight correction for Ekh
It's not ODB it's OBD = On-Board Diagnostic here's what it is and does http://www.obdii.com/

And here's a much more complete description and history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-board_diagnostics

 

[JEBar]

Yep. I don't see why they WOULDN'T use ODB-II at this point -- they are so committed to being the base station for all things electronic, now and in the future, that they pretty well have to go that route, even though ODB-I would be cheaper. Just one of those quality-for-cost decisions that threaten $6,800, but are probably worth it in this case.

the cost savings was the point I remember being discussed earlier

 

[Ekh]

I would like to jump in here with a slight correction for Ekh
It's not ODB it's OBD = On-Board Diagnostic here's what it is and does http://www.obdii.com/

And here's a much more complete description and history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-board_diagnostics

I am a charter member of DAM -- Mothers Against Dyslexia! Thanks for the correction and the info.

 

[Ekh]

I know that Navdy gets both power and data through the OBD port. It can operate from any 12-volt power source, but that limits its functionality somewhat. You'd get the navigation and phone functions, but not stuff that depends on car-generated information. I'm hoping for the best and that Elio isn't doing anything hinky with the OBD-II bus.