One of the biggest digital map makers; Navteq; revealed the results of a “proprietary” (they paid for it) research study that focused on impacts of using a GPS navigation system. According to the study which was conducted by NuStats:

drivers using navigation devices 1) drove shorter distances and 2) spent less time driving. Conducted in two metropolitan areas of Germany – Dusseldorf and Munich – the study also showed that drivers with navigation devices had a 12% increase in fuel efficiency, as measured by liters of fuel consumed per 100 kms. Fuel consumption among those drivers using navigation fell from 8.3 to 7.3 l/100kms.

If you drive 12K miles per year in a vehicle that gets 30MPG – your fuel cost would be 400 gallons x ~$1.90 = $760. Savings of 12% would be $91/year. Do you buy the results of the study? If you do – would this make you a buy a GPS navigation system?

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Source: Navigadget
Read more here:Navteq says GPS navigation systems save fuel

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