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HeadsUp – Voice recognition system for drivers

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Naming a startup with the exact same name as the currently #5 Paid App in the iOS App Store seems unwise.

Different industries. Apple Computers and Apple Music happily lived side by side until Apple got into the music business.

Sure, they're both on the same platform in this case, but I think most users will be able to tell the difference.

I was literally just checking the status of my pre-order for Navdy.

https://www.navdy.com/

It seems they are shipping by the end of March this year. They claim to integrate with Siri and Google Now.

>"We know people are loyal to their brands and virtual assistants, from Siri to Google Now, and we’re making it effortless to access them during the driving experience."

http://blog.navdy.com/october-updates/

I will be interested to see how this product fairs in comparison.

"Ask Navdy to "compose new tweet", "write new text".

The Navdy use-case of sending and receiving text messages or tweeting seems like a particularly horrible idea.

I sincerely hope this whole product is actually an elaborate honeypot operated by the DMV and will just result in the permanent revocation of the driver's licenses of everyone who preordered.

Crap.. It looks like someone figured it out!

I agree, it could be problematic if you've made a mistake. At the moment HeadsUP! sends texts as a voice memo + a transcription.

Any suggests on improving this? :)

- Founder, HeadsUP!

I gave up on Navdy and cancelled my order after the 3rd delay and literally no progress updates for nearly a year until they hired a whole new engineering team. 90% of their "progress" updates is them showing off vapor-ware again at some random electronics show. I'll wager if they deliver that thing this year, it's no where near the promise.

(I'm harsh because I've worked at a hardware startup before. It's difficult stuff, but honesty with your backers and early adopters is the only correct path)

I definitely hear that! HeadsUP! offers complete refunds until the device has shipped. So it's on us to deliver (as it should be).

Amazon's Alexa enables HeadsUP! to get into the connected home -- like turning off home lights.

I hope it fairs well :)

- Founder

You lost me at "ALWAYS LISTENING". We've got enough of those already.

I'm listening ;)

Waze integration will be important...it has routed me around many a jam. Although I guess Google is using some of the data in Google Maps directions these days.

So they licensed the core Alexa tech? Or it just uses the API?

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