Kingy77 | Salut Frederik,
Il y a à peu près un mail de com officielle de Navdy par mois. Pour se tenir informé quotodiennement, il faut parcourir leur page Facebook. Ils ont récemment annoncé une date de livraison prévisionnelle en septembre 2015.
Début Janvier, il y a eu un information majeure qui, malheureusement, concernait le retard dans l'avancement sur le planning de conception du produit. Ils annoncent donc une livraison prévue pour le second semestre 2015, au lieu de "début 2015". Ils proposent un remboursement intégral aux mécontents, et un remboursement des frais de livraison ($30) à ceux qui veulent continuer l'aventure. Voici le message :
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First I want to start by thanking you again for your incredible support. Our team never imagined that we would be fortunate enough to have over 17,000 pre-orders in 2014 and it inspires us everyday. You are an invaluable part of our community and the only thing that is more important to us than shipping your Navdy as quickly as possible is making sure that the device lives up to your expectations.
That’s why we have to share the difficult decision to delay the ship date to the 2nd half of 2015. We know that you ordered with the expectation of receiving Navdy in early 2015, so this is not a decision that we made lightly. But after our recent schedule reviews and a few sleepless nights, we decided the risk of compromising quality to hit our initial deadline was just too great. The delay is painful and we are sorry to disappoint you, but the extra time allows us to do extensive user testing and refinement of every aspect of the product. From the way information is presented, the clarity of the image, the flexibility of the gesture recognition to the way Navdy sits on your car’s dashboard, we are obsessing over every detail to make sure it’s just right.
The only thing worse than shipping late would be shipping a product that does not live up to your expectations. Our commitment to you is that we will not compromise on the quality of the product -- the team at Navdy is incredibly passionate about delivering the world-class product you expect and deserve. We will continue to work tirelessly to deliver to you a product worth waiting for.
We want to make this right. As a gesture of appreciation, if you decide Navdy is worth the extra wait, we will be refunding you the cost of shipping ($20-30 per unit) by the end of the month. If, however, the 2nd Half 2015 is not an acceptable timeframe for you, please let us know by emailing refunds@navdy.com and we will promptly issue you a full refund.
Thank you for your faith and patience; we are grateful to have your support. As we get closer, we will keep you updated on our progress and provide more specifics on shipment dates. We value your feedback and we are always listening, please email support@navdy.com with any questions or to share your thoughts.
We will be sending you some very exciting company and product updates before the end of this month. Stay tuned and drive safely!
Sincerely,
Doug & Team Navdy
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Puis, début février, un autre mail pour tenir au courant de l'avancée du produit :
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Hello!
Navdy’s engineering team has been hard at work, we've made some great improvements and we’re excited to tell you about them:
- Improved graphics, bigger virtual display, and better user interface. The new user interface is stunning, the image size bigger, and the gestures are even more intuitive.
- Offline maps that allow following routes, creating new routes, and recalculating routes; even if your phone has no internet connectivity or to avoid roaming charges while traveling.
- Improvements in thermal, vibration, and dimming that make using Navdy safer and easier to use.
- Development of multiple magnetic mounts with a special nano grip material to connect to your dashboard. This means Navdy should fit comfortably on almost any dashboard.
- Added a mini-USB port for developers and future accessories.
At the same time, we've decided to remove some redundant hardware components to simplify the unit and make installation easier. Specifically, instead of connecting your Navdy to your car stereo you can now leave your phone connected to the car as it is currently and audio is sent from Navdy to your phone over Bluetooth. This makes setup easier and also means we can remove the internal speaker, AUX jack, and mic from Navdy by leveraging your phone instead. We also removed Navdy’s built-in GPS, and will instead use your phone’s existing GPS, which has a faster lock time with cell tower triangulation.
Company Updates
In 2014 we were fortunate enough to have over 17,000 pre-orders from our first customers. Over 2,000 retailers and other businesses reached out about partnerships. As many of you know, we raised $6.5 million from investors to fund the development of the product and the company. Our staff has grown to a team of 20 people - engineers, designers, and developers, all working under one roof to build the future of driving. We expect to double in size to 40 by the end of 2015.
In January we hosted a very successful Hackathon weekend, sponsored by BMW, in our new office space in SOMA. Over 250 developers attended as well as a dozen BMW Vice-Presidents from Munich, Germany. It was a great opportunity for us to do private demos to over 100 people and see developers get excited about Navdy. Here are a couple of pictures from the event:
We’re excited about Navdy’s progress, and we hope you are too! Navdy’s shaping up to be even cooler and more convenient than we imagined. As mentioned in our last update we are planning to ship in the 2nd half of 2015. To be more specific our current estimate is for shipping in September 2015. If our expected ship date changes we will keep you informed.
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Les infos arrivent plus fréquemment sur leur page Facebook. Malheureusement, il faut aller lire les réponses faites par Navdy aux questions dans les publications car ils ne font pas d'annonces en bonne et due forme.
Je suis d'accord que les gars de Navdy sont complètement nuls en communication, mais ils sont quand même de bonne foi. Il ne faut pas les comparer au projet Coin par exemple.  ---------------
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