Garmin Drive 50LMT Car Navigation GPS Free Lifetime Maps & Traffic

Directions you can count on

The Drive 50LMT’s 5″ color touch display provides access to maps of the entire United States and nearly every square inch of Canada. You’ll find millions of preloaded points of interest — including a helpful Foursquare database — at your service when you want to get off the road. The Drive 50LMT also lets you assign custom points of interest so you can find favorite stops that are a little off the beaten path.

Know what’s coming

The Drive 50LMT delivers GPS-based alerts for upcoming sharp curves, school zones, red-light and speed cameras, and more. Speed limit displays with visual warnings on major roads help keep you in check. The Drive 50LMT even activates a driver fatigue warning when it detects long periods of consecutive driving without any extended stops.

Get a preferred view

The impressive 5″ display makes the navigator’s maps easy to see and follow. And you can manually adjust the screen orientation by 90 degrees, if you prefer a lengthwise view that’s more in line with your smartphone display. The Drive 50LMT’s slim profile ensures it won’t take up too much real estate, and the advanced rear mount will keep it firmly in place on your windshield.

Points of interest via Foursquare®

Foursquare’s crowd-sourced POI database breathes new life into tired directories of where to stop for gas, food, lodging, or shopping. When you look for points of interest on the Drive 50LMT, you’ll see the most relevant Foursquare results at the top of the search bar, so you’ll know every destination is verified by actual users.

Avoid congestion with Garmin Traffic updates

The Drive 50LMT features Garmin’s Traffic service, which covers a wide selection of roads and delivers reports in a hurry. Garmin Traffic incorporates data from active devices on the road, historical traffic patterns, and other factors like construction, concerts, and sporting events to give you a comprehensive look at congestion in most metropolitan areas, including a few cities in Canada. Best of all, you won’t have to pay any extra charges for this service over the life of your Drive.

Get to the exact right spot

Garmin’s Direct Access feature helps you find your way to specific points at select malls, airports, and universities, so you don’t have to search helplessly once you’ve gotten to the general area. It’ll even help you get through parking lots to get you as close to your exact destination as possible, giving travelers an edge when it’s time to rent a car.

Directions like you’d give

Real Directions voice prompts speak the instructions to you like a friend would, using easy-to-see landmarks, buildings and businesses, and traffic lights, rather than streets with tiny signs that you might not see in time. You’ll also hear directions spoken in a personable, human-sounding voice that you’ll comprehend readily.

Useful driving aids

This Garmin announces actual street names at turns, so you’ll hear “turn right on Madrigal Road” instead of “take the next right.” Colored arrows pop up as you approach complicated interchanges and junctions, showing you the the proper lane for the next maneuver. To keep you oriented, you’ll always have a text reminder of which street you’re on.

Garmin’s improved search function finds the right destination through addresses and points of interest quickly and accurately. Speed limit displays with visual warnings on major roads help keep you in check, and you’ll even be notified of school zones with audible and visual cues. And with one tap of the screen, the Up Ahead display will pull up details for services that lie ahead, including restaurants, gas stations, and more — all without leaving the map screen. Garmin even includes milestones to help you keep track of how far you have to go.

More Garmin extras

This Garmin’s compatible with the optional Garmin BC 30 wireless rear view camera and Garmin BabyCam, so you can add an extra layer of safety when you’re backing out of your driveway or need to check on the kids. Garmin’s trip computer lets you plan trips and record mileage, maximum speed, total time, and more.