Garmin Driveassist 50LM Mena GPS with Built-in Dash Cam

Offering the protection of “an eyewitness that never blinks,” the Garmin DriveAssist comes with a compact, built-in dash cam that continuously records your drive. If a collision occurs, the Incident Detection G-sensor will automatically save the files on impact. GPS records exactly where and when events occurred. A replaceable microSD card is included.

Garmin DriveAssist uses camera-assisted driver awareness features and driver alerts to encourage safer driving and increase situational awareness. When your car is stopped at an intersection or in traffic, “Go” Alert notifies you when stopped traffic in front of you has started to move. Forward Collision Warning alerts if you're driving too closely to the vehicle ahead. And if you drift off the road or into oncoming traffic, you'll see and hear Lane Departure Warning alerts. Hard-to-read house numbers are a thing of the past, thanks to the Garmin Real Vision feature. When approaching select destinations, your navigation display will switch to camera view, and a bright arrow will point to where you need to go.

Additionally, Garmin DriveAssist notifies you when driving the wrong way on a one-way street and sends warnings for nearby school zones. Receive alerts for nearby red light and speed cameras 5 . For longer drives, a fatigue warning 6 suggests break times and potential rest areas after hours of driving. Other safety features include alerts for sharp curves, speed changes, railroad crossings, animal crossings and more. The Up Ahead feature shows places and milestones along your route - right on your navigation display - to help you know what's ahead before you reach your destination.

Garmin DriveAssist offers you the option of convenient voice-activated navigation. Control Garmin DriveAssist with your voice, while your hands remain safely on the wheel.

Sync a Bluetooth-enabled device, such as your smartphone, to Garmin DriveAssist for hands-free calling, and receive smart notifications on your Garmin DriveAssist display. Receive calls, text messages and calendar reminders without ever removing your hands from the steering wheel to reach for your phone. Stay focused on your drive ahead while staying connected with customizable smart notifications that conveniently appear right on your navigation display.

For real-time information such as weather and traffic conditions, download the Smartphone Link 7 mobile app, which connects your Garmin DriveAssist GPS navigator with your compatible smartphone.

Garmin DriveAssist display redefines “spoken turn-by-turn directions” with Garmin Real Directions, easy-to-understand driving directions that guide like a friend, using recognizable landmarks, buildings and traffic lights (eg, “Turn right after the red building”) or “Turn left after the QT”). It's preloaded with millions more new and popular places, thanks to Foursquare®.

The Direct Access feature simplifies navigating to select complex destinations, like airports and shopping malls, by finding a place within a larger location. Direct Access even navigates through the parking lots to find the entrance closest to your destination. When navigating to the mall, Direct Access provides additional location information for specific retail stores inside. For example, “Arriving at Woodfield Mall. Anthropology is inside, on the upper level. ”

The Garmin DriveAssist display has a search field that makes it easy to find addresses and millions of POIs. Simply enter a category (like “pizza”), an entire address (“1234 Sycamore Lane, Anytown, USA”) or a proper name (“Starbucks”), and the Garmin DriveAssist display quickly returns your results. In the case of a misspelling, Garmin DriveAssist provides multiple search results that sound similar to what you've entered.

For a complete navigation solution, the Garmin DriveAssist display pairs with the BC ™ 30 wireless backup camera (sold separately; professional installation recommended). Once connected, you can easily see vehicles, pedestrians and other obstacles right on the Garmin DriveAssist display, as you move in reverse. When traveling with a baby or toddler, add the Garmin babyCam to your drive. babyCam is an in-vehicle video baby monitor that conveniently provides an “on demand” view of your backseat passenger, right on your navigation display. Easily play back video footage right on the device, along with a map view of where you were, at the time of the incident. If you like, you can watch footage later on your computer using our  Dash Cam Player .