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1991 Demo of the Etak Navigator

EllsworthC · Demo · YouTube title: Etak Navigator Tour & Demo
Why it's here

Cited as a rare look at how pre-GPS car navigation worked, especially its dead reckoning with turn-based recalibration.

What it covers

Raw 1991 home footage of a working Etak Navigator, the 1985 in-car navigation system that predated consumer GPS. It shows the system's cassette-based map display and explains its augmented dead reckoning using wheel sensors.