Comments on: Dash Navigation Can’t Find Its Way, Lays Off Two Thirds Of Employees

By: A Dash Of Navigation Software In Your Next Blackberry

A Dash Of Navigation Software In Your Next Blackberry — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:27:38 +0000

[...] which makes makes the car GPS device Dash Express (read our review of the device here), had been struggling to compete with GPS device competitors like Garmin, and shifted its focus away from the hardware [...]

By: Dash Navigation cuts 55 jobs, plans to shift to licensing | Job Postings - Profossor.com

Wed, 13 May 2009 14:08:36 +0000

[...] Dash Navigation, the Sequioa funded startup which specializes in car GPS system called Dash Express, is cutting 55 jobs which amounts to 65% of its workers. Being a hardware company has taken its toll. Also, lack of proper strategy which failed to make the product a hit among car manufacturers is also affecting the company. Licensing is the new mantra that Dash seems to have been chanting. Though it might give the company a few more tough quarters, I think licensing to manufacturers is the only thing that can keep the company floating. Source: Techcrunch [...]

By: dave kellogg

dave kellogg — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:47:48 +0000

Don’t know how to point out a deadpool candidate, but it looks like Tacit Software should be added to the list. See this: http://www.orac...press/017678_EN

By: Bug Blogger » Blog Archive » RIP CE

Bug Blogger » Blog Archive » RIP CE — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:20:33 +0000

[...] read with chagrin the latest news from Dash Express. These are clearly tough times and we wish them luck with their new model. But I think this [...]

By: JJ Park

JJ Park — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:04:34 +0000

Dash like features have been available for years in Japan via Honda’s Internavi and follow-ons from Nissan’s CarWings, and Toyota’s GBook.

Dash were idiots to make their own hardware. They should have licensed the service to auto makers and other navigation makers from the start.

By: Dash Navigations leaves 65% employees lost | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:58:59 +0000

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By: H. Victoria

H. Victoria — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:58:47 +0000

I agree–timing is everything, especially with GPS. Garmin still controls the GPS market with a smaller design (although not all the data features) and smart phones add everything else. I wonder how much inventory Amazon went through last week when they had this as their Gold Box Deal at $199 and free shipping (was retailing at $299). With everyone dropping their prices they will have a hard time finding customers willing to pay the service fee + the price of the unit with so many other options out there.

By: Farewell Dash, We Barely Knew You! | Global Geek News Blog

Farewell Dash, We Barely Knew You! | Global Geek News Blog — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:15:17 +0000

[...] I have not been quite about the fact that I have been a huge lover of the Dash Express GPS Unit for some time. I have often called it my all-time favorite device and a revolutionary GPS product. It seems my dreams that it will one day be as mainstream as the TomTom GPS units or the Garmin Nuvi units have been shattered. Earlier today, Dash announced that it would be stopping the production of its hardware and has fired two-thirds of …. [...]

By: CMC Fan

CMC Fan — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:00:30 +0000

Dash should refocus the company on VOIP calls

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:37:37 +0000

Making their own hardware was a poor decision….that business model was doomed from the beginning. Software (only) is the way to go for them…hopefully they can make it back from the brink b/c it’s a great product.

By: JpMaxMan

JpMaxMan — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:23:32 +0000

Shoot! I just got one of these and was loving it. I think it’s the best GPS out there! So good w/ traffic and routing. Darn, was gonna buy one for my Mom for Christmas : ((

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:16:54 +0000

I think we will be seeing much more of this in the very near future. Hopefully it will not get too much worse but my gut says it just might.

By: Kn0xy

Kn0xy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:35:44 +0000

If you want something new to do with your unit, why not get into Geocaching then? Sort of like Treasure Hunting.

By: David G. Kayo

David G. Kayo — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:32:05 +0000

Just got an email from a friend that works there…. Crazy.

By: CrunchGear » Archive » Dash Navigation can’t find its way, lays off two thirds of employees

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:09:04 +0000

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By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Dash Navigation、袋小路に迷い込んで全社員の3分の2をレイオフ

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Dash Navigation、袋小路に迷い込んで全社員の3分の2をレイオフ — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:08:06 +0000

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By: Offbeatmammal

Offbeatmammal — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:04:35 +0000

I would so love to see an in-Dash unit (Dual DIN) that could replace the crappy radio/CD player in my car with a connected/traffic aware GPS and audio system.
As a stand-alone device the Dash has some great technology but is of no interest to me… but make the software available to (say) intergrate with the Centerfuse CarPC front-end or partner with {someone} to build a Windows CE powered device and I’d put down a few hundred bucks and sign up for a data plan…

By: Brandon L.

Brandon L. — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:53:27 +0000

Ok, for you first two commenters, do you own the product and attempt to use it on a daily basis? If so, you’d agree it has way more issues than are acceptable in a device that attempts to do what it does. It does not route around traffic, does not plan routes taking traffic into account, and does not even plot map search results as pinpoints on a map. If GPS were unlocked on my blackberry it’d be nearly as useful as a dash. I am hoping that the software update does fix the issues but have let my connected services subscription lapse due to dissatisfaction. I will be highly investigating a replacement if it does not fulfill my needs this holiday season.

By: dashdash

dashdash — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:57:33 +0000

any idea how many dash devices are out there?

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:41:39 +0000

What about deals with GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda for pre-installation just like XM-Sirius?

Or deals with Hertz, Avis, Dollar, etc.?

By: david amodt

david amodt — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:41:36 +0000

sounds like dash is DOA. 2/3 of employees gone and $71mm into it. equity firm will pick it up cheap and sell off the parts. anyone with dash units will be lucky to have service by next year in my opinion. Like the devices but with tomtom and garmin out there, it’s tough.

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:38:01 +0000

What about deals with GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda for pre-installation just like XM-Sirius?

Or deals with Hertz, Avis, Dollar, etc.?

The distribution problem is certainly similar to satellite radio, TiVO, and any other 3rd party device relying on a 1st party’s product and/ or service.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:22:43 +0000

This is a very cool GPS device. But, as always timing is everything. These guys were two years to late to the market.
Buying a device such as Dash becomes secondary now that smartphones can do all this and much more.
Another reason I never invest in hardware companies: $71M yikes. Give me $2M and I’ll deliver 5 kick ass applications across numerous wireless platforms.

By: UMapper

UMapper — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:22:29 +0000

We are looking forward to integrate UMapper into Dash. We hope this does not affect integrators like us in any way.

By: ghunda

ghunda — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:21:19 +0000

I wouldn’t say that their hardware strategy was bad, the execution was bad. With such limited distribution, what could they really expect?