Navdy's aftermarket head-up display projected phone-linked turn-by-turn directions, calls and notifications onto a small glass panel on the dash, controlled by hand gestures and a steering-wheel dial. It shipped in October 2016 at $799 (later cut to $499), but the company went into liquidation in late 2017 and warned owners in January 2018 that their units might stop working within weeks.
This entry is written from the 5 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
The pattern in the sources is regret. Only 15% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction falls from 8.0 to 1.2 out of 10 by the two-year mark.
Early owners and reviewers found it bright, reliable and genuinely helpful for keeping eyes on the road, with useful over-the-air updates. That changed abruptly when Navdy liquidated in late 2017 and told owners in January 2018 that navigation, voice recognition or the whole unit could stop working.
Owners were warned units may stop working within weeks of the January 2018 shutdown. Navigation and voice recognition depended on recurring services the company could no longer fund.
It is a real product that works, but its launch reception (72 out of 100 for hype) ran well ahead of how owners feel about it later. Owners were warned units may stop working within weeks of the January 2018 shutdown. That gap is what the regret score measures.
Worth it for: Gadget collectors; Tinkerers who accept it may not work. Think twice if: Anyone who needs dependable navigation; Drivers who want waze or google maps; Buyers expecting long-term support.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.0 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 7.8 / 10 |
| One month | 7.4 / 10 |
| Six months | 3.5 / 10 |
| One year | 2.0 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 1.2 / 10 |
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October 2016 launch report: ships at $799 after $299 early pre-orders and a projected $499 price; projects directions and messages over the road with gesture control, but is pricey for what a phone already does.
After a few months of use (price by then cut to $499), praises the bright display, premium hardware, magnetic mount, Dial controller and OTA updates, but notes the cost, theft visibility and side-street-heavy routing.
Finds it bright, helpful and well controlled by gestures and the dial, but expensive, locked to its own navigation and odd on rural routes; updated to say Navdy went into liquidation on 26 November 2017 and is no longer recommended.
January 2018: Navdy confirmed insolvency and an asset sale; its budget could not fund recurring services, so navigation and voice could fail and units could become non-functional, with owners unable to switch to another navigation app.
January 22, 2018: Navdy emailed customers that it had stopped operating and was liquidating, warning units may stop functioning within weeks; no refund mentioned, only a claims website, leaving the roughly $500 device a likely paperweight.