This is a sponsored conversation, in collaboration with Navdy. All opinions are mine, post includes an affiliate link. 
One of my favorite things about living in Silicon Valley? It’s gotta be all the creative minds, innovation & start-ups. Why? Because they produce some of the hottest tech items! One such company is a local San Francisco startup called Navdy.
Navdy is reimagining what it feels like to drive. It enables you to get directions, receive calls, texts and control your music without picking up your phone. How? Our phones & cars are integral parts of our everyday lives. Navdy’s created a way for the two items we rely on most to work together. Watch this short video to see how it works:
The Navdy Head-Up Display (HUD) was created so that these two constants could interact in ways they’ve never been able to before … til now.
With Navdy and the Navdy app, we can stay connected to our networks, car and the road ahead. The Navdy HUD GPS Navigation System mounts to your dashboard with magnets. All I have to do is look forward to see info like driving directions, maps, calls, messages & my music – all projected on my windshield! Navdy will even let me know where the nearest gas station is.
Once I’ve reached my destination; I can place the Navdy in my glove box for safe keeping-it’s totally portable.
Navdy’s steering wheel dial lets your fingers do the talking!
As much as I love to travel & see new places… I’m a Mom first & foremost! The Mom in me is overjoyed to see this new product on the market. With a college-aged child behind the wheel of a car; I find myself constantly worrying about his safety while driving. Using the phone while driving is one of my main concerns. Everywhere you look, you see folks on their phones, either texting & driving or talking & driving. Yes, I’ve repeatedly stressed the importance of avoiding these behaviors with my son; I pray he heeds my warnings.
Here in California, it is now against the law to have a phone in your hand while driving.
Any tech item that helps keep my son (and YOURS ), from picking up their phones while driving is worthy of further investigation, so that’s just what I did.
Navdy sent me their Head-Up Display model so I could get a firsthand look at it & take it for a spin, or two, or three! I immediately fell in love with it. I feel more confident behind the wheel with my Navdy installed. It has removed all temptation to ever pick up my phone while driving. Why would I? Navdy lets me see who’s calling & leaving me texts, and I’m able to access my music & get driving directions-ALL through my Navdy steering wheel dial. I appreciate the ease of operation & I discover new benefits of having this system each time I get behind the wheel. Did I mention I installed it myself? Navdy is user friendly, making it a win-win in my book.
Features:
- Augmented Reality technology that creates a portable heads-up display to help you stay connected while driving with maps, calls, messages, & music.
- Never miss an exit again or the information that matters with Navdy’s full color, fully transparent image that is completely visible in direct sunlight.
- Use natural hand gestures to answer a call and get messages with just a swipe of your hand.
- Find your destination through GPS with searches powered by Google Maps and avoid traffic jams.
- Control your music on Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play & more.
Road trips & driving in general just got a whole lot more fun & safer! This Mama is most thankful for the latter.
Navdy sells for $499, order yours from Amazon, here’s my affiliate link.
