# Garmin EcoRoutes ESP module turns your GPS into car sentinel **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 5, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748 "2009-11-05T09:48:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/1 "2009-11-05T09:48:13Z")
![http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/11/nov509garmin5dfha.jpg](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/11/nov509garmin5dfha.jpg) > **[Garmin communicates with your car via ESP - Roadshow](https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/garmin-communicates-with-your-car-via-esp/)** > > The EcoRoute ESP will connect your Garmin Nuvi to your vehicle's diagnostics port. We stopped by Garmin’s booth at the [2009 SEMA Show](http://reviews.cnet.com/sema/) expecting a new GPS device or news of another OEM integration deal, but we stumbled upon something even better. Sometime next year, Garmin’s Nuvi GPS devices will gain the ability to communicate with your [car](http://reviews.cnet.com/car-tech/) through ESP. In this case, we’re not talking about psychic extra-sensory perception, but the EcoRoutes ESP module for Nuvi navigation devices. The ESP module is a hideaway box that connects to (and is powered by) your vehicle’s OBD-II diagnostics port. The device gathers information about your vehicle’s performance and relays that info via a Bluetooth data connection to your Garmin Nuvi GPS device atop your dashboard. Using the Nuvi’s touch screen, users can view a set of customizable gauges, view and clear fault codes when the Check Engine light comes on, and monitor real-time fuel economy and emissions data. The unit also provides data logging for users who want to track their performance and interfaces with the EcoRoutes software that’s already present on current Garmin devices. Garmin’s representatives were happy to give us a quick demo of the system in action at their booth on the show floor and it looks pretty slick. Pricing and availability were unavailable at the time of publication, but we’re told to expect more information at CES in January 2010, so stay tuned. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/2 "2009-11-05T09:51:32Z")
Wow, that’s pretty bad ass. In before :tinfoilhat: ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/3 "2009-11-05T09:53:07Z")
Pretty bad ass. :tup: EDIT- fuckin Joe. That’s pretty…uh…sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/4 "2009-11-05T09:53:55Z")
pretty bad ass ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/5 "2009-11-05T09:57:09Z")
that’s pretty bad ass. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/6 "2009-11-05T10:03:14Z")
that is pretty bad ass. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/7 "2009-11-05T10:24:43Z")
That ass is pretty bad. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/8 "2009-11-05T10:32:24Z")
so bad ass. ---
**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/9 "2009-11-05T10:39:24Z")
Thats pretty ass bad ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/10 "2009-11-05T10:52:28Z")
thats pretty cool ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/11 "2009-11-05T10:53:28Z")
> [@badnewsmini](#): > > thats pretty cool FAIL. And I want that CAI with the 57 degree IAT. ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garmin-ecoroutes-esp-module-turns-your-gps-into-car-sentinel/75748/12 "2009-11-05T16:45:28Z")
bad ass pretty