Re: New Escort 9500xi radar detector. I think that most speed-detections countermeasures hobbyists will find that their current arsenal covers most of the ancillary features of the 9500xi - i.e. NavAlert or Cheetah GPS-Mirror to cover the Trinity database, a vehicle/aftermarket GPS-unit to cover the same (plus marked interest locations, etc.).....
As with Bishop, I don't really have a need for those.
In terms of the AutoLearn, with my local driving habits and threat locations, I unfortunately *cannot* take advantage of this feature (i.e. I pass a police station on two of my usual routes, and although 95% of the time they're not running enforcement, they both can and will - and have demonstrated to do so in the past, in more than one circumstance). However, this, I think, is a much more unique consideration.
For the rest of the public (including those hobbyists who do not currently utilize secondary protective measures for fixed threats), though, I think that these features will make the 9500xi extremely popular.
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