Difference between your car speedometer and GPS speed

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  • Опубліковано 27 січ 2025

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  • @vindowswista
    @vindowswista 3 роки тому +23

    GPS is very accurate. Tested it. I used HUD, phone and road radar that shows my speed - all these three reports 57 km/h while car speedometer was set at 65 km/h (cruise control).

  • @miked6914
    @miked6914 3 роки тому +10

    The other thing you need to consider is the coefficient of friction between the wheel in the road. It changes with temperature, rain, ice/snow, sand on the road, cement, or asphalt...etc. The more the tire slips, the more engine hp and rpm you need to maintain the same speed. So if your gps speed is 50 and your speedometer speed is 57, your theoretical coefficient of friction is 0.877.

  • @FishingSituation
    @FishingSituation 3 роки тому +7

    It's basically the same in most countries. I use the Incitatio app on my phone as a digital speedometer. It's also fun to test acceleration with the same app on the diffenret rentals I drive.

  • @robinsattahip2376
    @robinsattahip2376 4 роки тому +8

    Yes, I've noticed the same thing on a Toyota Yaris in Asia. I thought the GPS was off.

  • @mohammedkhan4088
    @mohammedkhan4088 5 місяців тому +1

    Just drove 37mph in a 30mph road my car dash is digital there was a police mobile camera speed van parked on the road worried about points on my licence and now viewing your video for help 😂😂

  • @kjn68i
    @kjn68i 2 роки тому +2

    I have been told that speed indicated on the car is always faster then gps because if indicated lower and you thought you were at 70mph you could be doing a higher speed and might get a ticket.

  • @CatalinDumitriu
    @CatalinDumitriu 7 місяців тому

    The difference between speedometer and google maps is somewhere at 5miles at 70m/h. So basically speedometer at 70(cruise control) and gps shows 65 or 66 m/h

  • @By.ozalsa
    @By.ozalsa 3 роки тому +2

    In my own experience all car brands’ speedos above 100km/h speed produce a difference of roughly 5 k /h, with an exception to German ones, (Porsche, BMW…). I feel it’s to do with calibration of the speedos.

  • @Outdoorswithnigel
    @Outdoorswithnigel 3 роки тому +5

    Noticed this today in my Kia Rio.
    I was doing 50 in the car but on gps I was only 46...
    Theres a speed camera near my home in a 40 area I have gone past it a few times at 45-48 and never got a ticket.
    Today I went at 48 miles an hour in the car and the gps said 42 so I'm wondering if this is why I've never got a ticket

    • @miranakyuz6337
      @miranakyuz6337 3 роки тому

      Did you get ticket?

    • @Outdoorswithnigel
      @Outdoorswithnigel 3 роки тому +2

      @@miranakyuz6337 no I didn't, must be well out of sync

    • @Outdoorswithnigel
      @Outdoorswithnigel 3 роки тому +2

      @@miranakyuz6337 went up a bypass at 80 on the clock nice and steady, Gps on the phone was showing 72mph.
      It explains why when I'm doing 60mph on the 60 max roads I'm getting overtaken constantly 😆

    • @Vultrux
      @Vultrux Рік тому

      Depending on local laws it dictates how much you need to exceed the speed limit. For example, in Chicago, IL they used to ticket at 11+ mph over speed limit, now they've changed it to 6-10 mph over the speed limit. It is doubling the revenue made by said speed cameras.

  • @GregoryMichaelSuto
    @GregoryMichaelSuto 11 місяців тому +5

    Digital speedometers are as of now more accurate than gps speedometers. The gps can not compensate for the time it takes for the signal to go to and from the satellite and then back to give a speed reading based on the amount of time it takes a car to get from a single point to another. Kind of like a tv network signal reaching peoples television receivers at different times causing a lag for the ones farthest away. A digital speedometer that is built into the car simply determines the cars speed based on tire rotations in a period of time. The cars tire size has to be considered for this. If you change your tire size your digital speedometer will be off. You might be going slower if you changed your tire to a smaller size. Even a police speed detector is going to be less accurate than a digital speedometer built into the car. The radar can not compensate for the time it takes the signal to go to and from the car.

  • @taseensoomro
    @taseensoomro 5 років тому +1

    Great video. Thanks for demonstration.

  • @ddemaine
    @ddemaine Рік тому +1

    Another way to test, is see how many seconds it takes to do a mile ("n"). What you then do is divide 3600 by n to get your true mph.

    • @TheUnofficialMaker
      @TheUnofficialMaker 3 місяці тому

      but your odometer is off too unless you have an accurite mile marker!

    • @ddemaine
      @ddemaine 3 місяці тому

      @@TheUnofficialMaker Fair point. Though also I have GPS speedometer in my car. At 60mph on that, my car does a mile a minute

  • @Thejohnnyoshow
    @Thejohnnyoshow 3 роки тому +1

    so are we saying a car rated for 32mpg really getting about 5-7% less (about 30mpg), seems kind of scammy to me maytbe that the other reason they do this

  • @uravgbear
    @uravgbear 3 роки тому +2

    Cool to know thanks man

  • @paulkibler
    @paulkibler 10 місяців тому +1

    If that's the case and I can say, I have 1/50 less miles on my car, then what it actually says. So, if my car has 100000 miles on it, I can actually say it has 98000 miles on it.

  • @TheUnofficialMaker
    @TheUnofficialMaker 3 місяці тому

    so the odometer is off too

  • @britishshorthairfifi4106
    @britishshorthairfifi4106 Рік тому

    I was drive 63 ( thats show my car speeddomer) on the road where wos 60 . So thats meand I wos drive more slower ? And I dont get the ticket ? Tell my please

  • @TMCHL
    @TMCHL 11 місяців тому

    My difference was about 4miles slower on gps but now changed alloys from 225/45/17 to 18 difference gone down to 2mph so be careful about the tyre and wheel size…I rather keep the same 45 profile tyres not 40 speedo reading is effected 2mph up to 50 (50 is actually 52) and 3mph over 50 (I.e 70 is actually 73mph)

  • @MaseraSteve2
    @MaseraSteve2 3 роки тому

    I'm a little bit skeptical of solely gps only with obviously huuge input lag.
    Somehow This reminds me of other method, tad bit complex, than this is but is much much more accurate by using a : gps results of the distance, stopwatch and elementary school math, yeah..
    i have a vague memory of using the formula to count total time it took from point a to point b with given speed and distance...
    So if creation of rocket and space travel are being precisely calculated with math, i have no doubts
    (This is by far the only useful form of math and skill applicable in real life)

  • @synckid2399
    @synckid2399 3 роки тому

    Just on a note trucks actually have deadly speedometers same as GPS tested.

  • @kssh6303
    @kssh6303 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for this video!!!!!!

  • @abilashkarki1291
    @abilashkarki1291 3 роки тому

    How can we see gps speedometer in phone?

  • @farukkaplan8800
    @farukkaplan8800 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the video. But ironically, the tires needed air regarding the indication signal on your left panel. So I don't know how accurate are the numbers that you have provided in this video. (:

  • @bb298
    @bb298 Рік тому +4

    My car shows a 10% difference in speed to the speedometer on my phone

  • @ryanbell4952
    @ryanbell4952 4 роки тому +4

    I had my speedo at 78 on an A road and went passed a camera. GPS speed will be about 74, so im hoping i wont be getting a ticket

    • @airportdocumentaries
      @airportdocumentaries 4 роки тому +1

      Did you get a ticket?

    • @jaspervanderveenvdvmedia8885
      @jaspervanderveenvdvmedia8885 4 роки тому +1

      Overrunner did you get the ticket?

    • @MEZ9999
      @MEZ9999 4 роки тому +1

      Most cameras roughly are meant to be set for around 10 percent plus 2 so 79 on motorway before you get caught not that you should be doing that speed, at 79 car speedo would say around 80

    • @Haf33z89
      @Haf33z89 3 роки тому

      Did you get a ticket?

    • @ryanbell4952
      @ryanbell4952 3 роки тому +2

      Update: no ticket

  • @mfzasr5665
    @mfzasr5665 4 роки тому +2

    Thanks for the video. My Prius would indicate that it's at 100kmph but Google map speedometer would indicate 93kmph. I use 195x65x15 tyres instead of 185x65x15, which actually should be making the car go faster than it indicates by 2kmph at 100kmpb as per some online calculators. Any ideas of Google maps accuracy.?

  • @johnmurrell3175
    @johnmurrell3175 4 роки тому +2

    The results are invalid unless you have set the tyre pressures to the correct values using a calibrated pressure gauge. The 'results' do not confirm if the GPS, Car or both are wrong - there are several reasons the GPS can give a wrong result. The best way to check the speed is to drive on a motorway at a fixed speed and then get someone to count and time the markers by the side of the hard shoulder - these are supposed to be quite accurate. By the way you may be prosecuted for driving without due care and attention from the contents of this video..

  • @jeffreydavidconner
    @jeffreydavidconner 2 роки тому

    My P-71 is dead on with my GPS at 50 mph.

  • @aerotrooper
    @aerotrooper 3 роки тому +3

    My speedometer reads 5 mph faster than the GPS.

    • @mohabmuhammad
      @mohabmuhammad 3 роки тому

      are the tyres the stock ones?

    • @ivanscountrymusicandcars2357
      @ivanscountrymusicandcars2357 5 місяців тому

      At all times? So if you going 10 it says 15 and if you going 70 it’s 75?

    • @aerotrooper
      @aerotrooper 5 місяців тому

      @@ivanscountrymusicandcars2357 yes, the tires are proper size. I read that it’s not uncommon for Accords to do this.

    • @aerotrooper
      @aerotrooper 5 місяців тому

      @@mohabmuhammad yes

    • @aerotrooper
      @aerotrooper 5 місяців тому

      @@ivanscountrymusicandcars2357 if I’m going 60 according to the GPS, my odometer will read 65. I’ve never checked it at 10 miles an hour.

  • @nortronics
    @nortronics Рік тому

    Going by your dash you have low tire pressure.

  • @see7e
    @see7e 2 роки тому +1

    why would I trust my phone more than my 100k $ car?

    • @SupraJoel
      @SupraJoel 2 роки тому +1

      really... has nothing to do with your phone. can buy stand alone gps modules. Haltech make one to plugin to their digital IC-7. Only downfall of gps is if there is no reception it wont work.

  • @houssamkh2341
    @houssamkh2341 3 роки тому +1

    My car showed 190kph and the gps 173kph lol

  • @nna839
    @nna839 Рік тому +1

    😀

    • @nna839
      @nna839 Рік тому +1

      🇬🇧

  • @loubaggs8427
    @loubaggs8427 2 роки тому +1

    70 mph with cruise control on in the wet. Dangerous

  • @nna839
    @nna839 Рік тому +1

    🇬🇧

  • @MaenAbdulhaq
    @MaenAbdulhaq 8 місяців тому

    Sooooo. What's the reason....
    Useless video