Modern in-built navigation and Apple CarPlay are a given in new cars now, but you could once buy one of the most amazing systems ever – the Electro Gyrocator from Honda.

Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, in-built navigation – no matter your flavour, there is no new car you can buy without at least one of these systems built in.

Despite being in my mid-20s, I can still remember my parents pulling out a paper map, which goes to show just how far we have come in automotive technology in such a short time.

Before this boom in technological advances, there was a 10kg unit that birthed the idea of in-car navigation, costing a whopping ¥300,000 ($AUD3000) – about $14,420 in today’s money.

This spectacular unit ran on a CRT monitor, used helium and had paper overlays that you would change out at th

See Full Page