Re:Most drivers who own cars with built-in GPS systems use p...
by kelvie on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @04:58PM
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Copied from my comment above:
Even in the Model S, I use my phone's directions. Tesla's map app is great, and the UI is _really_ good (even better in the latest update!), but their source for navigation is garbage (and also their routing algorithm).
I hear it's cause whatever they use works offline, but also because Google wants them to send back real time data, but Tesla doesn't want to (forgot where I heard this though).
I would much much prefer to use the Tesla UI for nav, but the directions are really that bad.
I've used the built-in nav for about a year, and had to go buy a phone mount.
Even in the Model S, I use my phone's directions. Tesla's map app is great, and the UI is _really_ good (even better in the latest update!), but their source for navigation is garbage (and also their routing algorithm).
I hear it's cause whatever they use works offline, but also because Google wants them to send back real time data, but Tesla doesn't want to (forgot where I heard this though).
I would much much prefer to use the Tesla UI for nav, but the directions are really that bad.
I've used the built-in nav for about a year, and had to go buy a phone mount.