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Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by freetime2 on Friday June 23, 2023 @02:25AM (#36443505)
I prefer built-in GPS, reason being:

* Location on the map and distance to turns is represented far more accurately

* Knows which way I am pointed and can give accurate directions as soon as I start navigation, while sometimes with my phone I need to move a bit for it to know which way I’m oriented

* Works in tunnels

* Tends to stick to main roads while Apple and Google maps are far too aggressive sending me down side roads or crossing over 2 lanes of traffic.

* Don’t need to pause navigation or mess around with my phone when getting in and out of the car for breaks

* Has detailed information about the services/stores/restaurants available at each rest stop along the highway, and distances to each stop

* Detailed information about lane closures, temporary speed limit reductions due to weather, chain restrictions, etc

* Displays accurate representations of street signs and 3d renderings of off ramps

* Displays landmarks at intersections (e.g. turn right before the ramen shop on the right)

* Much more customizable interface. I can choose whether I want it to display gas stations, convenience stores, parking, etc. on the map. How many prompts before a turn. I can enable or disable various features like split-screen turn guidance, etc.

Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by nonethewiser on Sunday June 25, 2023 @11:15AM (#36469080)
About half of these have nothing to do with being built-in. They are just software implementation details.
Re:Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use by freetime2 on Sunday June 25, 2023 @03:46PM (#36471894)
Right. The parent asked “GPS? Does anyone prefer an auto manufacturers software GUI over the GUI of their phone?” To which I responded with the reasons above for preferring my car’s built-in navigation over CarPlay.

I’m not saying that Google/Apple couldn’t build these features. Just that they haven’t.