[mrcamp]

Same here, my experience is quite different. My NAV is just about as good as the NAV in my 5 year old Honda Odyssey (the same NAV in the Acura). It has been pretty much spot on every time I have used it. I suspect this may have more to do with location/City that it is being used in.

 

[Plinkster]

Recently went from Houston to west Texas. The NAV said to go to Dallas and turn left. It didn't realize that I-10 went to Midland until we got past San Antonio. Locally though it has been no problem

 

[Slaymaster]

I recently set a trip leaving Central New Jersey to Intercourse, PA. 2 1/2 hours later I ended up in Blue Balls, PA. Although my NAV led me through Intercourse and straight to Blue Balls, it was an enjoyable ride.

 

[BobRBob]

Yogi, regarding address entry, have you tried voice entry? It works like a charm every time. Easiest address entry of any system I've used.
I've noticed as well that the system frequently goes off the rails just as you are approaching the end of a trip. With the destination literally in sight, the system will instruct you to make a left turn instead of a right...

As for the dreaded "If possible, make a legal U turn...", who the hell knows.

 

[swood02]

I recently set a trip leaving Central New Jersey to Intercourse, PA. 2 1/2 hours later I ended up in Blue Balls, PA. Although my NAV led me through Intercourse and straight to Blue Balls, it was an enjoyable ride.

Lol

 

[yogi799]

Yogi, regarding address entry, have you tried voice entry? It works like a charm every time. Easiest address entry of any system I've used.
I've noticed as well that the system frequently goes off the rails just as you are approaching the end of a trip. With the destination literally in sight, the system will instruct you to make a left turn instead of a right...

As for the dreaded "If possible, make a legal U turn...", who the hell knows.

OK, good to know. I did not have a chance to try it thanks to Google maps Send to Car thingy.

But in all honesty, I have yet to be mislead anywhere in the GTA (that's Toronto area for our bros down south) and I sometimes travel to 4-5 unknown locations in the West end in a day. My worst observation is not knowing the difference between collectors and express on 401 and constantly telling me to veer right instead of just shutting up and letting me drive straight LOL. And sometimes taking me through the city rather than doing 5km more but directing me to a highway.

 

[2008550I]

I usually send addresses from google maps, or my contacts and it works like a charm.

+1 :thumbup: Not as user friendly as the Japanese cars I've owned but gets me where I wanna go.

 

[awesomeo3000]

I only got the nav because BMW was giving it away for free with the Nav Credit promo. I've used it a couple of times just to test it with my google maps on the phone, and it's been pretty much the same. Sometimes the exit or the local roads it tells me is different, but the time that it calculates and the total miles have always been pretty much identical between the two systems. The Send to Car option from the desktop is totally awesome though! And yes, the voice entry of the address works remarkably well also.

 

[sdbrandon]

I think the Nav works fine if you know how to use it.

With so many people routed to the wrong places and not mentioning that they took the car to the dealer and reproduced the issue is suspicious. If you have this issue, would you not want it resolved?:dunno:

I don't think BMW will ever have a Nav system that does not yield complaints as forums tend to attract a crowd of spoiled whiners and complainers. I suspect if you ask their wives, they would agree.

I was reviewing the 5 series threads and all the various comments made me laugh.

1. Whining about suspension
2. Whining about steering
3. Whining about seats
4. Whining about iPhone cradles
5. Whining about BMW Apps
6. Whining about tires/wheels (even though there are warning plastered everywhere that these are not designed for bad roads, yet people are inisistent on having a BMW where it does not belong. But go ahead, whine about that too.
7. Whining about the nav

See the pattern, the issue to me is not BMW. Some people are just never happy. I am not sure why they continue to buy products they don't like. Perhaps a chemical imbalance.

 

[tadtaggert]

I think the Nav works fine if you know how to use it.

With so many people routed to the wrong places and not mentioning that they took the car to the dealer and reproduced the issue is suspicious. If you have this issue, would you not want it resolved?:dunno:

I don't think BMW will ever have a Nav system that does not yield complaints as forums tend to attract a crowd of spoiled whiners and complainers. I suspect if you ask their wives, they would agree.

I was reviewing the 5 series threads and all the various comments made me laugh.

1. Whining about suspension
2. Whining about steering
3. Whining about seats
4. Whining about iPhone cradles
5. Whining about BMW Apps
6. Whining about tires/wheels (even though there are warning plastered everywhere that these are not designed for bad roads, yet people are inisistent on having a BMW where it does not belong. But go ahead, whine about that too.
7. Whining about the nav

+10

See the pattern, the issue to me is not BMW. Some people are just never happy. I am not sure why they continue to buy products they don't like. Perhaps a chemical imbalance.

It's the internet, what did you expect?

 

[chuck92116]

:rofl:

I have one more complaint.

BMW needs to add the Bimmberfest App to Connected Drive so we can complain wile driving. :eeps:

Fa la la la la, la la la la. :angel:

 

[PsychDoc1]

6. Whining about tires/wheels (even though there are warning plastered everywhere that these are not designed for bad roads, yet people are inisistent on having a BMW where it does not belong. But go ahead, whine about that too.
7. Whining about the nav

So I guess it's too much to as that a $55k+ vehicle have a nav that at least equals what you can readily find in a $100 stand-alone Garmin and wheels/tires that don't bubble on any normal USA urban area roadway.

You're a real genius, aren't you?

 

[JSpira]

I've found quirks in all nav systems, not just BMW's, but the new database combined with the new nav software has consistently had trouble with common sense routing.

I've not made simultaneous side-by-side comparisons but given that I have the opportunity to drive a new and different car every week in addition to the BMW and MB, I have more of an opportunity to observe these things than most.

For example, from Bayside New York to Midtown Manhattan, the BMW wants the route to be via the Throgs Neck Bridge, across the Cross Bronx Expressway, and then down the FDR.

Not only would no one ever think of taking that (longer and more time-consuming) route but no other car (including CCC-based BMW nav systems with the older db) has proposed it as well.

In discussing this with BMW, the manager I spoke with suggested that it might be a combination of the db and the hardware. I haven't had time to really push this as I simply ignore silly routing when I am aware of it but it is there.

On the other hand, I've seen equally silly routings on other cars so it just may be a question of the technology still being far from perfect at this point in time.

 

[ggoodloe]

Google Maps

How do you transfer from Computer Google Map to in car Navigation? From a non-geek.
Gail

 

[JSpira]

How do you transfer from Computer Google Map to in car Navigation? From a non-geek.
Gail

Use the Send to Car function on the web site (right mouse click etc.).

 

[awesomeo3000]

How do you transfer from Computer Google Map to in car Navigation? From a non-geek.
Gail

On the computer, after you find directions, click on the button that shows a link (next to the printer icon). then click on send. then select to car. then in the car, you need to go to connected drive, messages, and it should be in there.

one time it happened that the message wasn't pushed to the car by the time i got to it, and i couldn't figure out how to force a synch with the service. but the other times, the message was always there when i turned on the car.

 

[JSpira]

On the computer, after you find directions,

Actually, that's not quite right: there is no reason why you would be getting directions on Google since the system clearly isn't sending directions. Simply enter the address on Google Maps (not directions) and proceed from there.

 

[JSpira]

Going back to the thread's original topic, I just drove a Lexus HS250h (I am spending a week with this car) and I was on the Upper West Side, close to the GW Bridge.

Because of traffic, I couldn't turn so the navi "suggested" I cross the GWB into NJ and come back.

I declined to follow this advice - but it was pretty funny to look at the map and see the routing.

 

[Stealth.Pilot]

I have found there to be only 2 issues with the navigation in my region:
1) It has some wrong addresses in the POI.
2) It has incorrect speed assumptions for main roads and side roads, versus highway, and consequently uses highway and side roads too much relative to main roads.

I solve option 1 by calling BMW assist every time I need to enter a POI into my navigation and have them send an address to the nav. This works beautifully and is much better than fumbling trying to look for a POI or enter an address into iDrive. In fact with BMW Assist support I love using the nav.

I haven't solved issue 2. Is there anyway to program your speed by type of road on the BMW navigation?

 

[awesomeo3000]

Actually, that's not quite right: there is no reason why you would be getting directions on Google since the system clearly isn't sending directions. Simply enter the address on Google Maps (not directions) and proceed from there.

That is true. You are basically sending the address only to your car, not the entire directions. So this just makes the entry of your destination easier, but does not solve any issues with the actual directions bmw may come up with.