Subj : I am thinking...
To   : Accession
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun Dec 24 2023 11:54 am

  Re: I am thinking...
  By: Accession to Nightfox on Sun Dec 24 2023 07:49 am

 N>> I rarely use my phone's map navigation when I'm driving.  I tend to use my
 N>> car's GPS.  And I tend to leave my phone's location turned off unless I
 N>> really need it.

 Ac> I definitely use my phone. Vehicles GPSs constantly need to be upgraded,
 Ac> which dealerships usually charge (quite a bit) for. The ones I have used
 Ac> don't ever seem to be updated enough for any real-time information, or
 Ac> have even taken me to the wrong location, etc. Heck, some cars (our newest
 Ac> vehicle) don't even have their own GPS any more, but instead comes with
 Ac> Android Auto and Apple Carplay so you can just hook up your phone and use
 Ac> those features off your phone.

You don't have to go to the dealership to upgrade them.  It seems it's typically just a flash memory card with recent maps that they need.  I bought a new car recently which has GPS, and I bought a SD card for its navigation from eBay for $40, and it works just fine.

Also, I find it more convenient than getting my phone out and plugging it in, etc..  But also, I currently don't have a cell phone holder for my car.  My car does have Android Auto, but still, I have to get my phone out and plug it in. The Android Auto isn't wireless - but I have seen some USB Bluetooth adapters that let you use Android Auto wirelessly.

I just haven't gotten in the habit of plugging my phone in to my car.

 Ac> Just the other day, coming home from work, Siri told me there was an
 Ac> accident like 15 miles ahead and gave me an alternate route that saved me
 Ac> 20 minutes of sitting in bumper to bumper freeway traffic. I can
 Ac> definitely appreciate that. ;)

That is nice.  It seems a car GPS can detect heavy traffic, too - I had a GPS in my last car too, and I had a route that I used to drive fairly regularly, and sometimes it would route me differently, and I think it's because it was able to get traffic data from somewhere and route me around bad traffic.

Nightfox
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