Navigation stinks?

According to many people, Toyota's navigation leave much to be desired. My son wit a 2015 Prius v that has navigation tried it a couple of times and then when back to using his Garmin GPS for his long trips.
If he had the choice, he would not have got the navigation but it was bundled with other features he desired.

My son's 2015 Prius v is basically a Gen 3 Prius. You have a Gen 2 Prius but posted this in the Gen 4 forum. My comments may not be totally applicable to your situation.

EDIT2: Never mind. Your Profile lists a Gen 2 but you said a 2017 Gen 4.

 

yes, lame. but anything would be compared to google. still, prius is pretty bad. it's okay for preset destinations, or if you have the time to input before going. but if you're off the beaten path, in a hurry, or need better info, stick with google.

 

Agreed, but Just learned this, try saying open Yelp, and it will search directly using yelp. Not as good as google, but much better than using the search right at the home screen.

 

The one in my '13 C isn't very good but it does work.

Try to use it a bit more and see if you can tolerate it or not.

 

Overall it does have some weaknesses compared to some systems I have seen; but the Touch 2 with Go system, included with my version of the 2016 Gen 4 in the U.K., can be set up to use Google to locate destinations that are not on its database by connecting to the internet using a mobile phone's personal hotspot. You can also send planned journeys from another device to your car, using the Google Map's 'Send to Car' option.

 

There is a free app for iPhone and Android phones called Waze, and it is exceptional. It's so good that Google bought them for $1 billion.

It is very easy to use, and if you pair your phone to the car with Bluetooth, it can speak directions through your audio system.

 

Not only is the built in Nav barely competent at best, using Google/Apple maps etc on your phone - there is so much ongoing work to refine the experience on a far more frequent basis than Toyota's system. I tried the factory nav in my Gen 4 once and then never again.

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

I was forced to get the NAV option in my 2009 and again in our 2016. I used the original one for a several years and it was far inferior to the Garmin I gave up. I started using WAZE about three years ago and have never gone back. I haven't even tried the new NAV but none of the reviews I have seen give me any encouragement to try it. Plus updates are way more expensive than buying a new GPS or even half way to a new smart phone for WAZE.

 

The last time I used my Prius Nav it tried multiple times to get me to EXIT the interstate by directing me to drive the wrong way up an ON RAMP! Haven't used it since. Just Google and/or Waze now

Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.

 

This is why we need CarPlay and Android Auto! Please, Toyota, please!

 

How would these improve the built-in navigation? That is the topic of this thread.

 

It won't. It'd be an alternative that doesn't involve using your phone.

 

I thought the whole point of Android Auto & CarPlay was to use your phone. for streaming, navigation. etc. as an addition to other manufacturer installed features such as navigation.
Some cars support both Apple CarPlay & Android Auto. Are you saying those cars have two built-in navigation systems, one for each platform?

 

CarPlay uses your phone, which is plugged into the USB port, to do different things like nav, streaming, and calling. It's handsfree with the holding of the voice control button on the steering wheel (or holding the home button on iPhone) to get Siri. CarPlay has Apple Maps and Android Auto has Google Maps. Some cars like on Hyundais have both systems and therefore have two nav units. They have more navigation options than Toyota. It's another reason to go with the IONIQ.

 

I just assume that all oem navigation solutions suck. Once they get a few years old, especially w/o expensive oem map updates, they suck even more...

I've always believed that any oem navi hurts resale value...

<--- garmin offline maps on iOS user

 

The OEM GPS is a joke. I think by now everybody knows it, but they can't sell a car without it. I was always hoping that car makers would just adopt MHL, so your phone screen would appear on your car screen, and you'd always have the latest technology on your dashboard. It would have been simple and inexpensive.

 

That's funny. I thought I purchased my Trim Two with no GPS.
Where is the hidden menu?

 

Ha ha.
Truth is, all the midrange models and up from every carmaker have GPS, and it's always awful.