Are others in Canada using/happy with Navigation?

I don't like the Toyota system at all. Very disappointed in its capabilities. I get better capabilities with my phone. At this point I can never recommend the Toyota or any other car manufacturers system. Not worth the price.

 

I use a Garmin GPS. I really like Google Maps, but I prefer the larger screen of my Garmin to my smart phone, and the Garmin works everywhere, even in the areas without cell coverage that I find myself in when I'm on road trips. You can download maps for offline use with Google Maps, but of course you have to do it in advance and it can take up a prohibitive amount of space on your mobile device if you're going on a long trip. And of course I don't have to worry about the limits on my cell phone data plan when I use the Garmin.

Every once in a while if it looks like there may be a traffic problem I'll fire up the Google Maps on the phone to check out its traffic overlay because I don't subscribe to the traffic service on the Garmin, but I don't generally travel in the rush hour so it's pretty unusual for me to have to do that.

I have to say I really love using GPS navigation. I drove down to LA recently and the GPS gave me the confidence to drive around the city without having to worry about where I was or how to get to my destination. It allowed me to drive as if I knew the city like the back of my hand, so I could focus on traffic instead of searching for street signs or worrying whether this was the intersection where I was supposed to turn. I used to pride myself on being able to find places without any help, but the GPS really reduces the mental workload and really eliminates all the stress of driving in an unfamiliar place.

 

That's a great tip, thanks!

 

The Navigation is definitely half-baked on the C. If I recall correctly thru the map update schedule, it was last update on 2014. My next question is, do I get a free update (if there is one) if I bring my car in to the dealership? And will it fix the issues? I got my vehicle 2 month ago. I use Google Maps in some cases as a backup to compare routes.

 

Thanks for the info. I will call my dealership to explain why my 2016 model has such an outdated version. I'm not going to be happy if they make me pay $200 plus to update. FYI in case someone decide to do future update for their navigator system. I was told they get a annual release during the month of November.

 

I got the 2015 Prius C 3 with nav and the only thing it's good for are rudimentary road trips. My android phone loses all gps signal in the entire state of Wyoming and half the state of South Dakota but my nav knows what highway I should be on and the important thing is the compass that tells me what direction I'm driving. Other than being middle of no where, I never use the entune nav, not even to have as a map to look at. It's really slow and leagues behind google maps.

 

None of my cars have built-in navigation (including a 2013 Camry Hybrid and 2015 Prius C2). I use Waze on my Android phone and I haven't been disappointed by it. I have an old Garmin GPS which isn't getting used alot these days, that I keep in case of emergency.

 

I'm not in Canada but I can attest to the fact that the built-in nav is not that great. I use it ocassionally if I'm just doing a quick trip to a saved POI (I haven't taken my C on a road trip yet) and don't feel like getting my phone out. But most of the time I end up using Google Maps on my phone because I like the lane assist and it reroutes much faster, and it's always much more current. Just my two cents.

 

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