The new navigation update stinks

Then go get your old disk. I'm not too suprised that the POIs are changed. I talked the company that produces these disk and i have to say i was not impressed with our conversations. The solution was simple though. Email them where destinations are and they will put it into their system. Only if we had some way of making our car remember the errors and then uploading them. :mrgreen:

 

I have a similar problem with reroute, although mine is intermittent. I just noticed it today, which is the first time I've used the new system. Part of the problem occurred at my house, so I KNOW FOR SURE that this is worse than the old version. I am not sure if I can go backwards or not, but I want the old version! I could deal with its minor inaccuracies.

 

I'm assuming you did this, but just in case... with the new update, you did remember to change your home region right? I haven't gotten the update yet (I have 4.1 and I haven't had any major problems so far), but I have heard that after you do the update, the home region is often reset to the NE. The wrong region might be why you can't do basic things that you should be able to around your house.

 

I don't think I am having the same problem as the other person who already went back. In my case, the locations all seem correct and I even notice that the end destination is more accurate than before. But, if you make a wrong turn very close to the beginning or the end destination, the NAV system does not reroute and never says anything to you about the fact that you aren't aiming toward your destination. I don't think it is the reroute setting, since it does reroute sometimes (in the middle of the trip we pulled over and went to a Starbucks and the thing whined at us the whole time, which is what I expected). Also, to whovere suggested making sure the region is correct - the maps all look good and the car looks like it is not on the route when the problem occurs. It's just that the system does not set up a reroute and my guess is that it is related to how close to the endpoint I am.

I called Toyota service this morning and am rescheduling my service appointment (need the brake light fix too) so that they can look at it. They want it for all day and will give me a free loaner. I LOVE my car and the people who work on it. I just hope they can find something to fix (I am a little worried Priuscilla will be well behaved for them.).

 

Helen - Sweetheart of the Internet for Sunday 12/19/04

This just seemed so appropriate.

 

I just got my upgrade and I'm not happy at all. I had very impressed with my 4.1 version and thought 4.2 would be even better. Well, it is no better that Map Quest and Yahoo Maps at finding my house. I live in a gated community with only one way in and out. 4.1 knew this somehow and never tried to send me through walled-off streets. Well, 4.2 does. I wish there was a way to educate the system on preferred routes. Of course, I know how to get home and out of the community but if it gets that wrong, I lose my confidence in the rest of the directions. I have a call into the service dept. - may change back.

 

im glad this thread is still active. i just got done getting a pretty awesome demo of a nav system for a laptop. we just spent an hour driving around putting in various locations and it worked great.

its a software program that comes with a Delorme GPS tracker with USB interface. it it bundled with a map program (although i believe any can be used) and also has a program that works with smartphones and PDA's.

its accurate to +/- 3 meters and the map program (can also get other map programs for $20) and GPS tracker are $89 at Costco.

it has built in audio functions for turn by turn directions and the best part is that the 12" screen we were using shows more detail.

unfortunately, dont have a Prius nav system handy to do side by sides for accuracy. but the thing is the outlying cost is slim (unless you have to buy a laptop) so you can buy new $20 updates yearly for a long time before you come close to ½ of the cost of the Prius nav system.

i have a friend who just got Microsoft streets and im pretty sure he said it came with GPS functionality and he paid like $20 for it. will see if the DeLorme will work with it if i can get the two people together.

 

Just got home from having the nav system update put it. IT STINKS! Old software took my right to my front door with "Agnes" talking to me. New software when I get near my home..."Agnes" informs me that her help will not be available.

Either the update stinks or the tech put in an old disk that he had laying around from another update.

I called Toyota...they checked with the tech and I got the usual run-around BS that car dealerships are noted for. I have an appointment for next week to get my old disk back (hopefully).

From there...not sure what I will do. Wait a few months and have them update it then, go to another dealer and have them update, write Toyota telling them what has happened, or just suck it up and do nothing (which the dealer is hoping I will do).

Any comments from anyone?

 

Did you check to see if version 4.2 is currently installed in your car? If it is, your problem is inherent to the new update and is not the dealer's fault.

Personally, with version 4.1 in my NAV system, I am going to wait until November or December 2005 to do my update. Hopefully, by that time, most of the glitches will be fixed.

 

gee.. starting to sound like we should upgrade from 3.x to 4.1.. will make a copy of my 3.1 before I go in... anybody in Austin tx have 4.1 ???

later

 

I just came back from a drive using my 4.2 upgrade. In addition to it's insistence that I drive through private gates it had me driving across the bottom of San Francisco Bay (where there aren't any bridges) and through Alviso and the dump. There are no through streets there, either. I want my 4.1 back!! :guns: I called the dealer again - see what happens

 

I got a call back from my dealer, I went in to have the system re-initialized and ultimately reinstalled my 4.1. Just had no faith in 4.2 and with no faith, what's the point of having it?