Built-in Navigation is Pretty Damn Bad

[Ratbert]

Ok, I finally caved in and actually tried using the built-in navigation in my '22 JLURD. I'd played around with it before, but never tried to really use it. Oh boy, it's bad.

First off is you apparently have to be stopped to enter your destination. And entering that detail is stupidly clunky. Maybe you can use voice to enter it on the fly?

Navigation itself was decent although the graphics seem to be about a decade old. A pleasant voice and cute arrows on the speedo when it's time to turn.

Then it was time to take my exit off the interstate. Nope, it insisted that I should drive about eight miles out of my way through the next town at the next exit. And it continued to insist that I needed to turn around for the next five or so miles until I got about a mile and a half from home. Simply the wrong directions.

Later in the day I needed to go to Home Depot. It seemed to really, really want to go the much longer / slower way by interstate that passes right by Home Depot.

Then on the way home it seemed to be confused and said that the speed limit was 65 on the 45 mph road that I was on.

Yeah, stick with Google Maps, Waze, or Apple Maps instead. Free / frequent updates and they fundamentally work.

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[pfletcher229648]

I'm not sure why they even include the nav function anymore. I don't know anyone who uses it. You would think they would save themselves the licensing fees and just leave it off.

 

[Bulletbill]

It’s my plan B, for when I forget to download google maps in advance. It has come in handy in some remote places.

I like how the turn guidance pops up on the instrument cluster. I wish their was a way to have that happen with google maps.

 

[yokramer]

The only good thing with the built in is the dash display, otherwise its just slow, laggy and plain wrong for the most part.

 

[OrneryBear]

OH MAN, you didn't try voice input?! You really missed out, it's horrible. I've tried soooo many times to get the voice input to work and get the right address, and I've never been successful.

My wife gets so mad at me when I try to use the built in Nav. "Listen dear, I'm not serious, I just want to see if it works for once"

 

[Heimkehr]

I have a clear memory of the saleslady attempting to upsell my wife on the factory navigation option for a Honda that she was planning to purchase. How the saleslady kept a straight face as she explained the Jurassic-era functioning of the "feature" remains a mystery. More to the point, it was a non-starter since the nav option required a higher level trim than we were willing to purchase.

Ok, I finally caved in and actually tried using the built-in navigation in my '22 JLURD. Oh boy, it's bad.

Then it was time to take my exit off the interstate. Nope, it insisted that I should drive about eight miles out of my way through the next town at the next exit. And it continued to insist that I needed to turn around for the next five or so miles until I got about a mile and a half from home. Simply the wrong directions.

Later in the day I needed to go to Home Depot. It seemed to really, really want to go the much longer / slower way by interstate that passes right by Home Depot.

Have a look in the Jeep's Nav system to determine if there's a Routing feature that can be configured to the owner's preference. E.g., the Garmin Zumo that I use on the motorcycles allows me to choose between Faster Time and Shorter Distance. The difference between the two can sometimes be surprising (and having vetted the routing that I selected after the fact, it was always accurate.)

 

[Tread4Lo]

Yes, voice commands sucks terribly bad. I feel like I talk pretty decent, but never picks up what I want to do. It's even funnier when my wife (she gets very Southern when she tries to talk clearly) and it's even funnier the responses we get.

I would use Waze or Google, but when I have Carplay hooked up it will always freeze and I am left with no navigation and or music.

I've had to go old school multiple occasions. Map it out before hand and hope to God you remember mid drive which turn to make. Come to think of it sounds about the same as using the native navigation.

 

[PDXSting]

Ok, I finally caved in and actually tried using the built-in navigation in my '22 JLURD. I'd played around with it before, but never tried to really use it. Oh boy, it's bad.

First off is you apparently have to be stopped to enter your destination. And entering that detail is stupidly clunky. Maybe you can use voice to enter it on the fly?

Navigation itself was decent although the graphics seem to be about a decade old. A pleasant voice and cute arrows on the speedo when it's time to turn.

Then it was time to take my exit off the interstate. Nope, it insisted that I should drive about eight miles out of my way through the next town at the next exit. And it continued to insist that I needed to turn around for the next five or so miles until I got about a mile and a half from home. Simply the wrong directions.

Later in the day I needed to go to Home Depot. It seemed to really, really want to go the much longer / slower way by interstate that passes right by Home Depot.

Then on the way home it seemed to be confused and said that the speed limit was 65 on the 45 mph road that I was on.

Yeah, stick with Google Maps, Waze, or Apple Maps instead. Free / frequent updates and they fundamentally work.

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[wrang_stang]

It’s my plan B, for when I forget to download google maps in advance. It has come in handy in some remote places.

I like how the turn guidance pops up on the instrument cluster. I wish their was a way to have that happen with google maps.

There is on other cars they just have to enable it, which they probably don’t want to do.

 

[rcadden]

I've often wondered how much cheaper our vehicles would be if OEMs had realized that 95% of people just use Google Maps anyways and didn't bother to invest in such a wasteful amount of development.

It's the same with the "App Marketplace" that Uconnect used to have.

The only "app" I use on Uconnect is the gas prices one. I can set the default to "Premium" and it'll actually show me prices, etc. Google Maps has a similar feature but doesn't show the prices.

 

[Jank4AU]

All of the maps are so out of date, as well. Then, the simple fact they expect us to pay through the nose for map updates is infuriating! The updates are already outdated by the time they get to you in the first place. There is ZERO reason for anyone with a modern cell phone to use the built-in NAV in their vehicle.

 

[Ratbert]

It’s my plan B, for when I forget to download google maps in advance. It has come in handy in some remote places.

I like how the turn guidance pops up on the instrument cluster. I wish their was a way to have that happen with google maps.

Assuming, of course, that the roads haven't changed recently. It's usually at least a year out of date when you get a new rig. Then it's about $100 to update it, which usually gives you something close to a year out of date.

 

[yokramer]

Its the same with the XM Guardian bs too. Anything it does your phone can do as well and not charge you another $15 a month.

 

[morph860]

It's a good backup if you're driving somewhere that doesn't have good cell service. But yea, it's pretty bad. Before CarPlay, it was a $500-$1,000 add-on + ongoing map updates.

 

[Jeep Wick]

Ok, I finally caved in and actually tried using the built-in navigation in my '22 JLURD. I'd played around with it before, but never tried to really use it. Oh boy, it's bad.

First off is you apparently have to be stopped to enter your destination. And entering that detail is stupidly clunky. Maybe you can use voice to enter it on the fly?

Navigation itself was decent although the graphics seem to be about a decade old. A pleasant voice and cute arrows on the speedo when it's time to turn.

Then it was time to take my exit off the interstate. Nope, it insisted that I should drive about eight miles out of my way through the next town at the next exit. And it continued to insist that I needed to turn around for the next five or so miles until I got about a mile and a half from home. Simply the wrong directions.

Later in the day I needed to go to Home Depot. It seemed to really, really want to go the much longer / slower way by interstate that passes right by Home Depot.

Then on the way home it seemed to be confused and said that the speed limit was 65 on the 45 mph road that I was on.

Yeah, stick with Google Maps, Waze, or Apple Maps instead. Free / frequent updates and they fundamentally work.

100%. Very few factory nav are any good, and requires stops to change anything? What about the passenger? Forget it. Android auto and carplay are infinitely easier and yes, you can speak the destination name or address.

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