Map Updates on special for $99?!?

[JimmyB]

Hey to each their own here but Waze and Google Maps have all of the features and more that the built-in does not have honestly. $99 is probably a full tank of gas these days anyway so pick your poison where you want to dump your money.

Not going to begrudge the person paying for updates that should be free any more than I would the person who puts an angry eyes grill on their Jeep ?

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[AlgUSF]

I seldomly use my phone's maps application, I just choose a route from my cranial hard drive and take it. If it takes me a few minutes longer, so be it as in my Jeep the journey is better than any destination.

Now, GET OFF MY LAWN!

 

[Spank]

Don't waste your money.

I have a 2018, one of the earliest off the assembly line. A buddy of mine has a shiny new 2021 Willys. Our maps are exactly the same.

 

[Dyolfknip74]

Typically when I'm away from cell service, I'm also away from any roads that would be listed on the factory maps as well.

You can also pre download maps.

 

[JEEPmole]

Updates should be free if you're in the warranty period. As mentioned, chances are that the changes are very minimal.

I don't understand the pricing scheme either. If they offered yearly updates for $15 everyone would buy them whether they had much useful content or not. For $99 I'm personally using Google maps or Waze, and updating once every 10 years.

 

[Thane]

Mopar's nav is much better than my Blackberry...

 

[Steve JLUR]

Mopar's nav is much better than my Blackberry...

Two cans and a string are better than a Blackberry!

 

[WranglerAz]

When I looked into this, I thought it was a good deal, then I learned the map was a couple of years old. Not a good deal at all.

 

[AFD]

I have an original Garmin C 330 GOS a I bought in 2005 or 2006 for $400. No map Still use it in my junk car. It’s very accurate still 17 yr later.

I'll still occasionally use my old Navman iCN 510 portable GPS that I bought back in 2004 and don't recall ever having a problem with the 'old' maps from nearly 2 decades ago. I mean sure, a few bridges are gone and some of the on-ramps are in different spots, but for the most part, all the same roads are still there (and have been for the last century) and it isn't difficult to figure out that something's changed if you're paying attention and not following the turn-by-turn blindly.

My old in-dash Alpine INE-S920HD from 2012 and my vintage Rand McNally folding GPS from the 90s still works pretty damn good, as well.

 

[Sydwaiz]

Wife and a Thomas Guide work for me. I'm stuck with the default voice however.

 

[Murphydog]

Long story, but net net, my son typically keeps himself busy in the car with my phone, either favorite YouTube videos or going through all the pictures on my phone. Because of that I have used the factory navigation and I do like it. For many reasons we held off on getting him a phone, but we finally got him one. Now that I have my phone back I will try Waze/Apple maps and see which I like better. I suppose I may have to try OnX and Gaia as well…

 

[Jihx]

You aren’t wrong. The native navigation isn’t bad at all and it does have some good features. I use it along with phone based navigation like Google maps, Waze, etc. However a caution on purchasing updates: they may not actually be updated at all from what you have now. Before making a purchase check the date of the revision. Also, my experience in the past with TomTom and Garmin based native nav updates is that even if they are a more recent revision than what you’ve currently got, it may not contain any useful changes from what you’ve got now.

Also, if they could push the updates out like other software updates and charge me $20 I’d go for it.

Agreed, also i'm a fan of having it show the next turn in the center view rather than always having to look at the nav screen. Correct me if there is some way to make this happen with a smartphone app as well!

 

[reallynervous]

Wife and a Thomas Guide work for me. I'm stuck with the default voice however.

I'm lucky in that I can change the default voice. I just get her mad at me and she automatically changes to Spanish. I can't understand a thing but it sounds so sexy!

 

[DavidArmen]

I use the built-in system for 95% of my own navigation. Mind if I defend it a bit?

Having a sign with the current speed limit on-screen is a big plus for me. It also has the live traffic information, road hazards and closures, and automatic route updates to optimize for traffic. Of course, it's not going to be peer-to-peer like Waze when it comes to letting you know where law enforcement or loose tires are going to be.

I've got suggested upcoming exits for with named food, gas establishments are great on the highway. Integration with other features such as the fuel price tool where you can sort by price and easily locate THE lowest stations in your current area. I don't know if you want to include the live weather radar, but that's part of the bigger package.

But why limit myself either way?

When I've got a passenger in the vehicle, I let them plug in their phone and use Apple Maps or whatever they want and it works fine, too. When I do go for a long-distance drive, I myself switch over to Waze for the peer-to-peer functions and then I return back to the factory nav when all is done. (Actually, I want to say that I can still get Waze's verbal traffic alerts while I still have the factory navigation system up. Best of both.)

People like to pick on the factory navigation system, and I have to say, I understand. It's never going to be the best in the face of smartphone apps. And perhaps in some parts of the US, the factory maps could be far more inaccurate than anything I've ever had to deal with. For me, the most annoying part of using the factory nagivation is in entering a destination address. I probably should make the effort to try that verbally next time (a small tap of the SPEAK button on the wheel, rather than holding it down and talking to my phone's app). Send-To-Go (via uConnect app) is a real pain to use.

If I'm starting to see accuracy break down, yeah, I'd probably go ahead and shell out $99 to get that corrected. Begrudgingly, though. I wouldn't be happy about it.

I must say I agree with this. I often use CarPlay but I use the built-in nav as well from time to time. It is actually the best built-in navigation system I’ve used on a vehicle up to this point. The live updates are so recent and accurate that it almost competes with Google Maps in terms of traffic data and road issues. For a built-in system, it’s quite good.

 

[Gladius Nova]

I use Google Maps all of the time. I like it cause without inputting a destination, it still shows traffic hazards and slow moving lanes. On the native navigation, I do like how it shows turn-by-turn directions in the middle dash cluster though. And the 3d rendering of an intersection/on ramp. Too bad it is over 4 years outdated. It's a shame they make you pay for an update on a brand new vehicle with such an outdated navigation map.

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