So what? This is complete hypocrisy if you have a cell phone (which nearly all of y'all do).
Oh, I'm not suggesting otherwise, but the previous poster made a joke about big brother and in order for the radio to even process GPS data, it literally has to go through big brother first. It's sneaky shit and yeah, GPS itself doesn't actually track anything, but if that 4G aircard dies, the GPS data doesn't get piped through the UConnect software and the navigation fails to operate. A dead aircard will show no active satellites on that screen.
...this is technically true.
Its possible that NJ will actually surpass Colorado in elevation shortly after 4:30 pm on the 21st..,As of 4/21 all of NJ is at the same elevation as Denver. ??
That isn't correct. The radio processes GPS data entirely on its own with no need for "big brother". GPS only provides the coordinates of your current location. GPS does not provide navigation. That's a completely independent and interchangeable system. What you're criticizing is UConnect, not GPS.
Damn, that reminds me of security briefings that I've had with the FBI. I can't figure out a way to talk about it without talking about stuff that I can't talk about
If what you are saying is true, then the Navigation only works when you have connectivity to the cloud? There's a lot of places I go in the mountains and in the deserts west of Colorado that don't have any cell reception. Will the on-board navigation system not work in those areas?
Best guess:
I never use on-board navigation for that reason. Generally speaking, on-board turn-by-turn navigation is for civilization. Don't rely on it when heading out into the wilderness, especially once you're out of cell range. They either won't work at all or will have a map so rudimentary that it's useless.
Now you're getting it.
No, the navigation doesn't get coordinates directly from the aircard. It gets it from an actual GPS antenna, but the coordinates have to pipe through the aircard before it gets to the software. The aircard doesn't have to be connected to a tower, it just has to physically work (not be broken or dead) for that data to pass through.
These UConnect units are not cloud-based. That isn't a thing on these devices. If you want map updates, you still have to do it the old fashioned way by buying them. The aircard provides OTA updates, Sirius XM Guardian, WiFi service, system alerts, and UConnect remote app features, all of which are totally 100% talking to big brother.
Well now I have to go look because I'm 99% sure I do not have an active aircard. I added a 8.4" uConnect setup after the fact and my navigation works fine. Jeep doesn't want to activate my Guardian system as it was not factory installed. I know one of the first steps is to activate that aircard.
