Flh Den

I just purchased a new 2018 GS last week and still getting used to all the features and options. Though I haven't spent much time on it, initially I have found the built-in Nav to be anything but intuitive. Still reading the Infotainment manual, but for now, I think I might try Apple Car play for navigation. Any suggestions? BTW I have been watching Paul Pearson's tutorial on the system but it's an hour long and still confusing. I think he has a website with a downloadable PDF on the subject, but I can't find it. TY.

Deepdiver

I would just use Waze. Better real time info IMO.

SilverGhost

I had my training with the c6 nav. never upgraded a disk after the freebies, because an address for a house built in 1967 on a road built before that in Va. was listed as going "off-road" by the 2007 nav disk, and the 2008 nav disk. The cheapest or even free cell phone nav package is a Cray supercomputer compared to a GM navigator. Imagine it is 1978, and you are programming a computer by using punch cards. That is still the mindset of the GM navigation department on how their data user interface should work.

2016C7.paul

Cliff notes on best navigation option
Ranking consensus generally goes like this:

Waze
Google Maps
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Apple Maps
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Chevrolet Navigation

Seldoon

The GM nav system sucks. It usually doesn't use the names of roads but says turn on 234 or 353. And of course the road are marked with a name, often no number. Also on my system it always defaults to assuming I'm in West Virginia so if I want to enter an address I first have to override the default state name to Virginia. It does not handle the HOV lanes in my area constantly telling me to exit the HOV lane. The nav system in my old GT500 handled the HOV lanes just fine and in fact would tell you to get in them. But the nav system is certainly better than no nav at all.

HooosierDaddy

Added to your list

subsailor74

I have read a lot of comments on this site bashing the GM Nav system, and I honestly do not understand the issues. I have the built in Nav with the PDR (not the OnStar/Telematics Nav), and I have not had any problems with it in the over 7000 miles I have driven my 2018 Stingray so far. I especially like the voice recognition part that allows you to provide a destination by voice. I find the system very easy to use after having read the manual. So I guess I am an outlier among the folks who continually bash the GM system.

c54u

I have OEM NAV and no problems using it or with it. The voice commands work well and can be used while driving. The integration of the GPS is great and no need to always connect your phone via cable for any phone app GPS you want to use. I want to get in the car and press the start button and go.....not go through a setup and checklist procedure. The OEM NAV is good enough for me. Can it be better....sure it can. But the NAV you want to use will depend on the expectations you have on the deliverables it may or may not provide.

pickleseimer

It's not bad considering it has integration with the HUD and DIC. Is it the best interface overall? I prefer the Garmin interface, most likely because that is what I've always used. My daughter uses Google Maps for navigation and from what I see there are advantages to that, however I don't have an iPhone or an Android device so can't use an app, leaving me with the in-car system. Now, the C6 nav system was really clunky IMO.

Dif

The only thing I don't like about the C7 NAV is it can't show you all 3 choices of a Route to pick from, like Slowest, Fastest, and Shortest.
You have to set your preferences and then check the overview.
Change the preferences, and check the new overview again, etc

Other than that, yes it takes a lot of getting used to and not intuitive like many other units available.
If only going on a short one stop destination it's simple to use.
IMO it's just like any other GPS or NAV unit, you still need to know the roads "you want" to use, and not where the system tries to take you.
But it has more options and can be configured for Long road trips better than any other unit I've used.
With that in mind I always check/plan my long routes on Google maps.
And, just like any other system, I make notes/addresses for way stops in order to force it to bring me the exact way I want to go on what roads.
On a trip to Fl from MA I used 10 different way stops, and once I copied those addresses, it took 5 minutes to punch them all in and Save the route to the Saved List.
I punched the reverse route back to MA in 5 minutes when it was time to return.
Yes there's other preferences and newer tech, but none of them have the depth and number of options as the C7 NAV .
I personally don't find it any different than any other GPS or NAV system when it comes to glitches or odd routing.
It's not intuitive until you learn how to use it, YMMV

Seldoon

The GPS is ALREADY integrated into the nav system?! Cheers!!

tadda

C7 NAV works fine for me too...Nothing to really complain about here...

c54u

Ooops should have been NAV instead of GPS

Kent1999

Another outlier here -- I also like the factory nav, and have no trouble using it, and prefer it to Garmin, which seems too simplistic. I like the fact that the factory nav has great integration with the HUD and other systems in the car.

My 2014 doesn't have CarPlay, so can't comment on Apple Maps usage in the car, since I prefer not to peer at a small screen perched on my dash.

I don't care for Google and its sell-all-your-data practices, so not going to go for that.

WAZE is really great for real time info (accidents, traffic, police) but I don't like it as far as actually using it for a GPS "A to B" routing device.

MickP

ImpliedConsent

For those who Chevrolet Nav works fine for you, have you tried Waze or Google Maps? Chevrolet Navigation simply does not have enough visual information for me.

owc6

I use it all the time, and have no complaints.

Entering a destination via voice or phone app is the easiest way to avoid frustration. IMO.

tadda

Yes...I've used both Waze and Google maps with Android Auto as well...

red62vette

In about a month CarPlay will support both Waze and Google Maps. Apple Maps has been redesigned also, and the redesigned version is in NoCal already and expanding to the rest of the US soon. These are all better options vs Chevy Nav. Waze + CarPlay = integrated cop alerts.

123vette456

Use the GM Navigation all the time and I find it fine. Always gets me where I want to go.