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Apr 19, 2019 | 10:11 PM

#81

Bavaria

Burning Brakes

Joined: Oct 2014

Posts: 802

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From: Goodyear Arizona

Quote:

Originally Posted by defaria

It's said, time and time again, that change is very hard for people.

Change for the sake of change (except for your Depends, obviously) serves no useful purpose.

Apr 19, 2019 | 10:13 PM

#82

Gearhead Jim

Team Owner

Joined: Sep 2000

Posts: 25,029

Likes: 2,719

From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago

St. Jude Donor '13

Last Fall I was in a medium-size city in central Illinois, looking for an address about two miles away that had existed for about 20+ years. I got out my trusty iPhone, opened Google Maps, and entered the address as shown on the company's website. Google Maps politely told me "Unable to find that address". I checked that I had entered it correctly and tried again, same result. Not the first time that has happened to me with Google Maps.
I then entered it in the factory nav and it took me directly there.

None of the systems are right every time...

Apr 19, 2019 | 11:21 PM

#83

TyBoo

Burning Brakes

Joined: Jun 2015

Posts: 850

Likes: 415

Quote:

Originally Posted by defaria

I spent literally 20 minutes in the car parked on the side of the road attempting every possible way I could think of to get directions to the DMV.

That says quite a bit, right there.

Apr 20, 2019 | 12:49 PM

#84

JFJr

Instructor

Joined: Apr 2018

Posts: 189

Likes: 65

From: Saint Johns FL

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gearhead Jim

Right on!! People, use these devices with a little common sense; for example, those times when they take you the "shortest route" on roads with many traffic lights.

Last edited by JFJr; Apr 20, 2019 at 12:50 PM.

Apr 20, 2019 | 01:42 PM

#85

defaria

Safety Car

Joined: Jul 2011

Posts: 4,496

Likes: 1,209

From: Phoenix, Arizona

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gearhead Jim

What's the address?

Apr 20, 2019 | 01:43 PM

#86

mschuyler

Safety Car

Joined: Feb 2016

Posts: 4,980

Likes: 3,826

From: Bainbridge Island WA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gearhead Jim

Exactly. One of the biggest "advantages" touted by Google Maps aficionados is that "you get instant updates!" But do you? In fact, is Google Maps updated any more often that the on board Nav system? Google the issue and you will find many people complaining about the lack of updates, sometimes amounting to YEARS between changes. The other issue with updates is that they are statistically unlikely to help you. Every time an update notice comes out for an on board system they tout how many tens of thousands of changes are in the new update. But we're talking an entire continent here and the likelyhood that you will be affected is slim.

Apr 20, 2019 | 05:23 PM

#87

Carvin

Melting Slicks

Joined: Jan 2015

Posts: 2,273

Likes: 653

From: Darien, IL

St. Jude Donor '15-'16

Update said I may drive during it

Went out cruising today and figured I would start the update about 50 miles away from home on the return trip.
The directions say DO NOT drive but the DIC said "you may drive". Good, I had planned on it.
So it updated fine. I'm still not a fan of voice recognition. The instructions say to confirm a successful installation
by telling the NAV to search for "Shake Shack". The thing said "calling Sade". I do know someone by that name
and the call was placed. Maybe I needed to include the word "search" in the voice command.