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Anyone's factory Navigation not actual know where car is? i could be driving down a 3 lane road and it would have me in a neighborhood. Guessing most will say just take it to dealer
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map showing home location
GPS screen showing I was a few miles from home...Brown and Sanden dont even intersect
At stop light 544/country club - black circle. Red circle is what NAV said car was located
Light blue dot is actual car location
Last edited by SECLT22021; Nov 8, 2021 at 01:38 PM.
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I do not get why manufacturers are even putting navigation in cars. Waste of a chip, waste of components, and totally unnecessary given ubiquitous cell phones with nav software.
Anyone factory Navigation not actual know where car is? i could be driving down a 3 lane road and it would have me in a neighborhood. Guessing most will say just take it to dealer
Samples
map showing home location
GPS screen showing I was a few miles from home...Brown and Sanden dont even intersect
at stop light 544/country club -black circle. Red circle in what nav said car was located
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I see two problems. The car not knowing where you are sounds like maybe a problem with the GPS antenna or the GPS circuitry itself. Parts will need to be replaced.
The map being wrong is an error in the map database. Pretty much all map databases have some errors. The problem with the in car DB error is you need to pay to get a new database that might or might not fix it. With Google Maps or Apple Maps or Waze, they can update the maps on the server and you don't have to do anything.
I do not get why manufacturers are even putting navigation in cars. Waste of a chip, waste of components, and totally unnecessary given ubiquitous cell phones with nav software.
Agreed. I don't get it either. The OEM nav systems are obsolete by the time they make it into the car.
I see two problems. The car not knowing where you are sounds like maybe a problem with the GPS antenna or the GPS circuitry itself. Parts will need to be replaced.
The map being wrong is an error in the map database. Pretty much all map databases have some errors. The problem with the in car DB error is you need to pay to get a new database that might or might not fix it. With Google Maps or Apple Maps or Waze, they can update the maps on the server and you don't have to do anything.
I understand database will/could be wrong in the future with new roads being built. But this car is about 2-3 month old and no new roads have been built in years. My 2011 BMW Nav worked fine and you could get free upgrades on forums after paying a fee to access the system. Think it was around $39 for a lifetime license.
Last edited by SECLT22021; Nov 8, 2021 at 06:52 PM.
Agreed. I don't get it either. The OEM nav systems are obsolete by the time they make it into the car.
In that case i could have saved myself 10-20k and just purchased an 1LT. Just s stupid comment saying they are obsolete. I was still using my 2011 BMW NAV with no problems just a few month ago.
In that case i could have saved myself 10-20k and just purchased an 1LT. Just s stupid comment saying they are obsolete. I was still using my 2011 BMW NAV with no problems just a few month ago.
The Nav on my C8 is awesome. I absolutely hate google maps or any other map bs so many use on their phones. They are slow to respond and often lose their signal.
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If your GPS is that far off, time to take it to the dealer and have something done under warranty. I have used both the factory Nav and a Garmin Nuvi and both can have their moments on providing accurate GPS data.
As a side note to the O.P. .. If you input the name of a city, C8 nav can't find it. You have to actually put in an address IN that city. Funny little quirk.
I understand database will/could be wrong in the future with new roads being built. But this car is about 2-3 month old and no new roads have been built in years. My 2011 BMW Nav worked fine and you could get free upgrades on forums after paying a fee to access the system. Think it was around $39 for a lifetime license.
In an older GM car I own (2013) I had a similar problem with the GPS not being at the correct location. The car on the map would turn off onto side streets while cruising on the interstate, or do a 360° turn, etc. Actually putting in a destination was pointless as the GPS location was wrong so the directions were also wrong. They ended up replacing the entire radio unit where the GPS chip apparently resides. I suspect you have a similar type of hardware failure that will need replacing. My C8 Nav has been working perfectly, although I usually use Waze.
C8 Navigation acting crazy
