GPS: $200+, map updates when they decide to release them, another device hanging out on the dash or windshield and has to be put away when parked to discourage break ins. Connect to phone hotspot for traffic. Takes up another power port.
Yeah! have a GPS, but the only thing I use it for is the built-in dash cam, which may get upgraded this year for a stand alone dash cam. (BTW, the map updates on the Garmin GPS /dashcam are free.)
Free it may be but if it is like the Garmin updates on our '16 Pilot, it wont do it over the air. I would only consider a stand alone GPS if I was doing serious wilderness type off-roading. Otherwise, the built in android auto is great. Google maps just WORKS, shows me traffic very reliably and tells me where people reported police. Waze I do not care for but pick your poison. GPS units are a bit out dated for city use IMO.
Yes a GPS.can cost a bit. The one I have cost $1299(and it is a powerful unit meant for a specific purpose) and quite frankly is very nice. Even a more basic unit that is closer to the $200 is still going to be nicer than Android Auto and Apple Car Play.
Can't speak for the Garmin in your Honda, but I can say that a few of the Garmin GPS Devices that have WIFI Capabilities can do an update without connecting directly to the Computer at Home.
I usually only update it when I bring it in to download something I recorded on the dashcam. I get none of those features you mentioned in Google Maps, which is why I mainly use Waze now.
Actually changes made to accommodate Gulf of America update...
Funny enough I guess it's not a big deal for many people. Vegas keeps exploding with construction so it's useful to download every now n then. I do like the Garmin navigation though over Ford's. I just use Android auto. The Ranger nav came in handy in Utah when we had no reception outside of town.
Yup, built in Ranger nav helped us without reception on our android. I think a standalone Garmin would be great for off-road purposes but otherwise, for me the two I have built into the truck work well (AA and Ford nav).
I would trust the Ford Nav over Android Auto and Apple Car Play. Thanks to having Factory Nav and Sirius XM Capability(not saying you actually use it though), you can get Sirius XM Traffic. I used it a few years back in a Nissan Sentra and it worked very well and had no problems rerouting as needed for traffic. Yes the subscription is $3.99 a month, but a small price to pay for a feature that works very well without Cell Service.
I didn't even know that was a thing. It integrates with Ford nav or?
The Sirius XM Traffic integrates with the Factory Navigation. It is a separate service from the Sirius XM Radio alone. Contact Sirius XM for more on that. You can give them the VIN or the Radio ID for them to verify
Google bought Waze a few years ago and has been in the process of integrating some of those features. I prefer the route choices of the Sync nav (Here We Go maps) but prefer those features on Google Maps.
