I am used to a Garmin where it shows what is the allowed speed limit in the location. Does the BMW NAV have such a feature. I could not find it anywhere ...
The X5 Nav doesn't even know its way around, it certainly can't work out what the speed limit is! iPhone, iPad mini or a cheap Garmin Nuvi is much better. I don't know why car manufacturers bother with Nav. They should just make an iPad Mini docking station for navigation, BT audio etc.
I said the same thing on another BMW Nav thread a few days ago. I think this will happen in a few years.
Just snap in the iPad mini into the center dash and you have Siri to handle the voice commands to adjust just about everything in the car.
But I wonder if the docking system will accept Samsung or other tablets as well. They would need some sort of standardizing on connection.
Why I went with the BMW NAV as I wanted Heads up display and that can only be had with the BMW NAV.
Another issue, garage door openers are alos only available with the BMW Premium Package in the 35D. Now hindsight I should have saved money by not getting any options.
Out of curiosity, which other GPS system do you think are worse than the BMW system. I find the BMW display to be superb; however, I have never experienced a GPS in recent years with worse accuracy, routing, or points of interest. Case in point, The BMW Nav has all of the city parks in Wisconsin in the database, but none of the State parks or recreation areas.
Which speed limits would you like to see? The limit which is stored in a database, which may be years out of date? Or the real time speed limit, which may change due to road construction, driving conditions, etc.?
It is my understanding that the system BMW introduced on the F30 (which presumably will become available on the LCI F10 and the new X5) uses a camera to optically read speed limit signs. To my way of thinking, that is infinitely more useful than a "stale" speed limit read off a DVD or HD. So I would say the latest BMW Nav will be far superior to a Garmin in that regard.
The NAV in my wife's new Q5 uses Google Earth maps with accurate speed limits - real-time from the Cloud - that is the future. Of course, it costs us $30/month for the SIM card.
It is my understanding that the system BMW introduced on the F30 (which presumably will become available on the LCI F10 and the new X5) uses a camera to optically read speed limit signs. To my way of thinking, that is infinitely more useful than a "stale" speed limit read off a DVD or HD. So I would say the latest BMW Nav will be far superior to a Garmin in that regard.
Don't think I will be a fan of Cloud-based, if information flows both ways. What is going to prevent BMW from uploading real time information from my vehicle? Like having the world's biggest red light camera or speed camera watching over me from the Cloud?
And imagine what the impact would be on the tuning industry. Forget about piggy backs, or erasing your tracks before you go in for service. Big Brother is watching you 24/7, and he knows what boost you are running in real time.
Late on a lease payment? How about BMWFS telling the cloud to put you into limp home mode. Post something derogatory about the brand on a forum? Yikes, you are really screwed.
How about if BMW needs to raise its CAFE standards, and "pushes" you into Eco Pro mode?
Think bots are bad? How about if the Cloud acts like one big tracking cookie, and the car tells it where you buy gas, groceries, fast food, etc. so advertisers can REALLY target you in real time. Car parked but the suspension rocking? How about if the Cloud turns on the microphone and records the romantic interlude you are having with your girlfriend, boyfriend, or streetwalker?
Don't think I will be a fan of Cloud-based, if information flows both ways. What is going to prevent BMW from uploading real time information from my vehicle? Like having the world's biggest red light camera or speed camera watching over me from the Cloud?
And imagine what the impact would be on the tuning industry. Forget about piggy backs, or erasing your tracks before you go in for service. Big Brother is watching you 24/7, and he knows what boost you are running in real time.
Late on a lease payment? How about BMWFS telling the cloud to put you into limp home mode. Post something derogatory about the brand on a forum? Yikes, you are really screwed.
How about if BMW needs to raise its CAFE standards, and "pushes" you into Eco Pro mode?
Think bots are bad? How about if the Cloud acts like one big tracking cookie, and the car tells it where you buy gas, groceries, fast food, etc. so advertisers can REALLY target you in real time. Car parked but the suspension rocking? How about if the Cloud turns on the microphone and records the romantic interlude you are having with your girlfriend, boyfriend, or streetwalker?
Speed Limit info has been available in other markets, working in the same way as the option in current F-series models. It relys on both a camera with sign recognition and a database on the sat nav, with the former overriding the latter should there be a conflict (variable speed limits due to congestion, weather, construction). However, it was never offered in the North American market.
I have the Speed Limit info on my smartphone (Nokia E6) which has the maps/navigation, I find it really helpful even when I have it set to metric units.
I wonder how hard it would be for BMW to just dump the in-dash NAV and leave the screen. Extend BMW Apps out to Android also, and pipe GPS data from your iPhone/Android to the bigger screen. GM is doing this with the new Chevy MyLink system in the new Sonic. Very cool because it relies on the smartphone for GPS, etc, while it routes on the in dash screen.
Some states do a really, really poor job of posting limits. I'm lookin at you, South Carolina and Tennessee.
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