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So I switched to CarPlay so I am forced to use Apple maps. It’s not that bad. I think the turn by turn is better then Google was. The only issues I cannot figur

So I switched to CarPlay so I am forced to use Apple maps. It’s not that bad. I think the turn by turn is better then Google was. The only issues I cannot figure out is when you have to paths showing on the screen (dashboard screen) and you want to pick the other one (not default). There seems to be no way to do that. You just have to know to make that alternate turn then it picks it up.

bdcravens 9y ago
I haven't done it yet, but it's possible to jailbreak and put any app on CarPlay.
- bowmessage 9y ago
  Now we get to risk running malware / bricking our cars too :) great!
  - bdcravens 9y ago
    My car also supports the same functionality for Android, with all the permissiveness that goes with. I can only presume there's isolation between essentially an external display for the phone and the car's core features.
    - bri3d 9y ago
      Yes, especially in the case of CarPlay it's just a second display streaming protocol. Additionally, most auto nav systems run on a separate CAN (Controller Area Network) bus although this isolation is usually extremely leaky and not particularly secure (the "gateways" linking the system are often full of memory safety exploits at best or simply pass malicious messages between buses or don't verify anything at worst). But in short, jailbreaking your iPhone is much more dangerous for the security of your personal data on your phone than the integrity of your car.
pat2man 9y ago
As far as I can tell you have to choose at the beginning, once you locked a route in you have to cancel and start over to get another route.
- gutnor 9y ago
  That is somewhat inconsistent though. Actually the opposite is what's annoying me me with all 3 mappings app. You bother picking a route but then the app decides that it knows better, all it takes is deviating ever so slightly from the route, which means anytime the app is confused for some reason (parking lot, gas station, ...) it takes over. In London, much prefer dumber application that because of lack of by the second traffic optimisation try to redirect you back on the main roads. In the country side that's another matter though, going toward one highway ramp or keeping the scenic route for 2 more village can mean half an hour time difference depending on traffic pattern.
- myrandomcomment 9y ago
  Correct. I just ignore it for the routes I know. I use it for the traffic view more then anything as I know the route.
- nielsbot 9y ago
  Only from the CarPlay screen... I think you can change to alternate routes from your phone screen at any time.
  - myrandomcomment 9y ago
    Correct, which is frustrating.
jannyfer 9y ago
Where do you live? I live in Canada and I find that Apple Maps is way too late to tell me when to turn. I'm driving along at 90km/h and it tells me to turn two seconds before I pass the rural intersection, which isn't enough warning for me to slow down safely. Hearing someone say that turn-by-turn works well makes me wonder if there is something fun going on with Apple testing in miles vs. me using kilometers.
- microtherion 9y ago
  That's funny, because I usually use Apple Maps, and when I use Google Maps, I get irritated because I get the turn instructions much too soon and often turn into one cross street too early. So maybe the problem is less that either one's timing is wrong per se, but that they are quite different, and drivers have difficulties adjusting their expectations.
- myrandomcomment 9y ago
  Bay Area. Traffic only moves at 5 mph so no worries! The funny part here is I did the dot.bomb also. Traffic was so bad. Then it crashed and the area cleared out. No traffic but no money. So us old guys always remind ourself now that the traffic sucks, but we are getting paid! I find that Apple Maps is better at which lane should I be in from what I have seen. My biggest issue with all of them is you cannot say “hey I have 2 people, ie, carpool” which makes a difference depending on the time of day.
- Angostura 9y ago
  That's odd. I don't have that problem in the UK or France when I drive with it. Possibly a device glitch?

bdcravens 9y ago

I haven't done it yet, but it's possible to jailbreak and put any app on CarPlay.

bowmessage 9y ago
Now we get to risk running malware / bricking our cars too :) great!
- bdcravens 9y ago
  My car also supports the same functionality for Android, with all the permissiveness that goes with. I can only presume there's isolation between essentially an external display for the phone and the car's core features.
  - bri3d 9y ago
    Yes, especially in the case of CarPlay it's just a second display streaming protocol. Additionally, most auto nav systems run on a separate CAN (Controller Area Network) bus although this isolation is usually extremely leaky and not particularly secure (the "gateways" linking the system are often full of memory safety exploits at best or simply pass malicious messages between buses or don't verify anything at worst). But in short, jailbreaking your iPhone is much more dangerous for the security of your personal data on your phone than the integrity of your car.

pat2man 9y ago

As far as I can tell you have to choose at the beginning, once you locked a route in you have to cancel and start over to get another route.

gutnor 9y ago
That is somewhat inconsistent though. Actually the opposite is what's annoying me me with all 3 mappings app. You bother picking a route but then the app decides that it knows better, all it takes is deviating ever so slightly from the route, which means anytime the app is confused for some reason (parking lot, gas station, ...) it takes over. In London, much prefer dumber application that because of lack of by the second traffic optimisation try to redirect you back on the main roads. In the country side that's another matter though, going toward one highway ramp or keeping the scenic route for 2 more village can mean half an hour time difference depending on traffic pattern.
myrandomcomment 9y ago
Correct. I just ignore it for the routes I know. I use it for the traffic view more then anything as I know the route.
nielsbot 9y ago
Only from the CarPlay screen... I think you can change to alternate routes from your phone screen at any time.
- myrandomcomment 9y ago
  Correct, which is frustrating.

jannyfer 9y ago

Where do you live? I live in Canada and I find that Apple Maps is way too late to tell me when to turn. I'm driving along at 90km/h and it tells me to turn two seconds before I pass the rural intersection, which isn't enough warning for me to slow down safely. Hearing someone say that turn-by-turn works well makes me wonder if there is something fun going on with Apple testing in miles vs. me using kilometers.

microtherion 9y ago
That's funny, because I usually use Apple Maps, and when I use Google Maps, I get irritated because I get the turn instructions much too soon and often turn into one cross street too early. So maybe the problem is less that either one's timing is wrong per se, but that they are quite different, and drivers have difficulties adjusting their expectations.
myrandomcomment 9y ago
Bay Area. Traffic only moves at 5 mph so no worries! The funny part here is I did the dot.bomb also. Traffic was so bad. Then it crashed and the area cleared out. No traffic but no money. So us old guys always remind ourself now that the traffic sucks, but we are getting paid! I find that Apple Maps is better at which lane should I be in from what I have seen. My biggest issue with all of them is you cannot say “hey I have 2 people, ie, carpool” which makes a difference depending on the time of day.
Angostura 9y ago
That's odd. I don't have that problem in the UK or France when I drive with it. Possibly a device glitch?