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All car infotainment systems are essentially garbage. But BMW and Porsche both have excellent CarPlay support.

• brandonagr2 3y ago
  The infotainment screen in my Tesla is great. Just the other day I had to drive a relatives car and used google maps navigation on my phone, I was amazed at how subpar google maps navigation is compared to tesla (lacking ability to quickly overview route, missing lane based navigation, screen never auto recenters as you drive)
  • buttersbrian 3y ago
    Google Maps has lane navigation. IDK what you mean about 'auto' recentering. I think it does this though. There used to be a zoom out/overview feature, but it's def not in Android Auto these days.
  • helf 3y ago
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  • gruturo 3y ago
    Both Tesla's navigation system and Google Maps suck, but in different ways. Neither is able to suggest the best routes - Google Maps will try to make me waste 4km and 6 minutes suggesting a crappy route - only to update (showing much improved distance and ETA) when I disregard its guidance and take what road I know is more direct. The Tesla maps are surprisingly better in this regard but they are often completely unaware of traffic or road closures (this is in Germany mind you - maybe in the US they behave better). Also they flood you with useless instructions (keep left to stay on Highway XX. How about you only tell me when it's time to leave the highway, not to remain on it?). I just look at both in the morning, make my own opinion on what road would be best, then I close them both and use Waze for the alerts. But for example, if I'm traveling somewhere far away, with charging stops, I _have_ to use the Tesla maps because the car will then start preheating the battery on approach to a charger.