sveinongen

iTrader: (1)

To use the street view function on the navigation, do you just have to connect your phone to the car to get internet connection?

JDR76

There's no street view in the navigation that I'm aware of.

Slust

My nav just naturally had a split screen view (normal map view and street view) and shows you the exit and lane to take while you drive. I didn't do anything to get it to do that. The street view has been accurate so far. It is animated but the street signs it shows in street view are what you see here.

MrBlonde

Guess the US navs do not feature Google street view...to me it appeared to be a little more complicated to get Street view to work, it works now, not sure if all of the steps are required though:

-create an account at my.lexus.eu
-turn on bluetooth internet tethering on your phone (unless you use WiFi, i.e your phones WiFi hotspot or you have the WiFi accessory with SIM installed) to enable your nav to use your phones internet connectivity
-while your nav is connected to your phone via BT or WIFI:
-go to connected services, it will prompt you for username and password, enter your my.lexus.eu credential
-think at some place in the settings you can also set it to remember the credentials so you don't have to enter them at each use of street view

Slust

Sounds like I need to clarify. It does not do Google Street View where you see actual photos that you can rotate just like on the PC ...as far as I know of. The street view the nav shows you is an animated drawing that appears accurate if you are simply looking for the turn off you need. If you are looking for a specific building in a sea of buildings, like how many use Google Street View, than no.

I do have my phone connected but I did not sign up to anything other than Pandora.

redcupr

I get the "images" of the interchange when navigating. It's typically at highway to highway interchanges, not at normal street exits. They are very accurate 3D drawings of the interchange. It' doesn't need data from the phone, it's built into the Nav database.

sveinongen

iTrader: (1)

According to the Lexus IS accessories folder it states it enables access to to Google street view.
I attached a picture from the folder

OMVR

Wow, I would like to know where the sim card slot in my car is!

sveinongen

iTrader: (1)

It's a separate unit, I don't think it's available in the States

MrBlonde

yeah, it's an accessory, but it's not a prerequisite for Google street view, got mine to work with both the bluetooth tethering and wifi hotspot of my phone (either or is fine that is, no need for both at a time

then again, the nav works so precisely so far, never really felt the need for it

sveinongen

iTrader: (1)

Here's some shoots from Google street view

atomic350

Wow, thats an interesting find! I can't even get my MirrorLink to work... i tried an android phone even an old nokia. Why is the US version so nerfed?! No res+ no mirrorlink no lexus hotspot ughhhhhh

atomic350

But i gotta admit though the 3D map on our navi does look pretty cool

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyper_sloth/12916173433/http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyper_sloth/12916173433/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/hyper_sloth/, on Flickr

FSportIS

iTrader: (13)

Wow, this 3D map is sooooooo much better than the nav on the 2nd generation IS. How do i upgrade my nav to something like this lol??

Arioch

If you have the ML version, its behind the cover with the ML logo on it.