Our Canadian model has no traffic information available, not even when travelling in the United States.

In Toronto the routing often ignores turn restrictions. In eastern Quebec the maps don't show stretches of the Trans-Canada Highway. In rural Newfoundland the maps don't show many roads, and the routing times the others as though they had not been paved decades ago. Neither, in rural Newfoundland, can the GPS find an address, because the gazetteer used to look up places doesn't know the names of villages.

POIs are virtually useless everywhere (even when they are listed) because they are shown by distance as the crow flies, not the distance off your route.

We use Apple or Google to figure out where we're going and the route, then try to punch it into the Lexus. I'm looking forward to Beat Sonic's adapter to Apple's CarPlay.

 

First quarter of 2017, it sounds like. I'll save my lunch money.

 

I'd be more interested in CarPlay if it could do either Waze or Google Maps. Perhaps it's dependent upon location, but around me, Apple Maps are not any better than the Lexus system.

 

This does depend upon location and the services play leap-frog.

 

Over time I have come to realize that no non-internet connected NAV will always be up to date so I am over that. For me I always use the vehicle nav in conjunction with Waze. This way I can easily see nav info on the dash and use Waze to alert me of any traffic problems or obstacles. I can also look down at Waze if I need more info on the particular route that I am taking. I will say that the '16 NAV is not so bad on my car.

 

It sucked on my 14 GS and it still sucks on my 16 GS. I recently drove my friend's 15 Altima and it was really easy to use.

 

Yes! Forgot about that! POI's are useless up here... i've never had it help me find anything.

 

While you have a route (to anywhere) you can go to Preferences. Be sure
that you have both Freeways and Tollways checked on. When they are off
you will be directed in some unpredictable and unusual paths.

You can also drop a "Mark" while moving at a spot you are not at by dragging
the controller (touch screen on all older models and current GX's). Add the
new way point to your route to modify any route you do not agree with.

Posted elsewhere in CL, download Lexus App Suite for free and set it up
with e-mail, password and VIN. Open LAS on screen and select destination
search. You can now just speak your destination name and town and your
phone will do the work, results will be on the Nav screen with phone numbers...

 

great tip about the marks...gonna try that

 

i always use the voice command. gets tbe address right maybe half the time. for a while i started to think i must speak with a lisp or something. its given me some wacky results. adding digits to the address, completely different streets, and even states. once it tried to take me to Ohio. im in California......

 

So my Nav is 2012 version on my 2013 GS350. I wanted to update it but its asking for a DVD and/or a USB?? How in the world do I go about getting either of those?

 

Map updates must be done by the dealer for late models, including the GS 350. The updates are downloaded first from the Lexus servers to the dealership's computer, then to the vehicle's USB port via cable from the computer. All downloads are model and VIN specific. The whole download and installation process takes a minimum of an hour and the vehicle's engine must be kept running the entire time. Most dealerships charge an hour labor plus the cost of the map update.

More information ► https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ml#post9331280

 

FWIW, our maps are Lexus's latest release yet we have found them to be decades out of date.