Hello group! Need recommendations on 2017 Lexus Lx 570 navigation map update. Do I have to go to the dealer or can I get SD CARD from outside vendors?

 

As far as I know, it's from a dealer and around $200 or so including dealer installation...PN 86271-0E073.

Many reports of eBay $50 cards not working. I drive a '13 and wife an '01. If we can't find nav info on the oem map, we simply switch to Google maps.

 

Over my 30 years with Lexus they started out with just buying a DVD and inserting it yourself, to the current state, which forces you to purchase the navigation upgrade from the dealer and then pay for the "labor" to install it.

Soon we'll probably be paying subscriptions to keep our heated seats and steering wheels working.

 

personally I would skip the factory map update unless you live in a completely new area (which is confirmed to be included w/ the new software update). Using Google maps / Apple maps etc is much easier (and much more updated) than relying on the $200-300 update.... Lexus / Toyota needs to modernize their electronics to catch up w/ competitors.

 

2017 was the last year of the "Static" maps and updates. OEM map data was finalized the year before the car
was built so you see map date one calendar year older than your car's model year. As hankinid described you
just pay to have that map data updated with new roads and Points of Interest. The DVD's (and multi-CDs before!)
were the easiest to pirate but were comparatively slow to read and display. The HDD hard drive based navigation
are much faster to access and display information but require the update to be downloaded from a Dealership TechTool.

2018 was the advent of "Dynamic Navigation" and "Dynamic Voice" with a 36 month trial. Why are our phones so
much better than the OEM Native Navigation? Siri and the other voice systems are accessing the cloud servers to
provide nearly "live person" response. The Dynamic Navigation reaches out to the servers and the results are quite
amazing, just like our latest phones.

 

Hi.
Yea 2 options one is dealer another is eBay of course if you don't use the nav from your phone, not from the unit.

 

I'll take older maps v. trucks that don't last nearly as long as Toyota's LX.

 

You know before I buy my ex-car I have the same problem like in your case telling. And yes I also decided to install the android and it was not bad decision. So like for me it was good options a lot of apps and possibilities but don't buy some cheap ones because in the future it will be the same problem with it. So it was my experience. Hope I helped you.

 

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That's happening right now in Europe...BMW either has it or is planning on it, Volvo has it happening now. No plans for the US market from either...at least up to now.