Leo23

Any improvements made over the 3GS in regard to quality of routing and roads recognition?

Thanks

jedimaster

I always thought 3 choices of route on the 3GS was pretty good. I now get the traffic flow and the accident reports which I didn't get with my 3GS. Oh, no more DVD map. It has hard drive that you upgrade via USB.

Leo23

Yes, I do think the 3GS works fine, but occasionally it does not recognize some 'old' roads in nyc, which is surprising.
Another thing that bugs me is that it doesn't matter whether I check toll roads or not... it will drive me to toll roads even that there are simple or simpler alternatives. Overall I'm a satisfied user, I just wish the 4gs being even more impeccable when it comes to navigation.

By the way: Can you input addresses while driving?

SpEe1113

You can input an address while driving through the voice commands, otherwise I'm pretty sure you need to be stopped to manually type it in.

dseag2

Correct. Only through voice commands while driving.

Room4Tu

Or you can call desitination assist and have them input for you so you don't have to type anything.

onexcite

Still no 3D / Birdview map. No speed limit info. Backup camera no predict course line.

LexusNN

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What is predict course line? The one that moves? Cuz it has the lines that show the boundaries

Valley101

I know the new gps system is greatly improved, but the HDD navigation came out on the 2010 model year.

wlmngtn310

This, and this exactly. I miss all that, which I had on my G37. I hate the 2D (top view) map, never got used to it. As for speed limit info, I can live with out that... however, the predicting lines I miss a lot, also.

onexcite

Mine 2011 Sienna had predict course line: the one that moves. Same as mine 09 G37.

I'm sure if all 4GS owners made some complaints to Lexus, they will fix it by some software update.

JOELC

Yea, I have had my 350F for approx 2 months now. it is quite up to date with new street names etc, but on many occasions, if I did not know the route some what, it would have taken me way out of the ball park. Once I decided to just follow it to see what it would do. Half way down the wrong road it corrected itself and got back or route.

Many other times it does not pick the fastest route, or the highway routes and will instead go some other way. Needless to say I am not truly confident in its navigation abilities. It is best to know kind of where you are going first, especially if highways are something you would rather do.


The main pet peeve is it truly BUGS ME why the NAV system allows you, while driving, to search "previous Destinations, etc, but it does not allow you to type in a new address when driving. Is there ANY WAY to bypass the safety features of this system? It truly tarnishes this system BIG TIME!.

rjm

Why would you want to bypass a safety feature that is put there for your protection? I don't find it that inconvenient to pull over and stop and type in a new address. That way I don't endanger everyone else on the road while playing with some electronic device while driving. There is nothing more terrifying than looking in your rearview mirror and seeing a teenage driver 3 feet from your rear bumper talking or texting on a cellphone or playing with their nav system.

PLAYTYM

Not sure if this was there before, but I noticed the GPS shows you all the interstate crossovers where cops like to sit. I find that very helpful!!!

Room4Tu

What do I need to do to view or use this feature?