Are you asking about the nav software update (not the map update)?
We recently talked extensively about it on the IS forum: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...he-dealer.html
You have to locate the file for your model but once you have it is pretty straightforward if you have minimal computer skills, you will find details in that thread.

 

2013 Lexus RX350 needs GPS Update. Where can the update be purcvhased for a reasonable price. How and where do you do the updating within the vehicle? Instructions?

 

As i know you would have your dealer update it for you. Up to now, there is no work around to DIY map update for HDD base. If you buy the license key elsewhere, i would be cheaper at dealership
Somebody correct me if i'm wrong!!!

 

The dealer is your only option and it is painfully expensive. Lexus used to have a website dedicated to GPS updates but they let the domain name expire last month. http://www.lexusnavigation.com

If you do decide to go with the dealer update I recommend that you wait for the next update which is typically released in the fall.

 

I recently inquired about the update and the local dealership said next month [October]. They did not specify date so it could be the 1st or all the way to 31.

Salim

 

Hello,

I too have a 2013 350 and so much has changed where I live since then. For those who have gone through the process, what are the approximate costs of doing this?

 

Please take a 2018 model out in your area for test drive.

The data in the latest map is not guaranteed to be current as of today. [It will be out of date the day it get collected ]

Other than novelty, I only use NAV in an area which I am not familiar ... ignorance is a bliss for me!

Salim

 

the msrp should cost about 169 for the "part" and 1hr of labor time at dealer rates (another 150 or so).

 

$350 is about right. Isn't that ridiculous for just updating the data. A brand new Garmin that works better is half the cost of the update.

 

Would probably more than cover the cost of even a paid smartphone nav app, mount and wiring for power as well.

 

^this. The navigation sucks in Lexus and I feel there's no value in updating it if it costs more than a nickel and takes more than 5 minutes at the dealer.
Since it's closer to $400 and one hour, it's a no-brainer.
My dad's 2015 RX doesn't recognize a single portion of my neighbourhood and people have been living in it since 2013.
For a "premium" system that should be vastly better than a smart phone (which constantly updates, for free and responds to your voice) it's appalling that they went with something so terrible.

 

Every manufacturer is guilty of providing sub-par systems. They range from bad to horrible.
You'd think my Audi would use Google traffic, considering there is a SIM card and a data plan to get Google satellite image overlays, but alas, it relies on the crappy XM traffic.
Needless to say, I did not renew the data plan on it.

Tesla may be an exception, because they are a tech company first and an auto manufacturer second. They simply stuck the largest screen they could and gave everyone Google maps navigation over the internet. And it constantly updates itself for free.
As far as the rest of auto manufacturers are concerned, slow adoption rate of new technologies entices new customers to upgrade to newer vehicles.

 

It IS ridiculous If it weren't for the better integration of the infotainment system, this would be a TOTAL waste of money.

Waze is free, faster, more helpful, and more accurate. I've stopped using the Nav in either car.

 

Well, Toyota/Lexus are specifically called out for not having any current plans for Carplay or Android Auto even moving forward, but every other manufacturer is implementing. So they are definitely are the main manufacturers that are outliers and therefore rear of the pack of the adopters. While you mentioned Tesla, while they are cutting edge tech, it is ironic that they also are backwards and not adopting carplay or android auto either;

 

The RX's software won't let me input an address that Google has no difficulty locating. Do I need to take this
back to the dealer for updating? Thank you.