ValleyGeek
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I previously had a Ford Edge with Sync 3 before getting my Tesla. The screen and UI in the Tesla are infinitely better but I miss many of the navigation related features I had in the Edge. I went on a cross-country road trip and used the Edge's navigation to find rest areas, restaurants, refueling stations (with costs), other POI's, and more "along route" which was spectacular. Basically it was the addition of waypoints but so much more. Dynamically adding, editing, and removing the waypoint destinations was extremely useful on a trip we purposely didn't plan meticulously before leaving. In the current state of the Tesla navigation system, I would still trade it for the non-google maps with all the features I had in the Edge. I generally will defer to function over form though.
*However*, one of the best things about the Tesla is that they are truly treating it like a platform and actively improving the user experience. I fully believe that once they get Auto Pilot to a mostly completed state that they will invest much more time on the MCUs and surpass the experience you can get from most other GPS or existing infotainment systems. At the very least, I expect they'll get the browsers working better which would open up a limitless option set for what's on the screen.
I don't like to claim that Tesla's are perfect, but I see where they have so much potential and I have little doubt that with the companie's current direction we will be seeing more and more great things over time.
*However*, one of the best things about the Tesla is that they are truly treating it like a platform and actively improving the user experience. I fully believe that once they get Auto Pilot to a mostly completed state that they will invest much more time on the MCUs and surpass the experience you can get from most other GPS or existing infotainment systems. At the very least, I expect they'll get the browsers working better which would open up a limitless option set for what's on the screen.
I don't like to claim that Tesla's are perfect, but I see where they have so much potential and I have little doubt that with the companie's current direction we will be seeing more and more great things over time.