Poll.. do you use navigation every time you drive?

[croman]

Give me back my top half rear view camera and I won't complain about the map dominating my screen real estate. It is so much safer with the rear view camera on all the time, particularly in dense urban areas and when parking.

 

[cbwbird]

I don't appreciate the Navigation dominating my screen. I don't use it very much and this makes me so frustrated. I like music at the top and my camera all the time at the bottom. Now I can't do two other things other than navigation. And the music screen at the bottom is small and hard to read for me down there. Also, I listen to books from my phone through bluetooth and with this latest update, I can't control that well from my car "music" area anymore. Makes me go back to my phone to start after I've paused. Grrrrrrrrrrr I got my Model X Sept. 30, 2017 and this is the first time I've been seriously frustrated by it.

 

[cbwbird]

The Tesla Nav is by far the best Nav that I've ever seen in a vehicle. I have used a Garmin GPS in every car that I've used for the last 20 years and I've got one for the rental cars that I use on a regular basis. While the Tesla is not quite as nice as the Garmin, it's usable.

I'm guess that the real reason why you are asking the question is because you had rather have other screens showing and are trying to provide to Tesla that the software change is a bad one. As a Model 3 owner, I don't feel that the UI is a bad one, it is actually quite functional. From what I understand, the biggest item is the rear view camera. And yes, it doesn't have a permanent location on the screen, it is easy to popup over the map when you need it, and yes you do have to keep doing it.
But at this point, I'd be hesitant getting really used to using the display for rear or surround view navigation, it keeps you from being proficient when you move to other cars.

I use the camera to see the cars better around me particularly blind spots when I'm driving interstates. The Model X back window is small and the spoiler is in the way and the areas surrounding it block the view. So I leave mine on all the time and feel safer with it.

 

[dgpcolorado]

Always have the map up, very rarely use the nav.

I always have the map up in satellite view (because it is pretty where I live) but only use nav on road trips since there is no traffic where I live and all local routes I drive are familiar. However, most of my miles are road trips, so nav gets used for most of my miles even if on relatively few days.

 

[whitex]

This thread is a great illustration of Tesla's "your car gets better" marketing tagline. What's missing is an asterisk "better for Tesla, not necessarily for current owners".

 

[adspguy]

For most daily driving I didn’t have the map up at all. I like having my calendar on top and music on the bottom. I will sometimes check my route home from work by doing a navigate to home quick check, and if it doesn’t select an alternate route, I turn it off and go back to calendar. I don’t like leaving the map up when I’m not navigating.

 

[RAW84]

I hardly ever use the nav as I prefer Waze on my phone. I do have the maps up a fair bit tho (so I think I voted on the wrong option) mainly when I want to monitor traffic.

Did I read somewhere that Tesla was ending free cellular connection for many features including viewing traffic conditions on the map? If so, I would really hate maps being forced on the screen as I don't see myself paying a monthly fee just to get those traffic conditions (I don't use Slacker or tunein). It will stink having maps forced on my screen if I'm never using it.

 

[kutkuzak]

I use nav every day for trip to work and back. Traffic conditions can alter route significantly.

 

[croman]

I hardly ever use the nav as I prefer Waze on my phone. I do have the maps up a fair bit tho (so I think I voted on the wrong option) mainly when I want to monitor traffic.

Did I read somewhere that Tesla was ending free cellular connection for many features including viewing traffic conditions on the map? If so, I would really hate maps being forced on the screen as I don't see myself paying a monthly fee just to get those traffic conditions (I don't use Slacker or tunein). It will stink having maps forced on my screen if I'm never using it.

Data is only being priced for new purchases.

 

[aesculus]

I use it for Time of Arrival even when I know where I am going. Occasionally I use it for alternative routes but I am highly suspecious of those so it better be pretty major for me to deviate from my route.