I regularly swap between ABPR, Waze and Maps (I have other navigation apps) and I've been keen to use Maps to see when I would get the speedo on the display. I got it last week.
But, for some reason in the last week or so I'm also getting some other things happening that I am less impressed about.
Firstly, some instructions come through very late. Like telling me to turn now as I'm on or past the junction. I am pretty sure my GPS accuracy is high (the phone is cradled on the dashboard), especially as I am on country roads so no 'urban canyons' to cause issues. Obviously I may just be unlucky.
What is definitely a problem with the app is showing the lanes and which ones to be in at junctions/roundabouts. On numerous occasions, it's showing me the wrong lane(s) to be in at a roundabout. Like three lanes entering, and it telling me to be in the left lane to take the fourth exit (right) [For clarity; I'm in the UK driving on the left!].
At a junction where two lanes go left and two lanes go right - it says 'use any lane to turn right'. However, sometimes it will show only the right two lanes highlighted - which makes it even more odd that the audio instruction is wrong.
I've also started a drive and the navigation has just reset. As in no more route, no instructions and all the boxes disappear. Like I pressed to end the navigation myself, which I didn't.
Finally, on a long drive, I started my route (shortest route and the one it defaults to) and then noticed it trying to get me to turn around at the next roundabout to go onto a motorway and take a far longer route (that isn't even quicker as it is a significantly further distance).
Was it because of a sudden traffic jam or road blockage? Who knows? But the estimated time was some 50 minutes longer. I ignored the change and upon going the original route, it immediately went back to the other route as soon as I exited the roundabout. Did the issue fix itself in less than a minute?!
Also, on my old car with a small screen I couldn't see all the icons. Well now I have a similar problem. I have a hi-res landscape display and the icon to report a problem sometimes disappears and another appears for what I think might be to find a local EV charger (I have an EV).
Sometimes it shows the report icon and not the other. How it decides is anyone's guess!
Also, I can't seem to report something as common as a pothole or vehicle on shoulder. The list of options seems rather odd, but it WILL alert to things I can't report (sometimes stating they were alerts from Waze) which shows even more inconsistency.
Throw in the issues with getting Gemini to navigate, with it often confirming what I said and then doing nothing, and I'm really beginning to wonder what they're playing at!
Anyone else experiencing issues like this?!
