So I tried the Apple maps turn-by-turn navigation earlier

[KeanosMagicHat]

"at all times" is a tall order . . . not 100% accurate but its never been more than 20 feet off while driving.

And by lag do you mean 5 seconds? 10 seconds? a minute?

In my experience, Apple Maps is just as accurate as any other GPS Nav app on the market. Maybe the GPS in your phone is broken or the area you're in is bad . . .

Thank you for your reply.

Perhaps I should have said 95% of the time, as I agree that there will be some times where coverage is worse, or you enter a tunnel, or something like that.

You mentioned a figure of 20 feet or less in terms of positional accuracy and that is my experience with other devices. Unfortunately my phone is only accurate when static.

As soon as I start moving in a vehicle the lag increases with my speed and can be anything up 120 – 150 feet (approx) at 30 to 40 mph.

As you can appreciate, if you are in a city with densely packed streets & alleys, this is enough to cause you to miss a turn.

The area I live in should be good as I am only a few miles from one of the major cities in the UK.

Although I've had personal iPhones all the way since the iPhone 3G, I've only ever used an Android-based works phone for navigation and have driven thousands of miles on that during the course of my job, largely without issue (and certainly no lag).

I still welcome feedback, because I postponed my Apple appointment yesterday. I am concerned about swapping the phone if it later transpires that others are having this issue, because I keep my possessions in good condition and this phone is no exception. I realise that were Apple were to deem it a fault with my phone and swap it out, I'd be receiving a refurbished unit.

Whilst I'd like the problem resolved, I don't want to go ahead if this is a software problem. My warranty expires on the 20th of this month.

I was out yesterday, but unfortunately not in the city, but rather some surrounding villages. Whilst a relative was driving, I took a few snaps of the problem on my phone.

In the picture attached, if you could imagine that instead of a right turn followed by a left turn that this was two left turns, in an unfamiliar area of a city, then hopefully you can see how easy it would be to take a wrong turn ahead of the one you're supposed to be taking.

When this happens several times on a single journey, it becomes very frustrating & time wasting.

This particular picture was taken exactly as my car was passing Chassen Road on the left hand side, so you can see the positional lag and this was only at 30 mph.

Had Apple Maps been prompting me to make a left on Chassen and Southgate had also been a left hand turn, I could easily have taken my car down that road with lag I have.

Hopefully I've explained that well enough and once again I appreciate feedback from others to see if this is a more common experience than it seems at the moment.

Thank you.

 

[antdawe]

I was on a navigation through the streets of cardiff the other day and i can honestly say I had no lag at all. When the screen showed the street to turn I had to turn.

Im very impressed with the accuracy of the navi.

I really like the feature where, when the screen is locked, the display comes back on on its own when you are nearing a junction or slip road/exit etc.

Its running on Iphone 5

Its a pity the maps didnt look so crappy and there are hardly any POI's in the UK.

If i need navigation I use google maps to find were i want to go, get the postcode (zip in USA) and type that in Apple maps.


Slightly off topic, if and when google release their own map app do we anticipate it having turn by turn navigation?

I see they have put a lot more effort into the youtube app so hopefully they will.

 

[dthree36]

i-John, I took a trip to the Houston Area and Garmin's app and Navigon both route me on Tolls. The the maps app avoided them completely but while in Austin, The Tolls are treated as a normal route. I must say that The route it made be go in Houston was much faster but I was just lucky there were no accidents. So far I have enjoyed the Maps app. Not complaints, but then I have never relied on street view or mass transit. The blurred 3d images don't bother me either because to me, its just eye candy.

 

[alent1234]

is your phone near your windshield?

the GPS signal is very low power and if your phone is on the seat it may be harder to pick up

Thank you for your reply.

Perhaps I should have said 95% of the time, as I agree that there will be some times where coverage is worse, or you enter a tunnel, or something like that.

You mentioned a figure of 20 feet or less in terms of positional accuracy and that is my experience with other devices. Unfortunately my phone is only accurate when static.

As soon as I start moving in a vehicle the lag increases with my speed and can be anything up 120 – 150 feet (approx) at 30 to 40 mph.

As you can appreciate, if you are in a city with densely packed streets & alleys, this is enough to cause you to miss a turn.

The area I live in should be good as I am only a few miles from one of the major cities in the UK.

Although I've had personal iPhones all the way since the iPhone 3G, I've only ever used an Android-based works phone for navigation and have driven thousands of miles on that during the course of my job, largely without issue (and certainly no lag).

I still welcome feedback, because I postponed my Apple appointment yesterday. I am concerned about swapping the phone if it later transpires that others are having this issue, because I keep my possessions in good condition and this phone is no exception. I realise that were Apple were to deem it a fault with my phone and swap it out, I'd be receiving a refurbished unit.

Whilst I'd like the problem resolved, I don't want to go ahead if this is a software problem. My warranty expires on the 20th of this month.

I was out yesterday, but unfortunately not in the city, but rather some surrounding villages. Whilst a relative was driving, I took a few snaps of the problem on my phone.

In the picture attached, if you could imagine that instead of a right turn followed by a left turn that this was two left turns, in an unfamiliar area of a city, then hopefully you can see how easy it would be to take a wrong turn ahead of the one you're supposed to be taking.

When this happens several times on a single journey, it becomes very frustrating & time wasting.

This particular picture was taken exactly as my car was passing Chassen Road on the left hand side, so you can see the positional lag and this was only at 30 mph.

Had Apple Maps been prompting me to make a left on Chassen and Southgate had also been a left hand turn, I could easily have taken my car down that road with lag I have.

Hopefully I've explained that well enough and once again I appreciate feedback from others to see if this is a more common experience than it seems at the moment.

Thank you.