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by namdnay13 hours ago |
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upvoteby cmovq12 hours ago|
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I wish everyone would just have an option to see the navigation the the gauge cluster.
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upvoteby izacus12 hours ago|
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That's a very common feature nowadays, isn't it? For a rather new models.

E.g. Peugeot 4008 I was driving a few months ago could show CarPlay/Auto maps on main gauge cluster.

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upvoteby Telaneo8 hours ago|
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My Kia Soul has a version of this, but it doesn't integrate with Carplay, and the maps that came with the car are already outdated enough to bother me.
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upvoteby bjord7 hours ago|
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you actually may be able to update these. it's worth looking into.
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upvoteby Telaneo7 hours ago|
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The maps? Why would I bother when I can use Carplay instead?

The car's integration with Carplay? Even models that are 4 years newer than mine seem to still not have this. Not sure what's going on there.

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upvoteby bjord6 hours ago|
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I meant if you wanted to update the maps in your gauge cluster.

https://update.kia.com

you said they bothered you, so I suggested a fix. no obligation to do it if you don't care.

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upvoteby Telaneo6 hours ago|
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It's a non-fix if I have to do that every year (or every however-often-I-notice-an-error, the first error I noticed was within a year). Google Maps is constantly updated. Not to mention that Kia aren't going to be supplying updates in 10 years, while Google probably are (and if they aren't, I can still use Carplay and a different set of maps).
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upvoteby izacus6 hours ago|
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> The maps? Why would I bother when I can use Carplay instead?

Because, I quote: "they bother you". Which would explain why should you bother, right?

(Also, I was specifically talking about having Android Auto/Carplay projected in gauge cluster.)

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upvoteby Telaneo6 hours ago|
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Carplay's a better fix for the map issue, since then I don't have to update them whenever I find an error. With Carplay, errors instead don't happen.

The directions being shown in the gauge cluster via carplay is still not a thing on later Kias from what I can tell, so that problem is unfixed no matter what.

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upvoteby user_of_the_wek11 hours ago|
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Weirdly enough, some cars don't even have that cluster any more. Like the Volvo EX30.
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upvoteby dyauspitr6 hours ago|
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I prefer it to the side a little bit. The glance down at my gauges means I completely lose sight of the road at least in my case.
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upvoteby mlrtime7 hours ago|
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After using a HUD , I don't want to go back to gauge cluster.

We all know driving looking at a phone is bad, starring at your cluster for a few seconds can also be bad.

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upvoteby felixg311 hours ago|
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It works with Apple Maps and Google Maps, Waze doesn’t pass this information to the car.
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upvoteby nutjob210 hours ago|
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> that's why more recent models move the screen higher up.

That's far from optimal, that would be where I have my phone, at eye level just to the left of my head, right in front of the pillar. It's perfect in every way, especially since I'm longsighted.

Slate has the right idea, car makers should get out of the user software/interface business and prioritize choice. The instrument cluster is fine, as are basic controls, but they just tend to screw things up and add complexity.

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upvoteby mschuster9111 hours ago|
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> it sometimes looks a bit silly (like they glued an ipad on top of the dashboard), but it's a lot more usable

... until there's some child walking right into that visual "dead space".

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