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by cmovq12 hours ago |
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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Kia Soul has a version of this, but it doesn't integrate with Carplay, and the maps that came with the car are already outdated enough to bother me.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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