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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 6:01 am
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JLewisinSyr
 
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Originally Posted by cestmoi123
I just had an XTS as a rental (via Hertz), and it was the Luxury trim with the GPS, although I never used it. Every XTS has Android Auto and Apple Carplay, and they're both so vastly superior to in-car GPS, that it's unclear why anyone would bother with in-car GPS anymore.
I'm not a fan of Apple CarPlay, cannot comment on Android Auto, but I find the interface of Apple CarPlay horrid and how it interacts with the system (and this is beyond Cadillac). I think it could be the future but it has a ways to go before I think it's a valid replacement for the simplicity of in car navigation.

I think a path that hasn't been addressed is on the fly map updates and mapping provided by Google Maps or similar (i.e. Bing Maps) for in car navigation. Audi uses a version of this, but it eliminates the phone interface issue and provide a consistent up to date map with a true driver interface experience like current built in navigation systems.
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