Project: Swagger Wagon

[Jake]

I don't even think it's a map update issue. I mean, I'm sure there are things that aren't perfect, but it seems more like it has a hard time calculating an accurate fastest route. Seattle geography dictates that a lot of routes are very indirect and the BMW nav usually picks a different way than GMaps. Traffic is usually worse on the route it picks, even though live traffic is part of the package.

There was a guy on the E90 and E82 forums that would put the annual map update online to download for free, and sell the activation code for $50. Far cheaper than the dealership would charge. My 128i was beyond any sort of free update period and I updated it from the original 2009 maps to 2015 at the time.

Routing was still a bit odd at times but I appreciated having the latest road info. BMW uses Navteq for their maps/routing which is the same as many other OEMs.