Comand Maps v Waze

[AMGeed]

Having recently taken a longish trip from Poole to Center Parcs in Suffolk, I found the latest Comand map V19 in my E63 just as useless as the maps from 2004 I had in my last car.
It sends you on the wrong route and in one instance directed me to turn into a private lane through Elveden forest with an electronic key pad to gain entry to the locked gate! How can it be so wrong?

How much better is Waze?
A thousand times better. No route errors, timely warnings of obstructions on the hard shoulder, speed camera warnings and a clear concise map.
I've had it with Comand for routing to destinations I've not been to before. Too many errors and if followed, miles of unnecessary driving.

 

[DriverLDN]

I personally never use the built in car SatNav. Waze or Google Maps hands down for me. Google Maps also has the option to offline maps as well, so if you're in an area with dodgy signal, you'll still be able to navigate.

 

[Teego]

Google Maps, Radarbot and Ulysse GPS speedo for me. It can be interesting to see Google and Comand arguing, especially when they are interpreting live traffic.
Anyway, there's no substitute for a discounted AA map and Post-It stickers.

 

[Will]

I remember some years back now (7?) when headed over to France for a trip to Paris in my 2004 E55 and I was all set for navigation on my iPhone.

Don’t recall what went wrong but for some reason it did, and I was very grateful for the built in maps on COMAND which safely navigated me to and from my destination without a hitch. I think I’d discounted using them and if I’m honest I was surprised it had European maps on it (was used to older COMAND that just had UK maps IIRC)

I tend to use my phone maps most of the time, but it’s sometimes nice to have a backup

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I use Google Maps or Waze for unplanned local-ish journeys when I’m not sure of the destination (result of a Google search) or when I’m tight for time and traffic is heavy (as traffic information is far superior).

For planned journeys over long distances I almost always use COMAND. The only times I’ve had problems has been when I have sent a destination to COMAND from Google Maps (destination incorrect).

 

[markjay]

I have in my other (non-Mec) car the latest maps (dated 12/11/2021) installed on the original factory-fitted navigation system, and even so it occasionally tries to send me down streets closed to traffic or the wrong way down a one-way street. But this is probably because in London there are frequent changes to traffic arrangements.

Nothing beats Waze, which hasn't set a foot wrong yet.... plus Waze knows about temporary road closures and roadworks.

And, Waze always knows the correct speed limit, unlike my very clever factory-fitted system that tries unsuccessfully to guess the speed limit by reading the traffic signs.

On motorways, the factory-fitted navigation system does work fine, though.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

The community contribution is the key to Waze’s success, as it means that it’s always current to within a few minutes.

 

[m2287]

First thing I do when I get into my car is put Waze on, even without a destination it comes in very handy!