What's new
By:

Android Auto Thursday

HC_79 said:
Interestingly, Tesla is using MapBox also.
Click to expand...

Tesla may actually be using Google Maps, at least for the overall UI, though nav is most likely modified given supercharging stops. I was using a Tesla until recently, and recall the Google logo on the lower right part of the map UI (see this picture here from Tesla's website as an example). It's pretty faint but it's there I think.

I'm in the "I wish Lucid used Google Maps as the native mapping app" camp. Not that any nav logic is anywhere close to perfect, but I've only had my AT for a couple of weeks and I've already seen a few routing errors with the native app where I live. The native app is good enough I suppose. I guess it's a cost saving measure on Lucid's part.
 
Last edited:
HC_79 said:
...All it takes is for Google to up its licensing fees and Lucid has no choice but to pay once they're all in....
Click to expand...
Is this different from licensing from HERE? Or Mapbox? Any vendor could raise their fees.
 
lmarcc said:
...I'm in the "I wish Lucid used Google Maps as the native mapping app" camp. Not that any nav logic is anywhere close to perfect, but I've only had my AT for a couple of weeks and I've already seen a few routing errors with the native app where I live. The native app is good enough I suppose. I guess it's a cost saving measure on Lucid's part.
Click to expand...
HERE generally works OK for me when I am navigating to a place that has an address, though all it can do it bring you to the parking lot entrance, not the building entrance, as it doesn't have that data.
We do a lot of driving to places that have names but not addresses (trailheads, etc), and HERE falls down miserably for this. It has maybe 10% of the POIs that Google Maps does, and the place names are not the same, so it's easy to make a translation error when entering a destination in to the car - if you can.
 
SoCal_AirTouring said:
Hi all. I got AA working using the dongle below that I ordered from Amazon.

View attachment 28022
View attachment 28023

I did not like the fact that it was not scaling on cockpit LCD, so I let it go. Tried Car Play and saw that was cutting the side of the LCD screen to create a rectangular area, no good either.
Click to expand...
Is it possible to show where you connected your dongle and also where you keep it. Sorry...I like to be spoon fed. :)
 
DeaneG said:
though all it can do it bring you to the parking lot entrance, not the building entrance, as it doesn't have that data.
Click to expand...
You can update this data. I’ve done it for a a number of locations and they work great now. You can also add side streets, easements, etc.
 
DeaneG said:
Is this different from licensing from HERE? Or Mapbox? Any vendor could raise their fees.
Click to expand...
It's a lot easier to replace one portion of your system if someone decides to screw you over vs having to replace multiple elements of it. Cost probably plays a big role in it also, At a high level, these companies charge every time you make an API call, Google has increased its costs by 1400% over time where HERE has made costs more attractive allowing more API calls for cheaper but there are other reasons why HERE is chosen over Google when it comes to assisted driving systems also.
 
swan said:
Is it possible to show where you connected your dongle and also where you keep it. Sorry...I like to be spoon fed. :)
Click to expand...
There's only one USB port in the car, at the far end center of center console closer to the center glove box. The dongle has a short USB cable and thus will have to sit inside the center console close to the USB port. Once plugged, follow the Bluetooth connectivity instructions that come with the dongle. You'll have to connect your phone to the Lucid_id device that is advertised by the dongle. Good luck.
 
SoCal_AirTouring said:
There's only one USB port in the car, at the far end center of center console closer to the center glove box. The dongle has a short USB cable and thus will have to sit inside the center console close to the USB port. Once plugged, follow the Bluetooth connectivity instructions that come with the dongle. You'll have to connect your phone to the Lucid_id device that is advertised by the dongle. Good luck.
Click to expand...
(There are two ports there; one USB-A and one USB-C)
 
swan said:
Is it possible to show where you connected your dongle and also where you keep it. Sorry...I like to be spoon fed. :)
Click to expand...
I have it hooked into the USB-C port.
 

Attachments

  • 20250411_122416.webp
    20250411_122416.webp
    297.7 KB · Views: 21
It befuddles me more than anything that the underlying OS for the Air is Android. Go figure... They were never able to add an adjustment for SiriusXM to change the "quality" of the stream in the native app... so adding Waze or Google Maps would be way too much of a stretch. All that being said - my need for Waze will be diminished severely in September as all Clean Air decals in California will become null and void and I will no longer have use of the vaunted HOV lanes :(
 
Amster said:
I have it hooked into the USB-C port.
Click to expand...
You are using a different model than what I was using. How does yours scale the LCD cockpit? The same problem I had or it scales full screen with no problems. If so, do you mind dropping in a pointer to the device or its manufacturer and model number? THanks.
 
Adnillien said:
I can guarantee you that Lucid did not wait 2-1/2 years to submit to Google. I understand the frustration and wish it would be released but it is not that Lucid has been waiting to submit.
Click to expand...
What's your source on that guarantee?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

M
  • Locked
Android Auto
Replies
1
Views
500
Joe
Joe
Leafnut
Android App Update
2 3 4
Replies
76
Views
3K
newlucidguy
N
momo3605
Google adds Max, Peacock, and Angry Birds to cars with native Android software
Replies
4
Views
859
DeaneG
DeaneG
G
  • Locked
New Out of Spec Dave Gravity video
Replies
1
Views
185
Adnillien
Adnillien
gavram
Tired of lack of Android support
5 6 7
Replies
122
Views
6K
emoylv
emoylv
Back
Top