EV-specific Android Auto functionality coming

[DeaneG]

Some more info on EV-specific functionality coming to Google Maps through Android Auto. Cars running AAOS with GAS instead of Android Auto already have this capability (Volvo, Polestar, soon others). It's very accurate at trip planning, including charging stops.

Google Maps will now give EV drivers real-time battery range info, starting with Ford | TechCrunch

Google announced Tuesday at CES 2024 a new feature for EV drivers that will track and display real-time battery information in Google Maps. The feature is

techcrunch.com

 

[DeaneG]

I just noticed that the Google Maps apps on my iPhone 15 and wife's Pixel 7 have a new "send to vehicle" button once a destination is selected on the app. Don't know if it can send a whole route with waypoints rather than a single destination - I'll have to try it. The vehicle receiving the route from Google Maps must be an AAOS/GAS car - so our Volvo shows up, but not the Lucid.

 

[DeaneG]

Just verified that the new "send to vehicle" button can indeed send an entire route with waypoints, not just a single destination. Works great.

 

[HariK]

Android auto add on for lucid

See on Amazon

Courtesy @vilayanur

 

[Bobby]

Android auto add on for lucid

See on Amazon

Courtesy @vilayanur

Apparently you don’t need to see the road.

 

[HariK]

I moved it. Lucid will not dictate which phone I use. Love you guys for watching my back. @mcr16 Please pass on the message to lucid team how much I was disappointed with lucid here maps.

 

[Bobby]

I moved it. Lucid will not dictate which phone I use. Love you guys for watching my back. @mcr16 Please pass on the message to lucid team how much I was disappointed with lucid here maps.

Perfect. Now switch to Swift.

 

[HariK]

Perfect. Now switch to Swift.

What is swift?

 

[Bobby]

It’s a more fun driving mode that you have now blocked with your android tablet!

 

[DeaneG]

I briefly tried HERE again after becoming used to using Google maps or Apple maps depending on mood. Was shocked how awful the directions sounded and immediately switched back to Google.

 

[HariK]

It’s a more fun driving mode that you have now blocked with your android tablet!

Haha. The smooth mode acceleration is too much for me and I don't even push the limit of the old dog mobile Toyota Sienna lol

 

[hydbob]

I briefly tried HERE again after becoming used to using Google maps or Apple maps depending on mood. Was shocked how awful the directions sounded and immediately switched back to Google.

HERE is fine if you never use the voice nav

 

[hellolucid]

HERE is fine if you never use the voice nav

it does an awful job finding the entrance of large buildings.

 

[hydbob]

it does an awful job finding the entrance of large buildings.

That's what eyes are for

 

[hellolucid]

That's what eyes are for

d'oh can't use them for driving when i'm wearing my Vision Pro headsets.

 

[DeaneG]

HERE is fine if you never use the voice nav

I've had HERE navigate me miles out into the desert when it was supposed to be taking me to a charging station. Also fail to find a route home for over an hour from CA Hwy 108 when it had a strong signal and showed my car's correct current position. Tried offline maps too, they didn't help. Another time HERE showed my car miles from its actual location and still tried to navigate from the wrong position.

 

[xponents]

I moved it. Lucid will not dictate which phone I use. Love you guys for watching my back. @mcr16 Please pass on the message to lucid team how much I was disappointed with lucid here maps.

Why does that look like a slightly broken version of the Gravity interior

 

[mcr16]

I've had HERE navigate me miles out into the desert when it was supposed to be taking me to a charging station. Also fail to find a route home for over an hour from CA Hwy 108 when it had a strong signal and showed my car's correct current position. Tried offline maps too, they didn't help. Another time HERE showed my car miles from its actual location and still tried to navigate from the wrong position.

Hi, @DeaneG. Thank you for sharing your feedback. I just sent you a direct message.

 

[SDHacker]

I've had HERE navigate me miles out into the desert when it was supposed to be taking me to a charging station. Also fail to find a route home for over an hour from CA Hwy 108 when it had a strong signal and showed my car's correct current position. Tried offline maps too, they didn't help. Another time HERE showed my car miles from its actual location and still tried to navigate from the wrong position.

When I'm on a road trip, I always verify with google even when HERE shows the expected route and especially when it shows an alternate route. On a trip to Olympic national park, HERE didn't know the highway in the park was closed for construction and you had to take an alternate route but google knew. HERE tried to take me on an alternate route due to night time construction on the 5...too bad I was driving during the day (google knew to stay on the 5). There's a street near me that ends with a right turn only but HERE will tell me to turn left there. There's been a couple of times in rural areas where I'll turn onto a street from the highway and HERE will tell me to turn around, continue on the highway for 100 feet and turn onto a dirt road (I was on the correct street originally).

 

[scal_air]

Yeah, it's a shame. HERE does ok for the most part but I always check the route with WAZE too just to make sure...