Navigation System - Does it get any easier?

Yeah; I'm in agreement with the previous poster. In my experience, as soon as I deviate from its predetermined route, it recalculates a new route, and QUICKLY. You may need to wait until the car is sure you're OFF its calculated route (give it 30 meters or so and remember the snap-to), but it always works for me.

And one thing I love about this as compared to the Honda nav from the same model year is that it calculates alternate routes near-instantly. The Honda took up to 10 seconds.

~ dan ~

 

The short answer is there is no such option as you describe. The NAV will recalculate the new best route, which sometimes includes doing a U-turn. Simply drive past it and it will recalculate again.

If it bothers you that much, you can try entering a detour (use voice command "detour") and it should skip all the U-turn stuff and find another way.

Of course, how frequently all this happens is very region-specific, so YMMV.

 

Thanks to all. I'll give the nav system a workout tomorrow and see how it handles change.

 

Do the aftermarket units work that way too? I am comparing Garmin and TomTom and want to know which one is best for quickly re-plotting a new route on the screen when you deviate from the suggested route.

 

The speed at which any GPS recalculates will vary depending on a variety of conditions, including storage media (DVD/Flash memory/SD Card), processor speed and of course your actual area and length of trip. IMHO, I find the Toyota NAV fairly quick for a DVD-based Nav, which has a considerably slower access time when compared to Flash memory, which more portable units use.

As to how different portables re-plot routes, this will vary depending on the software and your region, so I would leave that to owners of those models to comment, but again, since it will vary by region, it is very difficult to gauge.

I would venture to say that any current GPS on the market today does a more than adequate job at recalculating routes, just some slightly more desirable than others, from a subjective point of view anyway...

 

I have only had my Prius for a couple of weeks and I must say initially I was a little overwhelmed by the nav system. What has helped a great deal is reading through the commands list, and taking it a step at a time. I can say that it is getting easier and easier to use.
I love the full integration of the system and rely on the voice commands MOST of the time.
The screen is awesome and I LOVE all that the system does. My friends are really impressed with it! "68 degrees", "louder", "call Jim", "go to home"....it is a total 21st century experience.
I love the Prius!

 

It's very easy to get spoiled by the Garmin GPS (I have an old Garmin, huge with an external stubby antenna, and I will not give it up!) , or the TOM TOM.
The Prius Nav unit does take a bit of getting use to, but with some time and frequent use it becomes easier.