Has anyone used the NavTraffic in the 07 TL?
#1
Has anyone used the NavTraffic in the 07 TL?
I really like the idea of NavTraffic, but I'm wondering how well it works in practice.
Where I'm from, you can get live traffic from the web. It's a map with highways colored with green/yellow/red/black depending on the traffic speed as reported by road sensors. It looks like this:
http://traffic.511.org/traffic_map.asp
Can you get a color-coded map like that on the TL's NavTraffic system? Or does it just show you a list of incidents along your route like some aftermarket nav/traffic units?
Where I'm from, you can get live traffic from the web. It's a map with highways colored with green/yellow/red/black depending on the traffic speed as reported by road sensors. It looks like this:
http://traffic.511.org/traffic_map.asp
Can you get a color-coded map like that on the TL's NavTraffic system? Or does it just show you a list of incidents along your route like some aftermarket nav/traffic units?
#2
I live in the DC metro area and I use the NavTraffic everyday. I find it very useful and accurate, it pinpoints most accidents/incidents within a quarter of a mile. The map is color coded for traffic conditions. It is the same as the prior TL navi, just with a few additions.
#4
I live in the L.A. area and think the NavTraffic is okay. It only updates freeways, which I am never really on. On top of that, this past weekend I was driving at 2 AM and the I-10 freeway was still marked in red. (It was definitely not congested at this time) Maybe XM is slow to update on weekends?
When I zoom out on the map I do see accident icons, everywhere, not only the route you're taking.
When I zoom out on the map I do see accident icons, everywhere, not only the route you're taking.
#5
I'm also a bit confused on this/ I have an 07 TL-S. WOndering if the Nav system is supposed to reroute you around highly congested (red) traffic? I drive in and out of Chicago everyday so I see the whole rainbow of colors.
#6
It works well in LA. You can view the different routes to an address or a place you choose thru the NAV. But it doesn't route you around traffic. I had to drive to family about 40 mintues away and the map showed five incidents on the freeway on the way but it don't route me around unless I hit the reroute button.
#7
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Originally Posted by cbell20
I live in the DC metro area and I use the NavTraffic everyday. I find it very useful and accurate, it pinpoints most accidents/incidents within a quarter of a mile. The map is color coded for traffic conditions. It is the same as the prior TL navi, just with a few additions.
YMMV, it's only in some areas, and only covers major roads. If you're lucky enough to live in one of those areas and use the covered roads you'll be a fan. If not, it's just another useless gadget.
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