Debanks

Is it just me or does the Google traffic, live through Audi Connect through to the Nav MMI not match the traffic through the Google Maps app (through iPhone for me)?

The Google Maps app seems spot on most of the time, yet the Audi MMI seems to struggle, particularly on smaller roads. It also doesn't seem to reroute as smartly around traffic compared to the app, plus others like Waze and TomTom.

Any thoughts?

stegal

Hi,
I had made exactly the same remark in another forum but I did not get many reaction. I have noticed that MMI does not pick up all the small changes (works, closed road) as good as Google Map app. I start noticing it as the highway entry near my place has been closed for work (18months ago) at the beginning I thought that was because MMI has static maps but 2 updates later same things. Both Google Maps and Waze make a smart re-route while mu MMI still trying to push me to this dead-end.

Did you in the meanwhile find a solution?

Cheers,
Stefano

stegal

Update--> just saw a comment in another post of this forum where someone stated that MMI has just a google heart overlap over a Inrix navigation system. Some said it is better that google someone said the opposite, but now at least we know they are 2 different system which explain the different routes proposed

rccoleman

The maps and nav instructions are based on HERE (a conglomerate of a several German car companies - https://www.here.com/), the traffic is via INRIX, and the satellite view is just a graphic overlay from Google Earth.

KevinB656

I believe that GMaps and Waze are better at traffic and rerouting than MMI. I do like to enter my destination in both MMI and Waze so I can keep my eye on both.

SYMAWD

The MMI only reroutes if it saves you ~5+ minutes so it won't be as aggressive as Waze or Google Maps when it comes to taking random side streets.

stegal

What I am experiencing is that somehow some "details" are not picked up by MMI (HERE+Irix, whatever). I give you some examples:
1) In a street near but it has been 4 yeast it is not possible to make U-turn as they made a road delimiter (basically there are plants and threes. MMI keeps telling me to go through it
2) The ramp to access the highway is closed for work (18 months and counting) after few hrs from the ramp closing Waze was proposing rerouting one day later Google map also picked it up...MMI still want me to go there

Is there a way to update MMI info so that he will be aligned with the real world?

Thanks for any tips

stegal

That s the way I found out that something was not right with MMI. But to be honest having two voces telling me what to do and often telling opposite things got me bit dizy after a while, I d rather prefer to stick with one. So far I am connecting google map app from my gsm as I found GUI much more neat and tidy...till I will find a way to make MMI work better