Co Pilot Android App

az99 wrote:

Lantley wrote:

They offer advantages like turn by turn voice instruction and real time where am I info.

"Turn right now on the unnamed road." Splash! Look up at the Co Pilot app and it verifies that I am in fact in the river.

Well at least after it tells you to turn, it knows where it put you.

I use my Garmin 660 and verify roads using my Rand McNally Truckers atlas, BEFORE I take a trip. For local driving I try to "trust" it. But I don't have the RV attached either.

Lantley wrote:

They offer advantages like turn by turn voice instruction and real time where am I info.

"Turn right now on the unnamed road." Splash! Look up at the Co Pilot app and it verifies that I am in fact in the river.

Gdetrailer wrote:

az99 wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

az99 wrote:
If you try to use the app, review your route VERY carefully. Doing 2 test routes in RV mode netted me some serious errors.
Routed me over a bridge that never existed, sent me over business 41 in Fl. rather than on 75, and sent me on the Balt.Wash. Parkway that is restricted to cars.

CoPilot went right to the Uninstall can.

Your results may vary.

ANY GPS can make those mistakes, they ARE NOT "INFALLIBLE".

It is why one should not depend solely on a GPS but use ones brains along with a maps and road signs.

All to easy to let the GPS box tell you what to do, then blame the GPS when something goes wrong..

The fact that these errors were so bad compared to other GPS units was the reason I mentioned it.
S&T 2011 & 2014, Google, Maps.ME,2 other free map apps and even TomTom did not have this mystery bridge or bizarre routing.
I did double check the settings.

ALL "GPS" units have "errors" of some sort, the "maps" are not "perfect" for ANY GPS..

And NO, I am not "condoning" the "issues" you "found" with CoPilot but it IS "the way it is"..

Think of GPS maps as a "work in progress" and YOU are the "beta" tester.

Heck, I am not impressed with the accuracy of CoPilot at my very rural home.. It typically places my home at least 1 mile away from the REAL physical location.. Sometimes in a church or store parking lot and often in a farmers field..

Not ALL GPS "maps" will have ever single square foot of the entire USA "mapped" 100% correct, 100% of the time.

Errors ARE there, and you "found" an error.. Did YOU bother to report this bunch or errors to CoPilot?

I doubt it since you came on here to blaze a trail of venting your frustration over a FREE (that's right a FREEEEEEEEE "APP")..

No, I am not "impressed" with GPS, and yes, my DW has CoPilot installed on her Tablet.. We take it with a grain of salt and it is more for "entertainment" value in our eyes.

We find that PLANNING our trips before we start using paper maps and even the use of Mapquest (FREE INTERNET MAPPING WEBSITE) we rarely have any issues finding our way to the destinations and hence the CoPilot GPS is along to entertain us as the miles click by..

I agree no GPS should ever be trusted 100% however they are better than for entertainment use only.
They offer advantages like turn by turn voice instruction and real time where am I info.
GPS's are not foolproof but they are a credible,useful tool

Belgique wrote:
I wish Streets and Trips still was around. I'm disappointed with my new Garmin. I like a laptop big screen so I can see further out and wave the routing BS flag earlier. So far, Google Maps seems the best alternative. I reserve the right to change my mind again.

Google Maps is great. It would be really great if they had low clearance and RV roads considered along with the walking and public transportation areas.

I wish Streets and Trips still was around. I'm disappointed with my new Garmin. I like a laptop big screen so I can see further out and wave the routing BS flag earlier. So far, Google Maps seems the best alternative. I reserve the right to change my mind again.

az99 wrote:

Gjac wrote:

az99 wrote:
If you try to use the app, review your route VERY carefully. Doing 2 test routes in RV mode netted me some serious errors.
Routed me over a bridge that never existed, sent me over business 41 in Fl. rather than on 75, and sent me on the Balt.Wash. Parkway that is restricted to cars.

CoPilot went right to the Uninstall can.

Your results may vary.

Is this the paid version? Before I bought it I saw several posts about problems with the Anroid phones but not the I phones.

It was the Free version, but from what I understand from their ads that are on it,everything is the same except pay or trial adds voice navigation and a few other extras. The maps are the same.

I had the free version first and did not like it. I bought the paid version based on recommendations on this forum. It was the best $6.99 I ever spent, it does everything the the $400 gps's do.

az99 wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:

az99 wrote:
If you try to use the app, review your route VERY carefully. Doing 2 test routes in RV mode netted me some serious errors.
Routed me over a bridge that never existed, sent me over business 41 in Fl. rather than on 75, and sent me on the Balt.Wash. Parkway that is restricted to cars.

CoPilot went right to the Uninstall can.

Your results may vary.

ANY GPS can make those mistakes, they ARE NOT "INFALLIBLE".

It is why one should not depend solely on a GPS but use ones brains along with a maps and road signs.

All to easy to let the GPS box tell you what to do, then blame the GPS when something goes wrong..

The fact that these errors were so bad compared to other GPS units was the reason I mentioned it.
S&T 2011 & 2014, Google, Maps.ME,2 other free map apps and even TomTom did not have this mystery bridge or bizarre routing.
I did double check the settings.

ALL "GPS" units have "errors" of some sort, the "maps" are not "perfect" for ANY GPS..

And NO, I am not "condoning" the "issues" you "found" with CoPilot but it IS "the way it is"..

Think of GPS maps as a "work in progress" and YOU are the "beta" tester.

Heck, I am not impressed with the accuracy of CoPilot at my very rural home.. It typically places my home at least 1 mile away from the REAL physical location.. Sometimes in a church or store parking lot and often in a farmers field..

Not ALL GPS "maps" will have ever single square foot of the entire USA "mapped" 100% correct, 100% of the time.

Errors ARE there, and you "found" an error.. Did YOU bother to report this bunch or errors to CoPilot?

I doubt it since you came on here to blaze a trail of venting your frustration over a FREE (that's right a FREEEEEEEEE "APP")..

No, I am not "impressed" with GPS, and yes, my DW has CoPilot installed on her Tablet.. We take it with a grain of salt and it is more for "entertainment" value in our eyes.

We find that PLANNING our trips before we start using paper maps and even the use of Mapquest (FREE INTERNET MAPPING WEBSITE) we rarely have any issues finding our way to the destinations and hence the CoPilot GPS is along to entertain us as the miles click by..

az99 wrote:
If you try to use the app, review your route VERY carefully. Doing 2 test routes in RV mode netted me some serious errors.
Routed me over a bridge that never existed, sent me over business 41 in Fl. rather than on 75, and sent me on the Balt.Wash. Parkway that is restricted to cars.

CoPilot went right to the Uninstall can.

Your results may vary.

Baltimore/Washington Parkway in Maryland - has no propane restrictions, no commercial trucks allowed. There are height restrictions to be aware of.RV's and buses are allowed.

Gjac wrote:

az99 wrote:
If you try to use the app, review your route VERY carefully. Doing 2 test routes in RV mode netted me some serious errors.
Routed me over a bridge that never existed, sent me over business 41 in Fl. rather than on 75, and sent me on the Balt.Wash. Parkway that is restricted to cars.

CoPilot went right to the Uninstall can.

Your results may vary.

Is this the paid version? Before I bought it I saw several posts about problems with the Anroid phones but not the I phones.

It was the Free version, but from what I understand from their ads that are on it,everything is the same except pay or trial adds voice navigation and a few other extras. The maps are the same.

az99 wrote:
If you try to use the app, review your route VERY carefully. Doing 2 test routes in RV mode netted me some serious errors.
Routed me over a bridge that never existed, sent me over business 41 in Fl. rather than on 75, and sent me on the Balt.Wash. Parkway that is restricted to cars.

CoPilot went right to the Uninstall can.

Your results may vary.

Is this the paid version? Before I bought it I saw several posts about problems with the Anroid phones but not the I phones.