RivianXpress
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Curious if the USA maps (roads, trails, terrain, etc.) are stored locally in the vehicle system somewhere like the old school Navs that used a disc. Does anyone know if this is the case? I can't imagine needing cell coverage to navigate or explore in a vehicle that is geared towards adventuring.
My Garmin units are invaluable for this when I ride motorcycles. There are countless times when cell coverage is non existent on the street and almost always off road. A cell phone without a downloaded map is useless and grabbing every map needed is too much work.
I'm not sure how Tesla does it but I do recall that trying to navigate with the Model 3 when initiating a drive in a spot with no cell coverage means a lot of the maps is missing on the screen and not sure how it can correctly locate the car.
I can't image that Rivian created their own maps and a connection to a satellite system like Garmin has. Can anyone shed some light on this? I really don't want to hook up a Garmin in my Rivian to navigate off road or out of cell range.
My Garmin units are invaluable for this when I ride motorcycles. There are countless times when cell coverage is non existent on the street and almost always off road. A cell phone without a downloaded map is useless and grabbing every map needed is too much work.
I'm not sure how Tesla does it but I do recall that trying to navigate with the Model 3 when initiating a drive in a spot with no cell coverage means a lot of the maps is missing on the screen and not sure how it can correctly locate the car.
I can't image that Rivian created their own maps and a connection to a satellite system like Garmin has. Can anyone shed some light on this? I really don't want to hook up a Garmin in my Rivian to navigate off road or out of cell range.
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