Navigation solution?

crimsonaudio · 03-18-2008, 08:57 AM

So, I bought and installed RouteBuddy with the North America map and have to admit, I'm vastly underwhelmed. I don't know why I thought this, but I figured it would work something like a TomTom or Garmin system, but it's a far cry from that. I've searched around but am starting to think there are no real navigation options for OSX - is this correct?

As it stands right now, my in-car nav is basically just "hey, look at this" - it's totally useless as a navigation system. What, if anything, can I do?

TIA,

mr2mac · 03-18-2008, 09:42 AM

Yes routebuddy is poor when compared to windows offerings.

I still use it now and again, but i mainly run Parallels with PC Navigator 6 :

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It works like a proper sat nav and I think is very good.

nick

crimsonaudio · 03-18-2008, 10:07 AM

That's a great idea, but it looks as if PC Navigator only has maps for Europe/UK...

I 'll look about in the PC forums above - I hadn't considered running a Parallels plug-in in AMP...

Anyone else with any ideas?

Jirka Jirout · 03-18-2008, 01:16 PM

Routebuddy isn't a navigation solution for in-car use.

Our navigation solution is ready now, but we have to finish our contract with TeleAtlast before we can start to distribute it with QCar.

n2k · 03-18-2008, 08:27 PM

That sound great Jirka! do you have any more information about of your navigation solution ? maybe even screenshots ?

onepuff · 03-19-2008, 01:44 AM

i use iNav thru parallels. Works very similar to Garmin.

tjipke · 04-17-2008, 06:20 AM

Does anyone have experience with RoadNav? http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/index.php

Skaught · 05-07-2008, 12:44 PM

How does RouteBuddy compare with the Honda Ridgeline's nav system? That's all I've dealt with.

Scott

labenedict · 05-07-2008, 02:14 PM

I tried RoadNav. It was horrible. It would tell me to take turns while I was under overpasses and other strange things. It doesn't understand on/off ramps and exits or how roads intersect with each other. It also doesn't have an on-screen keyboard built in. Then, I bought iGuidance and couldn't be happier. It is an excellent product.

Skaught · 05-07-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by labenedict

I tried RoadNav. It was horrible. It would tell me to take turns while I was under overpasses and other strange things. It doesn't understand on/off ramps and exits or how roads intersect with each other. It also doesn't have an on-screen keyboard built in. Then, I bought iGuidance and couldn't be happier. It is an excellent product.

I checked into iGuidance and it appears to only be for Windows software. Have you found a Mac version?

Scott

mr2mac · 05-07-2008, 06:45 PM

There is no iGuidance for mac , although there was talk of them doing so but that was along time ago and I don't think it will happen.

You'd have to run it via a VM under windows.

Try Parallels.

Skaught · 05-07-2008, 09:09 PM

Ah. So you're running the program on a Mac this way?

Scott

TTeuer · 05-07-2008, 09:12 PM

All navigation apps on the Mac that I have seen are horrible. They are completely unusable for me. I run iGuidance inside of Parallels and it works perfect.