is there live traffic in Mazda6?
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Can you set a destination and post some screenshots showing current traffic flow, traffic events, and delays....?
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No, I mean grab your phone and snap some pics of your NAV screen. Like this:
See how it's grayed out. Does yours actually populate with traffic flow, traffic events, and delay time....?
How did you learn this? Did you have to activate or subscribe to the service? Did the dealer have to do anything?ceric said:
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If it's something like that, and it's an App, then it's not integrated into your Navigation and is pretty much useless
I have a 2016 Mazda 6. My traffic functions are also greyed out. I spoke to Sirius and they stated this nav system cannot subscribe to real time traffic from them. I am now getting the system upgraded to version 55 to see if those features are available. Fingers crossed.
ExBrooklyn
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What system are you upgrading? SiriusXM? For me, commuting into NYC with a nav system that has no traffic info is useless. The TomTom in my 2014 ALWAYS showed traffic on the screen and gave me audible delay warnings as well as detour options. So I am stuck using Google Maps on my phone to check current traffic. That's absurd!
flyingfaders
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I have a Mazda 6 2016 and it does have some kind of live traffic and historical data as part of the navi option. But Waze is light years ahead of all of them including Google and Apple (and Google owns them which is weird) so why use a traffic map that isn't the best? Anyway, Mazda 2016 does have live traffic through the HD radio in most areas. It's ok but not the best.
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The answer is absolutely not. Let's be clear: The new Mazda6 and other new Mazdas DO NOT HAVE LIVE TRAFFIC IN THEIR NAVIGATION. Dealers and even Mazda will give incorrect information on this. There IS a STATIC "live traffic map" you can pull up, separately through the "applications" menu that will show you a tiny, useless HD Radio traffic MAP. This data IS NOT used by the navigation system.
The deal is: Mazda switched from Tom Tom to Navteq in their latest models and there was a business issue with getting the live traffic data. Mazda, when emailed about this, sometimes says they are considering/might do something about this in the future.
It's, frankly, very disappointing, but it does go along with the other glaring/odd issues with the new infotainment system. (You just have to use it for awhile to understand what I mean... it's way behind the competition.)
Here is a petition asking Mazda to fix Live Traffic Navigation: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/live-traffic-in-2016-mazdas
Here is more info on another board: http://forum.mazda6club.com/newbie-section/356474-2016-mazda6-touring-navigation-live-traffic-2.html
The deal is: Mazda switched from Tom Tom to Navteq in their latest models and there was a business issue with getting the live traffic data. Mazda, when emailed about this, sometimes says they are considering/might do something about this in the future.
It's, frankly, very disappointing, but it does go along with the other glaring/odd issues with the new infotainment system. (You just have to use it for awhile to understand what I mean... it's way behind the competition.)
Here is a petition asking Mazda to fix Live Traffic Navigation: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/live-traffic-in-2016-mazdas
Here is more info on another board: http://forum.mazda6club.com/newbie-section/356474-2016-mazda6-touring-navigation-live-traffic-2.html
