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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JackT" data-source="post: 20386" data-attributes="member: 7055">I have been using my phone in the past.  The new vehicle I set up with Android Auto and AAWireless too.  However, the integrated approach rather than two different environments is nice too.  Since the car came with GM NAV, I thought I could just update the maps.  I received a response on how the 2023 maps are coming out the end of this month and that each update costs $149.  Then I thought about Maps+ etc. and GM's strategy started to not make sense.I understand HERE is involved from prior, but Maps+ integrages too.  However, from HERE's perspective, I would THINK it would be MORE profitable today for them to offer users $149 with future updates free because as things stand with Maps+ and Android Auto, they can't have many takers, and probably not enough revenue to maintain them.  One user in Arizona complained about the 2022 update that didn't reflect a highway opened two years prior.  I would THINK it would be a lot MORE profitable for GM/HERE to offer existing owners updates for $149 with free future updates because with Maps+ and Android Auto competing, they are already in the position of trying to sell snowballs to Eskimos. I'm trying to make sense of the lay of the land.  GM charges more for data connections that are tied to a vehicle that require very little data, than individuals pay with a phone number with data that travels with them, and can use for any purpose in any vehicle. Auto makers are in no position to force a subscription by dropping Android Auto now that everyone has a smart phone and tablet that they take with them.  They don't need their infotainment center for navigation.  I'm just having a rough time accepting that HERE and GM, and GM spent resources on Maps+ with free updates for those who DIDN'T buy NAV, and then charge $149 to those who DID spend the big bucks, for once-a-year updates that are not automatic, with neither supported by a competitive Internet connection.</blockquote>

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