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Car navigation systems
Raised as a usability problem by 12 people on Hacker News over 8 years (2019–2026), in 10 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 12 complaints
- Can't sort music by ID3 fields, forcing a file-moving workaround2026-11-03
- Built-in sat nav had awful interfaces and resistive touchscreens that were hard to use2024-11-13
- Car nav user interface is poor and maps are outdated2023-09-01
- Navigation can't take address input while moving, forcing the driver to stop or wait2023-08-07
- Popup appears at roundabouts and must be dismissed by touching OK2023-04-27
- Navigation system is very slow and entering addresses is painful2023-03-04
- Must repeatedly tap through the same steps to adjust volume, brightness and screen rotation2021-09-10
- Must dismiss a road-focus disclaimer every time it starts2021-09-10
- Can't load own or third-party maps; upgrading requires a dealership visit and expensive payment2020-08-29
- Zooming, panning and rotating maps with trackpad joysticks feels awkward2020-05-09
- Physical-button navigation input is universally terrible to use while driving2019-06-17
- Entering directions with rotary controls is cumbersome and feels like using an old rotary phone2019-06-17