Headed up display with navigation.

[RustyDogg]

Headed up display with navigation. As I'm driving my wife's '25 ionic 5 while she's out of town. I'm finding this to be a very helpful feature.

 

[RodorW]

It was stated by a scout team member in a video interview that HUD wasn’t planned to be on the table, nice as it would be, but it had to do with the line of sight you already have from the drivers position

 

[J Alynn]

Headed up display with navigation. As I'm driving my wife's '25 ionic 5 while she's out of town. I'm finding this to be a very helpful feature.

Welcome to the forum. I’d love to have it. I love HUD as a convenience and safety feature

 

[jeremydunworth]

I like the HUD in my 2026 Ioniq 5, but I wouldn't require it to be a feature in any future car.

The main benefit of the HUD is that it is easier for me to read my speed on the HUD than on the dash display because of how my view of the speedometer on the dash is partly blocked by the steering wheel. That is probably a user issue, but seriously I'm lazy. If I can see my speed on the HUD I'm not going to spend time trying to get the steering wheel and dash display adjusted to view the same information.

For navigation I prefer the old method: look at map before I get in car, do my best to memorize it, wing it from there. Under no circumstances do I ever stop and ask for directions.

 

[speedrye]

I like the HUD in my 2026 Ioniq 5, but I wouldn't require it to be a feature in any future car.

The main benefit of the HUD is that it is easier for me to read my speed on the HUD than on the dash display because of how my view of the speedometer on the dash is partly blocked by the steering wheel. That is probably a user issue, but seriously I'm lazy. If I can see my speed on the HUD I'm not going to spend time trying to get the steering wheel and dash display adjusted to view the same information.

For navigation I prefer the old method: look at map before I get in car, do my best to memorize it, wing it from there. Under no circumstances do I ever stop and ask for directions.

My first car with navigation was back in '02 and I used it a lot since it was pretty novel. It's amazing how quickly your brain comes to rely on such a crutch and I quickly realized I had no clue how to get home from whatever job site I was on without using the navigation. Since then, I do the same as you, though I'll occasionally write down whatever easily fits on a 3"x3" Post-It and stick it to my dash.

For HUD, I only use mine as a shift light and G-meter, neither of which I'd use in a Scout, so no loss on my end.

 

[jeremydunworth]

My first car with navigation was back in '02 and I used it a lot since it was pretty novel. It's amazing how quickly your brain comes to rely on such a crutch and I quickly realized I had no clue how to get home from whatever job site I was on without using the navigation. Since then, I do the same as you, though I'll occasionally write down whatever easily fits on a 3"x3" Post-It and stick it to my dash.

For HUD, I only use mine as a shift light and G-meter, neither of which I'd use in a Scout, so no loss on my end.

To be serious for a moment, my first car with built in navigation is the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5. My previous daily was a 2011 Subaru Outback and I made sure to get the trim level that had the moonroof but not the built in Navigation unit as I preferred to use my phone or my passenger when I needed navigation help.

What I found over time is that Android Auto navigation, and also iPhone maps navigation, tend to give the directions "just in time", which is too late for me and I often miss turns because I was in the wrong lane or I wasn't sure if 300 ft ahead means the next left or the next next left.

Before I had a phone with maps, so around mid 2000s and earlier, I would go to map quest, map the directions, and sketch the map on an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper which I could hold while also holding the steering wheel, if necessary. Before that, I would have a Thomas Guide opened to the correct page in the passenger seat.

So it is not that I never need navigation, but I find a map that shows me several steps ahead and alternate roads in case of a slowdown to be much more useful.

Android Auto has gotten better and I do use it from time to time, but I still prefer the old method.

 

[strider]

My first car with navigation was back in '02 and I used it a lot since it was pretty novel. It's amazing how quickly your brain comes to rely on such a crutch and I quickly realized I had no clue how to get home from whatever job site I was on without using the navigation. Since then, I do the same as you, though I'll occasionally write down whatever easily fits on a 3"x3" Post-It and stick it to my dash.

For HUD, I only use mine as a shift light and G-meter, neither of which I'd use in a Scout, so no loss on my end.

I am all for using inertial navigation, but one huge feature of new connected navigation is routing around traffic. I have 2 freeway options to head into town so it is nice to know if there's an accident on one or the other. Because of that I find myself using navigation all the time, even if I know exactly where I'm going.

It's interesting because my son is 15 and learning to drive. I want him to develop a mental map of the area and have an idea of where he is and where he needs to go, at least for common things. He's driving our '07 WK so no backup camera, no GPS, etc. But in typical teenager fashion, when he is riding with me he chides me for using nav all the time when he can't use it. While I explained the traffic aspect I'm sure all he heard was "because I said so."

 

[J Alynn]

To be serious for a moment, my first car with built in navigation is the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5. My previous daily was a 2011 Subaru Outback and I made sure to get the trim level that had the moonroof but not the built in Navigation unit as I preferred to use my phone or my passenger when I needed navigation help.

What I found over time is that Android Auto navigation, and also iPhone maps navigation, tend to give the directions "just in time", which is too late for me and I often miss turns because I was in the wrong lane or I wasn't sure if 300 ft ahead means the next left or the next next left.

Before I had a phone with maps, so around mid 2000s and earlier, I would go to map quest, map the directions, and sketch the map on an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper which I could hold while also holding the steering wheel, if necessary. Before that, I would have a Thomas Guide opened to the correct page in the passenger seat.

So it is not that I never need navigation, but I find a map that shows me several steps ahead and alternate roads in case of a slowdown to be much more useful.

Android Auto has gotten better and I do use it from time to time, but I still prefer the old method.

Funny story. Years ago I was friends with a Mapquest guy-most of their company was in Lancaster PA. Mapquest could not direct people to their offices and it wasn’t intentional. Always thought that said a lot about them even though I remember using it regularly