Google amazes me with that. They literally direct you through the parking lot rows to the exact store you are looking for, and it's even built into the ETA it gives when you start out and ends up being within the minute accurate.

Pretty sure Google is going to have a hand in judgement day

 

Factory navigation gets me to a parking lot. I'm pretty sure i can find the store at that point. I don't need nav to find a parking spot. Factory nav also has arrival times
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I never mess with Sync or the factory navigation. The user interface is clunky and I have the power of Waze, Google Maps, Apple Maps, Spotify and voice directions right through CarPlay and my steering wheel.

My preferred navigation app is Waze, which is owned and powered by Google. The voice command works well on the steering wheel and my map information is always up to date.

 

I just took an 1800 mile trip across I80. Built in wouldn't find a gas station to save its life. All it took to find one on Android was to say " Hey Google, where is the closest Loves gas station." Boom showed right up with miles and ETA. Love not having to plug in for Android Auto to boot.

 

One, why in the world do you need to use nav to find a gas station on I-80? There's at least one on just about every exit... But anyway, I hopped in the truck and just for fun asked to find gas stations on the factory nav.... It found a few..... Immediately....

 

I travel for a living. I’ve used the factory nav in my old 16 f150 a lot. I’ve found that google maps is typically more accurate and up to date compared the factory system. My 2021 only has 500 miles on it so far so I haven’t really tested much yet. Apple Maps is terrible, wrong locations, not update roads etc..If your driving around your city etc... all of them will be fine, but like Myself most of the time I’m in areas I’ve never been to so I rely on it to be accurate. My 16 truck would always land you close to the destination, within a mile or less, but sometimes wayyy off. I hope the new system is better but I wouldnt trust it if I was on a time sensitive trip.

 

One of the common problems certain navs have with finding gas stations or restaurants while traveling, is they aren't smart enough to understand how far off of your route they are, or what direction you're going. Some will show a stop that's 1.4 miles (and increasing) behind you ahead of one that's 2.5 miles (and closing) ahead. Or it'll show one 2.5 miles away from your route ahead of one that's only 0.2 miles away from your route, because...you get the idea. Simple distance from your current location is only half the story.

Granted, if you don't have a destination input, it can't do that.

 

This is exactly why I always just enabled the Sync3 nav to display gas stations in the the default view. Then I can just see them on the map, while my phone is still going its google route nav.

If I use my new Sync4 nav more, this will likely throw a wrench into what I'm used to, but I'm sure I'll figure something out after experimenting.