Real Time Traffic

MoreToyz · 04-24-2015, 10:32 AM

My 228i Xdrive VO/Oyster is on the boat! I can't seem to find any info on this forum regarding the RTTI with the nav package. Can anyone chime in on your experience with it? I am in the Dallas area, long commute, and Dallas continues its love affair with construction. Would love to know if RTTI will make the commute less painless.

sstarrx3 · 04-24-2015, 10:45 AM

Works great...it will alert you of a traffic situation on the instrument cluster as well as the screen. Not just a triangle on the map...it will ask you to confirm a reroute.

Viffermike · 04-24-2015, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MoreToyz

My 228i Xdrive VO/Oyster is on the boat! I can't seem to find any info on this forum regarding the RTTI with the nav package. Can anyone chime in on your experience with it? I am in the Dallas area, long commute, and Dallas continues its love affair with construction. Would love to know if RTTI will make the commute less painless.

I'm in DFW as well ... I find it works decently, but the on-screen readability is less than ideal at certain zoom levels, particularly during daytime. You learn to get around it by zooming in/out, often with the Interactive Map feature -- which is also somewhat clunky to use, particularly compared to the Nav in the Lexus I had previous to my 2.

That said, all that's made up for by the RT accident alerts sstarrx mentions. They're not always accurate or up to date, but they often are. VERY handy in DFW traffic. And the address-input interface is gloriously quick -- not to mention the ability to send destinations to the car via most internet browsers.

MoreToyz · 04-24-2015, 03:08 PM

Thanks much for the helpful replies! It sounds like this gadget is going to be great to have.

Sportstick · 04-24-2015, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MoreToyz

Thanks much for the helpful replies! It sounds like this gadget is going to be great to have.

You won't need it! Just take the dedicated lanes for VO/Oyster Bimmers!

MoreToyz · 04-24-2015, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sportstick

You won't need it! Just take the dedicated lanes for VO/Oyster Bimmers!

I will be the only one in that lane in Dallas.

Actually, I have you to thank for my current state of frustration and impatience, Sportstick! You and your photos sold me on this combo and of course none were to be had without ordering. Darn, that boat is so slow...

MrBucket · 04-24-2015, 04:58 PM

Its incredibly accurate. Theres been a bunch of times I'm stuck in traffic thats showing as red/yellow and within +/- 100 feet when it turns green the traffic lets up. Not sure exactly how they do it but it works.

aldrichg · 04-24-2015, 07:13 PM

It came with my 07 335i and I didn't know what it was. First drive into the LA basin and I was sold on it. Invaluable situation awareness. Got it now in my new X4 and M235i. Wouldn't have a car without it unless I lived in rural North Dakota.

Dan Brown · 04-25-2015, 08:36 AM

I really enjoy the RTTI. The satellite version on my F22 works much better than the radio-wave based version on my E70.

When I'm doing trips/commutes through heavily congested areas, I "Split Screen" the iDrive screen. Both maps with the option "Traffic Conditions/Grey Map," as the regular daytime map makes traffic hard to discern. I keep the left side on ~1/2 mile zoom, right side on 5 or 10 miles, depending on the area.

Make sure you have an actual route going! It'll promptly let you know as traffic pops up on your route. It's even searched the internet (without prompting) for a faster route based on one really bad traffic issue I had near Newark airport. It then simply asked me if I wanted to save 12 minutes at the expenses of driving 3.6 extra miles

Enjoy!

Sportstick · 04-25-2015, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MoreToyz

I will be the only one in that lane in Dallas.

Actually, I have you to thank for my current state of frustration and impatience, Sportstick! You and your photos sold me on this combo and of course none were to be had without ordering. Darn, that boat is so slow...

Sorry, I think? You'll be much happier very soon!

MoreToyz · 04-25-2015, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Brown

I really enjoy the RTTI. The satellite version on my F22 works much better than the radio-wave based version on my E70.

When I'm doing trips/commutes through heavily congested areas, I "Split Screen" the iDrive screen. Both maps with the option "Traffic Conditions/Grey Map," as the regular daytime map makes traffic hard to discern. I keep the left side on ~1/2 mile zoom, right side on 5 or 10 miles, depending on the area.

Make sure you have an actual route going! It'll promptly let you know as traffic pops up on your route. It's even searched the internet (without prompting) for a faster route based on one really bad traffic issue I had near Newark airport. It then simply asked me if I wanted to save 12 minutes at the expenses of driving 3.6 extra miles

Enjoy!

Thanks for this tip on the split screen. Very Helpful!

hoppy6698 · 04-25-2015, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sstarrx3

Works great...it will alert you of a traffic situation on the instrument cluster as well as the screen. Not just a triangle on the map...it will ask you to confirm a reroute.

This - saved me hours at times. It's not perfect, but best I have used to date short of Navigon. It's not as up to date as google maps either (for traffic), but it only lags behind by a few minutes or so - acceptable given the intense amount of translation that has to occur than send out to the vehicles.

G-Mann · 04-26-2015, 11:27 PM

Works great, out of the 3 times its tried to re-route I paid attention one time and was very happy, failed to listen the other two and was screwed.

drivethemachine · 04-27-2015, 04:49 AM

Welcome to the VO/Oyster club!
Unfortunately I ordered mine without Nav, and now I'm kicking myself for it.
RTTI would have been the main use case. I might someday buy the parts and retrofit it (it seems possible).
As Sportstick said VO's should really have their own lane, or at least be HOV/carpool lane exempt!
I'll be watching this thread to see how happy you are with RTTI.

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Currently awaiting PCD in May.

MoreToyz · 04-27-2015, 11:41 AM

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Welcome to the VO/Oyster club!
Unfortunately I ordered mine without Nav, and now I'm kicking myself for it.
RTTI would have been the main use case. I might someday buy the parts and retrofit it (it seems possible).
As Sportstick said VO's should really have their own lane, or at least be HOV/carpool lane exempt!
I'll be watching this thread to see how happy you are with RTTI.

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Currently awaiting PCD in May.

Awesome Oyster pic! The boat just arrived in Baltimore, so hopefully I will be trying out the RTTI in a couple of weeks.

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sstarrx3 Captain 106 Rep 855 Posts Drives: 2014 228i Mineral White/Terra Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Concord, NC iTrader: (0)	Works great...it will alert you of a traffic situation on the instrument cluster as well as the screen. Not just a triangle on the map...it will ask you to confirm a reroute.
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MoreToyz New Member 1 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 228i XDrive Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	Thanks much for the helpful replies! It sounds like this gadget is going to be great to have.
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MrBucket Captain 257 Rep 721 Posts Drives: '17 AW M2 6MT Exec Pack Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Its incredibly accurate. Theres been a bunch of times I'm stuck in traffic thats showing as red/yellow and within +/- 100 feet when it turns green the traffic lets up. Not sure exactly how they do it but it works.
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aldrichg New Member 4 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2015 M231i Glacier Silver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 M235i/F22 [0.00] 2015 X4 28i/F26 [0.00]	It came with my 07 335i and I didn't know what it was. First drive into the LA basin and I was sold on it. Invaluable situation awareness. Got it now in my new X4 and M235i. Wouldn't have a car without it unless I lived in rural North Dakota.
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Dan Brown New Member 3 Rep 24 Posts Drives: '15 Mineral White 228ix Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: New York State iTrader: (0)	I really enjoy the RTTI. The satellite version on my F22 works much better than the radio-wave based version on my E70. When I'm doing trips/commutes through heavily congested areas, I "Split Screen" the iDrive screen. Both maps with the option "Traffic Conditions/Grey Map," as the regular daytime map makes traffic hard to discern. I keep the left side on ~1/2 mile zoom, right side on 5 or 10 miles, depending on the area. Make sure you have an actual route going! It'll promptly let you know as traffic pops up on your route. It's even searched the internet (without prompting) for a faster route based on one really bad traffic issue I had near Newark airport. It then simply asked me if I wanted to save 12 minutes at the expenses of driving 3.6 extra miles Enjoy! __________________ -Dan '15 228xi (Mineral White/Coral Red) M-Sport '13 X5D (Platinum Grey/Oyster)
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G-Mann Captain 413 Rep 678 Posts Drives: M4CX Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Works great, out of the 3 times its tried to re-route I paid attention one time and was very happy, failed to listen the other two and was screwed. __________________ 2022 M4 Comp X 2021 M440ix - Sold 2015 M235 - Sold
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drivethemachine Lieutenant 193 Rep 404 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW 530e Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (1)	Welcome to the VO/Oyster club! Unfortunately I ordered mine without Nav, and now I'm kicking myself for it. RTTI would have been the main use case. I might someday buy the parts and retrofit it (it seems possible). As Sportstick said VO's should really have their own lane, or at least be HOV/carpool lane exempt! I'll be watching this thread to see how happy you are with RTTI. Currently awaiting PCD in May.
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