Traffic in Australia

[Guest Leebus]

Does anyone know if the traffic function on the Columbus system works in Australia? 

[Sak]

No, It doesn't. 

[Guest Leebus]

No, It doesn't. 

 

Excellent. That would make things too useful.  

 

Thanks. 

[goranl]

I've seen it working on Golfs. Maybe it can be activated via VCDS. I'd imagine the dealer would try and charge for the activation. 

[Sak]

As far as I know SUNA is the only traffic update provider in Australia. Only few manufacturers integrate SUNA in their head units. Your dealer might help.

http://www.sunatraffic.com.au/where-to-purchase-suna/where-can-i-buy-suna/

Edited 11 December, 2014 by Sak

[Pinnacletech]

There's a guy here in Brisbane who is turning it on. Anyone know how yet?

[Reichter]

Yes, it can be enabled. There is a company on facebook that is located in Brisbane who can enable it. People in Brisbane have also posted photos of it working.

[Oze30]

I'm about to try it on mine today. I'll let you know how it goes. 106.5 and 103.2 have the traffic updates apparently.

[Oze30]

It works, but you need to know the road numbering system...

[johnbkidd]

On a slightly different topic... yet it concerns "fitness for purpose" or the concept of "getting value from what one purchased".  I posted today...

 

I have a new Octy III Elegance with Amundsen SatNav (SD version 5E… 0045 ECE 2015).  I bought my LHD car in France as I live there – but have set the SatNav with an English female ‘voice’. 

 

The streets and built-in POIs seemed accurate over last week’s tour round the Auvergne – but the digitisation of the name phonetics is awful and perhaps dangerous. 

 

For instance if she told to get onto “… the road to Ari…” then I would be looking for the road sign on the roundabout as well as counting for the third exit…  It is hard work locating Paris to turn off safely…

Imagine how badly Le Puy-en-Velay was pronounced –  there are numerous errors.

 

Have any of you heard similar errors in any male/female digitisation in English, French, etc? 

 

What can one do about it?

 

>>> Is your Columbus speech intelligible - for place and street names?