Driver dash map lags behind center console & maps when using satellite map
I’m a new user and still in early-days testing of the software (but massively impressed by the trove of useful information and features). That said, I immediately noticed a bug in the CarPlay integration - The map in the driver dashboard (i.e. not the car center screen) lags behind in reflecting vehicle location. It’s noticeable already after a few hundred meters, and the lag seems to get progressively worse during the trip. The center screen or main CarPlay correctly reflects location.
I can see that there are other, mostly rejected, tickets on CarPlay GPS lag, but I think this is a bit different since the main GUI correctly reflects location.
The car is BMW i4, but I suspect this is a broader issue.
- Where does this happen?
- ABRP version number (found at bottom of settings menu)
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Bo (ABRP)
Mar 10, 2025
This is an interesting observation, thank you for reporting it! We think the cluster maps (behind wheel) are transmitted as a compressed video stream, and apparently your vehicle struggles to do this in realtime. We have not seen it on any other cars. Glad that you found a workaround with a less complex map type.
Bo (ABRP)
Mar 10, 2025
And to be clear, we cannot do anything about this from ABRP, it is part of the CarPlay framework and probably BMW’s implementation of it.
foo
Mar 11, 2025
Thanks for the explanation, which makes a whole lot of sense given the out-of-sync situation (but maybe less so from an Apple/BMW arch/design perspective).
I have noticed that other apps (Google Maps, Apple Maps) run on what seems to be a lower frame rate, giving a bit of a panning stutter when changing direction. ABRP was butter-smooth in both dash and center screen, but as a nice-to-have request, it might be a nice feature to be able to control frame rate somehow to accommodate for underlying tech stack flaws.
That said, I fully understand the layered integration hell that I would imagine carplay with a myriad of underlying hardware platforms to be. If nothing else, maybe something to add to a “Known issues” list?
Either way, I’m perfectly happy with running the drawn maps. Thanks again!
foo
Mar 5, 2025
Quick update on this: From some additional testing, it seem this bug is only present if satellite map has been selected in CarPlay.
Katya S.
Mar 5, 2025
Thank you for checking, we’ve just released version 5.7.0 - do you see the same behavior in the new version?
foo
Mar 5, 2025
Apologies for not adding that to the update - the last test was indeed ran on the 5.7.0 (3246) version running on iOS 18.4 , iPhone 15 Pro Max through BMW iDrive 8.5 11/2024.65.
In hindsight, and with the drawn maps working as expected, I’d like to reduce my urgency down “Preferred” or whatever the lesser prio was called. Satellite imagery on the dash is definitely nice-to-have but not essential (In fact, just having Satellite in the main dash and drawn maps in the driver’s dash might even be preferable if there’s an option for that that I overlooked?).
Otherwise - what a top notch piece of software you guys have created. Kudos!
Katya S.
Mar 5, 2025
No worries!
I can’t actually edit the urgency level for you, but it doesn’t matter too much in this case.
At the moment, we don’t have a way to select different maps, but you definitely have a point; a regular map could be better suited for the smaller dash screen.