58.6GB of map data just to make sure I’ve got all of Europe covered and then some. I will probably never drive to Portugal. But now I can.

  • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    3 days ago

    My car has the original maps from 2015. I’d like to update them but Toyota charges friggin $300 for a microSD card. I can afford it but I’m determined to find a way to pirate it out of principle.

    • Hello_there@fedia.io
      2·
      2 days ago

      Somebody did a video about a car brand like that. There’s no DRM on the card. If you know someone that has it you can just copy it.

      • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        2 days ago

        Yeah I had a feeling that would be the case. Problem is finding someone with the same radio. It’s not like I’m going to find this on pirate bay. I even considered test driving a newer model and bringing my laptop with me lol

    • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      4·
      3 days ago
      1. I was happy to learn that Volvo provides the maps for free.
      2. I was unhappy to learn that said maps are downloaded to USB with their own software that is built for Windows and MacOS
      3. I was happy to learn that the program ran fine via wine. It struggled with finding USB drive, but the program could write to a folder instead.
      4. The USB drive just needs fat32 and the map files written to its root, and that allowed for my car to recognize and grab the update.
      5. I was unhappy to learn that even the newest version of the map still hasn’t recognized this major change to a road not far away from me.