I'm not certain, but it appears that the navigation discs for the Camry Hybrid's stock (Denso) Nav system actually come from a company called Tele Atlas.
Camry Nav owners should thus report missing map data or discrepancies in routing to them (link is to contact form.) Denso isn't listed in the "Navigation System" dropdown of the feedback form, but my reasoning for thinking Tele Atlas is the map data provider is this quote from their
Fact Sheet (PDF):
Quote:
Founded in 1984, Tele Atlas’ digital map data is the foundation for many of the world’s leading personal and in-car navigation systems, mobile and Internet map applications and enterprise/public sector (GIS) systems. The company collaborates with TomTom, Mio, Cingular Wireless, Sprint/Nextel,
Verizon Wireless, Google, Mapquest, Pioneer, Denso and a range of partners in the personal navigation, Internet, wireless and automotive markets to ensure consumers have the up-to-date map content they need to quickly and easily find places, products and services, wherever they are.
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I was led to Tele Atlas' site via a
discussion thread re: the Prius Nav, which I am assuming is similar to the Camry Nav (set me straight if I'm barking up the wrong tree!)
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On the other tangent in this discussion:
I still use my Garmin Streetpilot 2720 in my Ford Escape Hybrid w/NAV. To be honest, I knew I would and really only got the NAV system in the FEH for the hybrid related data -- the energy management and fuel economy screens/graphs (the "cartoons", as some call them.) Expensive cartoons, yes, but I've explained my logic in the appropriate threads. Besides, I'm a geek. On the topic of the
FEH Nav, if anyone drives one and has
map/nav data issues to report on it, those
should be directed to Navteq's feedback form.
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If Garmin would break in to the automotive stock NAV unit market, I swear they'd have the killer app, but so far they specialize in portable GPS units and the
Garmin G1000 glass cockpit for general and commercial aviation aircraft.
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