Porsche history of map updates for the Taycan?

[tonykara]

I'm a fairly new owner (3 months) of a '22 Taycan.
Recently I was checking out the navigation, and mapped a route to my house from wherever I was on that day. (yes, of course I know how to get home; I was just playing around with it).
It attempted to route me to an offramp that hasn't existed for over 4 years. If you're paying attention, the incorrect map info my car has is the same age as the car.
So this begs the question: Does the map ever get updated, or does the car ship with a given map database, and it becomes stale from that point?

I called Porsche NA and they say you have to have Porsche Connect services for the car to get map updates. I responded with "How long is the first owner's trial period of Porsche Connect? They said 3 years. So I asked "if all the previous conversation is true, why has my car never received a map update indicating the correct offramp configuration which has been this way for 4 years? They were stumped.

My reason for posting this topic on the forum is because I would like to know from people with more history with the car and its updates, if you have seen noticeable changes to your map database, and how did you get it? I need this as ammunition at the dealership this coming week.

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[Tooney]

My 22 Taycan has had OTA map updates, according to notifications from the PCM. I do not know what map changes occurred during those updates.
Possibilities for the incorrect offramp map:
--prior owner did not accept updates/have Porsche Connect working or configured correctly, or kept privacy mode on.
--the offramp has never been correctly updated on Porsche map - you could check this on a different car.

 

[Shug]

Porsche Navigation is useless.

I paid to have the maps updated and also get them updated OTA.

Not long ago it tried to send me left across a field, there were no road junctions for miles.

Waze is my go to, it works and gives you an accurate speed.

Just wish there was a way to get Waze on to the heads-up display.

If only there was a way to add Zap Map high energy chargers to the display, you would actually have something that was truly useful.

 

[gnr3312]

Porsche Navigation is useless.

I paid to have the maps updated and also get them updated OTA.

Not long ago it tried to send me left across a field, there were no road junctions for miles.

Waze is my go to, it works and gives you an accurate speed.

Just wish there was a way to get Waze on to the heads-up display.

If only there was a way to add Zap Map high energy chargers to the display, you would actually have something that was truly useful.

YMMV. My Porsche navigation has been flawless and use it without issues.

 

[n3ophyte]

I still get (almost weekly) Porsche map updates on my 2020 Taycan and haven’t had a Porsche Connect Subscription for 18 months.

 

[tonykara]

My 22 Taycan has had OTA map updates, according to notifications from the PCM. I do not know what map changes occurred during those updates.
Possibilities for the incorrect offramp map:
--prior owner did not accept updates/have Porsche Connect working or configured correctly, or kept privacy mode on.
--the offramp has never been correctly updated on Porsche map - you could check this on a different car.

That’s great idea about checking on a different car. Do you think it would have to be another older Taycan, or would it be a reasonable expectation to confirm in one of their newer cars and then complain my car should have safe map data? I know Google Maps and Apple Maps have it properly shown.
Too bad Porsche doesn’t stay current with the industry. Even my damn Kia EV has better mapping.

 

[tonykara]

I still get (almost weekly) Porsche map updates on my 2020 Taycan and haven’t had a Porsche Connect Subscription for 18 months.

Seriously?? Where in the world are you?

 

[n3ophyte]

Seriously?? Where in the world are you?

I’m in the UK.

As well as automatic map updates I can still trigger preheating and cooling from the MyPorsche app without a Porsche Connect subscription.

Maybe because my car is so old?

 

[Tooney]

If you post pics of the offramp map error - google map showing it correctly, and your Taycan nav map displaying it incorrectly, other Taycan owners can share their map display of the same area.

 

[tonykara]

If you post pics of the offramp map error - google map showing it correctly, and your Taycan nav map displaying it incorrectly, other Taycan owners can share their map display of the same area.

The loop highlighted is an off ramp that hasn’t existed in 4 years. The map is Bailey Road and highway 4 in Pittsburg CA. It’s shown correctly in Google Maps in the first photo.

 

[chun]

I’m in the UK.

As well as automatic map updates I can still trigger preheating and cooling from the MyPorsche app without a Porsche Connect subscription.

Maybe because my car is so old?

No, it's because of a bug when it got deactivated, in the backend not all services got deactivated. Happens every once in a while. Multiple reports of it on the forum. But definitely not intended to be like that

 

[gnr3312]

The loop highlighted is an off ramp that hasn’t existed in 4 years. The map is Bailey Road and highway 4 in Pittsburg CA. It’s shown correctly in Google Maps in the first photo.

When I look this up on My Porsche’s app, navigation option, the off ramp doesn’t exist.

 

[tonykara]

When I look this up on My Porsche’s app, navigation option, the off ramp doesn’t exist.

So somehow my car’s map is woefully outdated.

 

[Tooney]

There's good news and bad news - you decide which.
Map in my 22 Taycan navigation system (which has had Porsche Connect service since delivery):

Software version info from PCM System:

Maybe Taycan based in midwestern US does not get map updates for west coast?

 

[tonykara]

There's good news and bad news - you decide which.
Map in my 22 Taycan navigation system (which has had Porsche Connect service since delivery):

Software version info from PCM System:

Maybe Taycan based in midwestern US does not get map updates for west coast?

It's interesting that you appear to be on a newer navigation package (2026.02) with older PCM software than my car. I have 3885, and 2026.01 nav.

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