My personal opinions...
The system is basic and functional... but in my opinion has some catching up to do.
Before getting this vehicle, I used the Waze app a lot to choose my routes.
Compared to Waze, I don't find this system as powerful. But I find that it is "directionally correct" in terms of the status display. (My suspicion is that apps like Waze or Google are either faster, or more predictive in terms of reporting traffic status.)
I do not use the Nav Guidance a lot in the city, so I have not experienced it re-routing me around "fresh" traffic delays like Waze does.
I cannot yet comment on whether this system learns your preferred routes like Waze does.
The display is different than Waze or Google. Waze or Google paint the whole road red when traffic is slow. This system has narrow status bars that run beside either direction of the road. I find it a little harder to read and understand "at a glance" than the phone based apps, especially when zoomed out.
If you look closely (you need to look pretty closely) you will see that it has separate status bars for the express and collector lanes on the 401. (But I have never noticed them to be different)
Bottom line though... It works. I drive to and from the airport a lot. Where I live in the city, I can either go via the 401 or via the Gardiner and 427. Traffic info is the deciding factor. Early on, I ran this system and Waze in parallel, and they have generally recommended the same route at the macro level.
Good luck with your decision.
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