MMI 3G POI Brand Logos

[Hippogriff]

Is there a full list of Branded POIs anywhere? I mean, what Brands have Audi (or the navigation data provider) managed to get an agreement with to show in MMI 3G.

So far I have only really seen a few petrol stations, BP, Shell and another. Several of these have been quite some way out of place on the map as I drove past, several Petrol Stations don't even appear (they can't all be brand new!).

Lots of then are just shown as Petrol Station icons, obviously.

I haven't seen any McDonalds, KFCs, Burger Kings or Little Chefs - or, I think, anything food related, i.e. Costa Coffee.

I haven't seen any Cinema logos.

In fact, not much really...

[MFGF]

If you go into the setup of your nav (content, if memory serves), you can select which POIs you want to display from a list. This appears to be the definitive list of entries.

There's a really good balti house near to me that's included. Not branded, obviously, but I'm impressed it's there!

MF.

[Hippogriff]

I don't think that's what I mean, bear with me a second...

In that POI list you get "Petrol Stations"... but you don't get a choice between BP and Shell stations, do you?

I'm really asking - does anyone know what Brand Logos are included in the POIs? Because "Petrol Stations" is not a correct answer... the correct answer would be BP, Shell but not Tesco or Morrisons or any independent.

Likewise, places to eat and drink... the correct answer would be Starbucks and McDonald's, but not Domino's and any non-chain restaurant or any greasy spoon cafe, or van selling burgers in the lay-by.

You know what I mean? Does such a list of Brand Logo POIs exist? On my journeys, logos have been very far and few and, no, it's not a massive thing for me - I'm just curious and I remember some Audi of America chap boasting in an interview that these would be pretty cool and would grow over time...

[MFGF]

In that POI list you get "Petrol Stations"... but you don't get a choice between BP and Shell stations, do you?

Sorry Hippo - you're absolutely correct. I thought I'd seen entries for BP etc in the list, but on reflection I was probably thinking of the TomTom. I'm obviously heading fast towards wearing carpet slippers and dribbling into my soup all day!

MF.

[Hippogriff]

Well, I'm just pondering how few logos I've seen and wondered if it was just where I drove... or whether there really aren't that many included. It is probably the latter... tho' you [I] would think any company would give their instant permission to have their brand logo included in navigation systems.

All I can remember seeing are petrol stations.