What it is: A navigation system that’s integrated into the infotainment screen and available as optional or standard equipment on most new cars.

Pros: A good built-in system provides guidance that is easy to see without being distracting. The best of these use the car’s cameras and other tech to offer enhanced guidance, such as projecting directions onto the windshield in front of the driver. The built-in nav system in most electric vehicles also monitors battery charge and helps you find places to recharge.

Cons: CR’s testers found that nav systems with complicated menus and overly specific voice commands (like those in some Hyundai models) can be confusing and frustrating to use. Navigation may be part of an options package that costs extra to buy, and certain premium navigation features can increase the base price by thousands of dollars.