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What did you do to get OSM working properly? I've not used it enough to get to know it because it's not been reliable enough for me. But a couple of times it's taken me as far as a road, but didn't know where on the road my destination was.
You have to use the Google Play version of OSM for Android Auto, plus tweak a setting or two in the advanced settings of AA. As for the maps itself it's been fine, I use GPS not Google Play Services for location, so I need to make sure the phone is in clear view of the sky for best results, but it still works in the center console of my car. Just make sure your location services are on before opening OSM or it acts funky.