I wanted to try new Navigation library. After following this guideline I experienced error at runtime:
Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file
Apparently, see here and here, the use of the Jetifier and Android X is still under refactor, In this google i/o talk they've asked us to wait for Canary 15 which has some bug fixes.
Try to use the navigation library with the old support library for now.
Edit: Android Studio 3.2 Canary 15 is available for download, everything's working fine for the navigation library. After you've finished installing clear up the clutter invalidating the cache to see if it goes fine.