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by philjohn 1804 days ago
I tried Apple Maps again recently to drive to my daughter's school half an hour away.

Despite it stating that the destination was indeed that school, I ended up in a residential street over 3 miles away.

The carplay interface of it also wasn't as easy to follow as on Google Maps - which is surprising.
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hobr 1804 days ago
This happened to my wife and me just last night on the east coast of the UK. We followed directions to a named restaurant POI on Apple Maps and ended up in the middle of nowhere.

Google Maps took us right to the door.

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gotbeans 1804 days ago
I tried apple maps 2 years ago just because my android died and my wife pulled out her iphone.

It was on a tahoe trip to ski, we happened to hit a snowstorm that day. Apple Maps decided to optimize the route and suggested a better route through a friggin road that passed rather close to a ski station (could even look the name up).

We had a 4x4 and we were fine for the most part, but things got really bad when descending, started loosing traction and in one turn we actually slided and the snow stopped us on the edge of a cliff, not even exagerating.

To be 100% clear, this is entirely our fault. We should have been with chains from the very beginning. But it's still shocking to me Apple Maps would suggest such a freaking route in the middle of a snow storm. Would Gmaps have done the same? Probably?

Experience was bad enough to swear never open AMaps again.

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wrycoder 1804 days ago
I’ve been using the Verizon map app for navigation for many years. Until recently, it’s been better for me than Google- it’s simplified, which is good when driving.

But it’s not as reliable, in the sense that it sometimes recommends seasonal roads that are closed in the winter and even in the summer need AWD.

I haven’t had any problem with Apple Maps, and I appreciate the integration with the Apple Watch. So, I’m using it more. Plus, the Yelp app connects to Apple Maps automatically.

And I’m drifting away from Google, anyway.

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macintux 1804 days ago
> But it's still shocking to me Apple Maps would suggest such a freaking route in the middle of a snow storm.

I think you’re significantly overestimating Apple’s AI efforts if you think that’s shocking.

Google, maybe they’re smart enough to pull that off today, but I’d be surprised.

However, I’m notoriously bad at predicting future tech, so what do I know.

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