DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps

Re:DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps by nine_k on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @09:48PM (#20455705)

Directing drivers "weird ways" may be a strategy to lower congestion. If all drivers take the same optimal route, and the route exceeds its capacity and clogs, everyone loses.

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Re:DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps by Spooky23 on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @10:40PM (#20455940)

The last trip I encountered this was on a Saturday night around 11pm north of Syracuse, NY. Drove about 20 minutes in empty, industrial areas to get to a restaurant. It was one expressway exit from our hotel, 5 minutes tops. I think that the app did that to avoid a u-turn or a left turn.

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Re:DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps by CamperBob2 on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @12:33AM (#20456475)

Which is fine, but avoiding left turns and U-turns needs to be available as a user preference, and it (inexplicably) isn't.

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Re:DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps by Spooky23 on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @07:20AM (#20458243)

Agreed, that’s why I find it a user hostile app. Amazing mapping engine, not so amazing UI.

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Re:DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps by dmitriid on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @02:11AM (#20456944)

This is what Waze does (based on anecdata between me and friends), so it would make sense for Google Maps to do, too.

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Re:DuckDuckGo Expands Use of Apple Maps by Spooky23 on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @12:44PM (#20461408)

Waze is much better about it, but they can't route. Try getting directions from a place like Hartford, Connecticut to Richmond, VA.

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