Re:The day I discovered that Apple Maps is Kind of Good now
by chipotle_coyote on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @06:00PM
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> Google is taking me on routes that are much less safe and more challenging
While I don’t know that this is Waze’s fault, er, influence, I can’t help but be suspicious. I was on the Waze bandwagon years ago, but soon realized that Waze was increasingly becoming the algorithmic version of your Crazy Uncle Bob who always insists he “knows a shortcut” that involves going over three barely-maintained mountain roads and an unprotected left turn onto a six-lane highway.
While I don’t know that this is Waze’s fault, er, influence, I can’t help but be suspicious. I was on the Waze bandwagon years ago, but soon realized that Waze was increasingly becoming the algorithmic version of your Crazy Uncle Bob who always insists he “knows a shortcut” that involves going over three barely-maintained mountain roads and an unprotected left turn onto a six-lane highway.