Facebook almost acquired Waze, but we ended up with Google

Re:Facebook almost acquired Waze, but we ended up with Google by halostatue on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @09:16PM (#36426935)

I use Apple Maps extensively when I’m in Scotland and have not gotten bad directions even on single-track roads in the Highlands (IIRC, its directions to the Fairy Glen on Skye are impeccable; the directions to the Fairy Pools are only slightly worse, but that’s because the parking lot went through fairly recent construction a few years ago).

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Re:Facebook almost acquired Waze, but we ended up with Google by darreninthenet on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:44AM (#36429847)

My wife (used to) swear by Apple Maps and was driving us to the NEC a few weeks ago - when exiting us off the A14 we would have gone completely the wrong way and up the M6 past Birmingham and northbound if we'd followed it's lane guidance - it also had the exit number completely wrong.

If it wasn't for me being slightly familiar with the route and advising my wife to ignore it that's what would have happened.

I've had similar problems, again mostly with lane guidance on exiting/splitting motorways, in Kent as well so I won't touch it with a barge pole now... I can't recall Waze ever letting me down

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Re:Facebook almost acquired Waze, but we ended up with Google by justsomeadvice0 on Sunday July 02, 2023 @11:38PM (#36568466)

I have never tried Waze, forgot there was a third option. Will have to give it a try after reading this thread; maybe it avoids some of the bugs in gmaps I keep running into

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