4 ms·

Google Maps has more accurate and up-to-date data, while Apple Maps has more accurate drive time estimates (Google always underestimates). However Google Maps

Google Maps has more accurate and up-to-date data, while Apple Maps has more accurate drive time estimates (Google always underestimates). However Google Maps has an incredibly obnoxious UI pushing me to enable more data collection. The largest text on the search surface is "You're missing out" (by not signing in). If I do sign in, a search for "Home" pops up a modal dialog "Turn on Web and App Activity to search for home and your other personal places". This occurs despite setting an on-device Home location, which GMaps supports. Apple Maps doesn't ask for sign-in, and a search for "home" uses the location stored on-device. Privacy is why I prefer Apple Maps.

magduf 8y ago
>while Apple Maps has more accurate drive time estimates (Google always underestimates). Not for me. It's always eerily accurate. Maybe you're a really slow driver.
- ridiculous_fish 8y ago
  It's not just me: http://macdailynews.com/2018/02/22/apple-maps-vs-google-maps-vs-waze/ http://macdailynews.com/2018/02/22/apple-maps-vs-google-maps... Do you live in a low-traffic area? IME GMaps is least accurate when there's heavy traffic.
  - majormajor 8y ago
    IME Google is really bad at traffic drive time estimates when there are situations where different lanes have different traffic. E.g. two lanes of the road are moving fine, but the left turn lane is backed up like crazy. Or the fast lane is fine, but the freeway on-ramp and exits you need are horrible. I think whoever cracks lane-aware positioning, mapping, and routing could make some big improvements. But mainly I just want a big button that says "don't make me make unprotected turns across multiple lanes of traffic" - Apple Maps seems less aggressive in that regard than Google Maps, which is why I prefer it.
    - chipotle_coyote 8y ago
      This drives me bananas with Waze. Even with its option to decrease the number of left turns, there seems to be no concept of "prefer left turns onto multi-lane roads at controlled intersections."
      - rootusrootus 8y ago
        I quit using Waze for exactly that reason, after being a happy user for years. I wonder who thought it would be a great idea to have me make an unprotected left turn from a side street onto a major road with no signal at rush hour.
    - magduf 8y ago
      >IME Google is really bad at traffic drive time estimates when there are situations where different lanes have different traffic. Exactly, that's the one case where Gmaps gives me bad estimates, as there's something like that for me on my drive to work. The rest of the time, its estimates are very good.
- lttlrck 8y ago
  if he is a slower than average driver that reinforces his point.
  - magduf 8y ago
    If someone is a slower than average driver, they should realize that Google's estimates target average speeds (since they're aggregating data from lots of drivers), and take that into account when looking at Google's estimates. I guess it'd be nice if Google over time determined if you're a faster or slower driver than average and adjusted accordingly.
    - rootusrootus 8y ago
      Google's estimates seem most accurate for me if I can consistently break the speed limit by about 15 mph. If I get into a bit of congestion and get stuck at the speed limit then it misses the mark.

magduf 8y ago

>while Apple Maps has more accurate drive time estimates (Google always underestimates). Not for me. It's always eerily accurate. Maybe you're a really slow driver.

ridiculous_fish 8y ago
It's not just me: http://macdailynews.com/2018/02/22/apple-maps-vs-google-maps-vs-waze/ http://macdailynews.com/2018/02/22/apple-maps-vs-google-maps... Do you live in a low-traffic area? IME GMaps is least accurate when there's heavy traffic.
- majormajor 8y ago
  IME Google is really bad at traffic drive time estimates when there are situations where different lanes have different traffic. E.g. two lanes of the road are moving fine, but the left turn lane is backed up like crazy. Or the fast lane is fine, but the freeway on-ramp and exits you need are horrible. I think whoever cracks lane-aware positioning, mapping, and routing could make some big improvements. But mainly I just want a big button that says "don't make me make unprotected turns across multiple lanes of traffic" - Apple Maps seems less aggressive in that regard than Google Maps, which is why I prefer it.
  - chipotle_coyote 8y ago
    This drives me bananas with Waze. Even with its option to decrease the number of left turns, there seems to be no concept of "prefer left turns onto multi-lane roads at controlled intersections."
    - rootusrootus 8y ago
      I quit using Waze for exactly that reason, after being a happy user for years. I wonder who thought it would be a great idea to have me make an unprotected left turn from a side street onto a major road with no signal at rush hour.
  - magduf 8y ago
    >IME Google is really bad at traffic drive time estimates when there are situations where different lanes have different traffic. Exactly, that's the one case where Gmaps gives me bad estimates, as there's something like that for me on my drive to work. The rest of the time, its estimates are very good.
lttlrck 8y ago
if he is a slower than average driver that reinforces his point.
- magduf 8y ago
  If someone is a slower than average driver, they should realize that Google's estimates target average speeds (since they're aggregating data from lots of drivers), and take that into account when looking at Google's estimates. I guess it'd be nice if Google over time determined if you're a faster or slower driver than average and adjusted accordingly.
  - rootusrootus 8y ago
    Google's estimates seem most accurate for me if I can consistently break the speed limit by about 15 mph. If I get into a bit of congestion and get stuck at the speed limit then it misses the mark.