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Is this true? Apple Maps came out with a feature a couple years ago where it knows which intersections are stop lights v.s. stop signs v.s. uncontrolled side st
by wallacoloo 5y ago
Is this true? Apple Maps came out with a feature a couple years ago where it knows which intersections are stop lights v.s. stop signs v.s. uncontrolled side streets. Rather than saying “in 1000 feet turn left”, they say “at the light, turn left”. As opposed to “go past this light, then turn left,” or “at the stop sign, turn left. Then, turn right onto <street name>.” If you glance at the screen while this is happening, the upcoming intersections helpfully have the appropriate stoplight/stopsign/etc graphic on them. They’ve found a way to communicate instructions such that you never have to worry about lane positioning, or not being ready for the next turn.
Mind you, I juggle between Apple Maps and Google Maps on an iphone, so maybe Google’s features are different on Android. But this was the feature that finally got me using Apple Maps by default, and last I checked Google still hasn’t implemented anything comparable on Apple.
- Drew_ 5y agoGoogle Maps does a similar thing with POI's like Starbucks or gas stations.
- wallacoloo 5y agoI always struggled with that. Way easier to visually identify a landmark that's on the road than adjacent to it, IMO.
- robben1234 5y agoUsing Apple Maps in the few spots they actually care to fully support, and using Apple Maps anywhere else in the world is a very different experience. While Google is able to deliver more or less the same product almost anywhere.
- GeekyBear 5y agoGoogle and Apple have been playing cat and mouse with their map data for a while now, with Google's newest version only existing in four cities: London, New York, San Francisco, and Tokyo. Are those the only cities Google cares to fully support, or does creating new and more detailed map data take a while to roll out?
- monkeypilot 5y agoApple Maps is a complete joke in India for instance. I’ve heard of stories of people getting lost because they followed it, then they open Google Maps and get the actual directions. Apple Maps is also almost never updated here. Good luck finding new places, instead you will find places that were closed 2 years ago. I like its new UI but the most crucial parts of the Map such as directions are so horribly wrong that it would frustrate you.