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Long overdue. I use both Waze and Google for long trips from MA to ME and despite Boston being a clusterf*ck every. single. time. These apps will routinely be

Long overdue. I use both Waze and Google for long trips from MA to ME and despite Boston being a clusterf*ck every. single. time. These apps will routinely behave like they've never seen rush hour (or any hour) of Boston traffic. It always baffles my mind that these apps consume mountains of data, each day about traffic flow, yet can't predict slowdowns. I have one, human speed brain and I could probably estimate traffic jams better than Google/Waze.

CharlesW 3y ago
> I use both Waze and Google for long trips… You use both simultaneously? Or if you alternate, based on what?
- Wolfbeta 3y ago
  I do this. I use Google Maps for trips with multiple destinations or extended routes, and Waze for spontaneous, on-the-fly directions when I need to make unplanned stops.
  - _rs 3y ago
    I tend to use multiple apps simultaneously (Waze, and either Apple Maps or Google Maps, depending on how I'm feeling or the area). Especially for longer trips or trips outside of my home area, I trust non-Waze apps to keep me more on the "safe route" and not make detours into unsafe neighborhoods or winding back-roads in areas I'm unfamiliar with.
- josefresco 3y ago
  I alternate at random, although I prefer Waze for the hazard warnings. I will use both when my wife is driving, and I want to plan ahead or deal with the aforementioned traffic snarl. BTW Apple Car play is terrible for navigators. Once a phone is "locked in" it's useless for the navigator. You need another device to "look ahead".
  - spdustin 3y ago
    Not sure I understand here... you can tap on the CarPlay map and then drag to scroll around. It's better on capacitive screens, but still works well. Then, tap the compass indicator to go back to current location.
    - josefresco 3y ago
      > It's better on capacitive screens, but still works well From my experience? It's wonky. Tap map, zoom out, drag map and then randomly it will snap back (Waze is worse) - it works (for this one task), it's just clunky. Clearly all the focus in car navigation is on the driver, who shouldn't be diddling the screen but it would be nice to have a few features for "navigators" riding shotgun.
Tade0 3y ago
> These apps will routinely behave like they've never seen rush hour (or any hour) of Boston traffic. Interesting - when I pick a route it typically says something among the lines of "increased traffic at this hour". It does indeed seem to assume that the traffic situation won't change for the duration of the trip, but I got around that by checking different departure times.

CharlesW 3y ago

> I use both Waze and Google for long trips… You use both simultaneously? Or if you alternate, based on what?

Wolfbeta 3y ago
I do this. I use Google Maps for trips with multiple destinations or extended routes, and Waze for spontaneous, on-the-fly directions when I need to make unplanned stops.
- _rs 3y ago
  I tend to use multiple apps simultaneously (Waze, and either Apple Maps or Google Maps, depending on how I'm feeling or the area). Especially for longer trips or trips outside of my home area, I trust non-Waze apps to keep me more on the "safe route" and not make detours into unsafe neighborhoods or winding back-roads in areas I'm unfamiliar with.
josefresco 3y ago
I alternate at random, although I prefer Waze for the hazard warnings. I will use both when my wife is driving, and I want to plan ahead or deal with the aforementioned traffic snarl. BTW Apple Car play is terrible for navigators. Once a phone is "locked in" it's useless for the navigator. You need another device to "look ahead".
- spdustin 3y ago
  Not sure I understand here... you can tap on the CarPlay map and then drag to scroll around. It's better on capacitive screens, but still works well. Then, tap the compass indicator to go back to current location.
  - josefresco 3y ago
    > It's better on capacitive screens, but still works well From my experience? It's wonky. Tap map, zoom out, drag map and then randomly it will snap back (Waze is worse) - it works (for this one task), it's just clunky. Clearly all the focus in car navigation is on the driver, who shouldn't be diddling the screen but it would be nice to have a few features for "navigators" riding shotgun.

Tade0 3y ago

> These apps will routinely behave like they've never seen rush hour (or any hour) of Boston traffic. Interesting - when I pick a route it typically says something among the lines of "increased traffic at this hour". It does indeed seem to assume that the traffic situation won't change for the duration of the trip, but I got around that by checking different departure times.