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I suspect some of those crashes are hardware related.

Anecdotal for sure, but Google Maps has been solid for me on Nexus devices.

Anecdotal * 2 = still anecdotal, but my 1st gen moto g has never given me any problems with Maps, other than being a little laggy from time to time.

Samsung?

Rock solid for me on my OnePlus One, too. I've used it for some fairly long driving trips as well, where it's been running for a few hours.