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>>I think merging Waze and Google Maps teams is actually smart,

Only if the Waze teams takes over for the Maps team..

Google Maps is TERRIBLE app, I hate it. and if the Maps team is going to start messing with Waze it will be ruined

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As someone who only really uses google maps, what makes Waze so much better? (Specifically non car driving directions)

>>Specifically non car driving directions

I would never use anything other than driving directions

I only walk to and from my car, and i do not own a bike, and if a business does not have parking less than 300ft from the door I am going to a different business

Not dissing on you by any means, it’s just crazy to me how different this is than London. My train station in Surrey is a good 1.3km walk from my home, but all of my neighbors do the exact same thing.

Having lived both ways: I was healthier when I walked, but I'm happier not doing so.

Google generally is poor for hiking trails etc. Use Open Street Maps in that case. (Which isn't perfect but is at least better given there's no money for Google in better hiking trail maps.)

I do not think it is much better. I like Waze when I want to aggressively avoid traffic when driving. But Waze doesn't let me save offline maps. Also, I think Google Maps might have better voice navigation when it comes to specific lanes. It depends on the roads and map updates, but Waze might tell you to turn left, but Google Maps might tell you to "use the second from the right lane to turn left".

I'll usually load up waze in the car and have it sitting where I can see it, but I never ask for directions because I know where I'm going. It'll warn me about bad shit on the road ahead of me, saved my ass a couple times by telling me to decelerate from ramming speed to normal speed.

I recently created an account on Waze and it was quite a challenge. Kept giving me errors, and giving me impossible instructions. It was one of the jankiest/most broken experience I've had in an Android app.

Then in my last trip I tried using it to find gas stations on my drive and it was a huge pain in the ass. It was once again impressive in how bad it was.

Waze has some nice features, but it's janky af. Google Maps is considerably better in almost every way. Waze is useful to see speed traps and has more information about gas prices. (Much less helpful in getting you TO those gas stations, though.)

Waze: 4 out of 5 scary Uber drivers who drive aggressively, abruptly turn on to obscure side streets at the first sight of another vehicle, and blare the navigation voice as loud as possible on their smartphone speakers choose Waze.

Seriously, Google Maps being a all-caps TERRIBLE app? Come on. It's basically the gold standard.

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