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I'm in London.

Apple Maps is vastly superior to Google at this point, especially for navigation. Google Maps cycling directions always take me through some smoke-filled tunnel or weird and not very cycleable back alleys. With Apple Maps I can mostly just blindly follow the directions.

I've also had similar experiences in quite a few places in Europe and South America.

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I have made the switch to Apple Maps too, why Google seems to be destroying their key products is something I find extremely perplexing.

I've also found Apple Maps' instructions are easier to follow. Apple Maps gives instructions like a human would ("in two lights, make a left onto Main Street"), unlike Google which usually gives instructions in distances ("in a half mile, turn left onto Main Street").

I'm sure some prefer the latter, but I find that it makes it much more likely that I will miss a light or especially a side street with only the smaller street signs on the side of the road.

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