<p>Another vote for Waze.</p>
<p>My car has built in NAV Google maps is way better, when I zoom out on the car to reroute myself, it loses detail and I cannot see the roads. It does not have the feature which some have where you can touch the screen to move the location 
I use Nav in unfamiliar places, but sometimes have my phone out, too. I do like to use the car nav around home to see how it routes me versus how I choose to go in order to learn the thinking. I find Google Maps to be more like my instincts.</p>
<p>I have some family members who love Waze, but when I looked at it once it was asking for too much personal information for me. (I’m not even on Facebook) We use Google maps</p>
<p>I use an android and google maps. I also use my bluetooth headset to listen to the navigation–that way I don’t have to turn it up loud, and I can easily hear everything. </p>
<p>We use google maps on Android when in rental cars on vacation. Occasionally we will loose signal in Boston (tunnels, a f neighborhood which seem to be near hospital but not sure if that is the reason.) But in general we really like having the google voice instructions and hints about upcoming lane switches. </p>
<p>Around home we really do love the built in car navi system (Audi). Originally the backup camera made us consider the combo option, but we do like the navi. </p>
<p>@mamabear1234 did you know Waze is owned by Google? I don’t actually recall having to enter any info, but it’s been a while. Google already knows everything about me. I am hoping they find me uninteresting.</p>
<p>Nope, didn’t know who owns them. I can’t remember exactly what they wanted that bugged me, perhaps sharing my location at all times with the WAZE community? There was some aspect of sharing that was beyond my comfort level.</p>
<p>$1.1B for Waze and they agreed to let it operate out of Israel. I find Apple and Google Maps very similar for basic driving directions but I use Google for locating things like coffee shops. If I’m in NYC, I use citymapper, which shows delays on the subway. I don’t think Google is particularly intuitive for route planning in a city.</p>
<p>I used my iPhone GPS and also Google on my iPhone last weekend. We were on our way to the Philadelphia marathon and literally all of the exits were blocked off…what made it worse was every alternate route came up with no directions since the streets were closed off…it made for a very stressful day !</p>
<p>Older articles but unless Google has changed it’s map processing, it should still hold…</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-maps-uses-less-data-than-google-maps-says-study/”>http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-maps-uses-less-data-than-google-maps-says-study/</a></p>
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<p>Google bought waze in 2013 so uses their metrics as additional info</p>
<p>They still operate as separate teams. I am sitting with 3 google employees so getting it direct. </p>
<p>I asked a follow us question about the Processing and was told they were not at liberty to discuss. </p>
<p>Ugh typo. A follow up question. </p>
<p>mathmom, we had the same problem at Logan!!
OP, I too use Google maps. I’ve had the occassional problem with it, but basically it’s a major improvement in my life to have it at all! I’ve never used the car-installed GPS, and only began my relationship with smartphones @ 2 years ago. I have grown to love some of the additional capabilities I now have. When I bought it, I also was about to embark on a trip (a college touring trip, in fact).</p>