in the last year ive started preferring Apple maps. It doesnt try and take me on a re route that saves 3 seconds but takes me off the highway like Google does far too often.

And one thing they flat out do better is the small detail directions in cities. Like…go past this light and turn right at the next one. Sounds like a small thing but can be a huge help in a busy city you haven’t been to before. I also prefer their on screen lane directions on busy 4+ lane highways.

I’m pretty sure that the way Apple Maps (and other navigation apps) are made, they will always show alternate routes even if they are much longer

Maybe Chip and Joanna Gaines pay Apple to send people through Waco to visit their cash cows?

That’s actually the way I go up through college station

Always weird when I get on Reddit and see a map that goes right past my house (Woodlands area of Houston) lol

It’s trying to give your alternative route. Even if it takes longer it’s an option in some cases.