Google Maps Comparo: Public Transit vs. Driving vs. Walking Across NYC

In September 2012, Apple jettisoned Google Maps from its iOS 6 operating system and a maelstrom ensued. Users complained, refusing to update their devices, and Apple CEO Tim Cook soon apologized. The tech giant's stock plummeted from over $700 per share to $419 in six months. While hardly the sole cause of Apple's Wall Street woes, Google Maps is undeniably the 800-pound gorilla of navigation. It helps us eke out seconds to grab a latte between just-in-time deliveries of child, spouse, and family materiel. And its turn-by-turn directions for driving, public transit, and walking gave us an idea: We'd compare all three and find out what lies behind those two other buttons we never press. READ MORE ›› from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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