Honestly, I trust Waze more than any in this aspect. I have a low-level of trust that Apple Maps will reliably navigate me around traffic incidents.
Traffic/re-routing doesn’t seem robust. Had to open up Google Maps to actually find the location (this is normal – more on that below). The hotel I was staying at the first night was incorrectly routed – “you have arrived” but I was in a residential area. Apple Maps was wrong 3/10 times regarding location. Just this week, I was visiting family in Mississippi. Swipe-up also allows for quickly finding gas stations, breakfast or coffee stops along the route. It’s easy to change/disable navigation volume with minimal fuss. Ĝhanging in-app controls by swiping up from the bottom is quick and efficient, allowing you to stay focused on the road. Voices and overall voice volume/ducking over playing audio works well (doesn’t lower playing audio volume too drastically). It’s really accurate but you will still need to look in a sea of cars if in a large lot. The “parked car” feature is great as it drops a pin where you parked your car (when it disconnects from your car’s Bluetooth). The OS integration all but guarantees an identical experience on the iPad as you would have on the phone. I also have an iPad Pro 12.9”, but have only sparingly used Apple Maps on it – it’s just too big for a moving vehicle, but nice to know the option is there if I ever need it. Graphics and visual layout with Apple Maps is very clean and easy to quickly view. The watch haptic feedback and audio cues are very useful if you are using another app on the phone itself or have it in the background. I have an Apple Watch (series 2) and the integration/display on the watch is fantastic. I like how you can start navigating and turn the screen off (to save battery) and the phone will illuminate on the lock screen to show the next step in navigation, then fade back off during long stretches of driving. Since it’s a native app, the tie-in at the OS level can’t be beat. I am the type of guy to use GPS to navigate home from a familiar location, simply out of habit and wanting traffic/routing updates. I travel domestically very frequently, and use navigation apps extensively across multiple states. 
My device is an iPhone 7+ and I’m a long-time Android convert (caught in the Note 7 fiasco, pit stop on the Pixel XL and now the iPhone).
I wanted to share my thoughts on Apple Maps vs.
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