The Definitive Rankings Of GPS Systems

    We put Waze, Garmin, Google Maps, and a city local to the test. And the winner might surprise you.

    by Ella Mielniczenko, Kate Sosa, Andrew Gauthier

    Everyone in L.A. always argues about which GPS works best, so we decided to find out once and for all.

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    So, how did they do?

    Waze was... well, Waze.

    Garmin got into some trouble with traffic.

    Google Maps was reliable, but overly specific.

    But in the end, nothing beats just asking a local how to get where you're going.