You’re getting routes that are often used by people making that drive. From your location is at least use that slight detour down 287 and forget about passing through Dallas.

It’s a way of saying. Take the scenic route.

Just be happy bro

Well in fairness, it is Texas…

There aren’t that many routes for where you’re going.

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

I blame Texas

I have the avoid ferries button ticked on. Comes in handy when you live in the desert.

Yes. I was driving to Brisbane (10.5 hr drive most of it oh highway if done right) right before covid lockdown (so almost no traffic). Stupid Apple Maps had me go through every fucking town possible, and there weren’t even tolls or traffic!!

I never trust Apple Maps. Don’t care what Apple says about improvements.

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

I have had options where Apple Maps recommends that I get off the interstate, go do a loop in a a neighborhood, then get back on the highway right where I got off. And it’s about 15 minutes slower. Still no idea why.

It normally shows three choices. Even if one is significantly slower it still tends to show it.

I just did Birmingham to Newcastle and got similar results. About 3 1/2 hours by the M42 and A1, another route that detours into Sheffield and Leeds but is only slightly slower, but then a route via the M6 to Carlisle and A69 that’s more like 4 1/2 hours.

If for whatever reason you wanted to avoid that section of I45, or I wanted to avoid the A1, those routes are offered.

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

It’s in ATF mode