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Your phone's Google Maps defaults to the slowest route—here's how to fix it

Why Google Maps keeps taking you the long way around.
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Unlucky Fellow Follows Google Maps' Fastest Route, Ends Up in a River Full of Crocodiles

A 56-year-old British safari guide living in Mozambique and traveling back home from Hoedspruit, South Africa, learned the hard way that the fastest route isn't always the best for Google Maps users.
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Why Google Maps and Waze No Longer Show the Fastest Routes—And Why Drivers Are Furious

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Google Maps actually defaults to the slowest route now — here's how to fix it

Google Maps now defaults to fuel-efficient routes that can be slower. Disable this setting to get fastest navigation.