iPhone Apple Maps routing through closed roads

[Brandon42]

I am trying to use Apple Maps for driving directions to a location that has been impacted by Hurricane Helene. As of now, maps is refusing to provide directions. Is there a way to force the Maps to use closed roads?

 

[sparksd]

I really doubt Apple - or anyone else - would want to do that because of potential liability issues.

 

[Brandon42]

I really doubt Apple - or anyone else - would want to do that because of potential liability issues.

That is what I was afraid of. I liked my old Garmin GPS that would say “Continue on current route to current route” when I drove over a river in the Washington DC area that the bridge/road was not in the data on the Garmin.

I tried changing the departure time to 14 days from now. That didn’t help.

 

[sparksd]

That is what I was afraid of. I liked my old Garmin GPS that would say “Continue on current route to current route” when I drove over a river in the Washington DC area that the bridge/road was not in the data on the Garmin.

I tried changing the departure time to 14 days from now. That didn’t help.

Yeah, there have been lawsuits where Google Maps has directed someone over a road closure -

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/us/f...-off-bridge-lawsuit-north-carolina/index.html

 

[Brandon42]

Yeah, there have been lawsuits where Google Maps has directed someone over a road closure -

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/us/f...-off-bridge-lawsuit-north-carolina/index.html

You could argue the reverse would also be an issue. If you are inside an evacuation area and your Maps refuses to route you away to safety.

I guess it is not the end of the world, I can always get Apple Maps to route me most of the way and then just navigate myself for the remainder.