As someone who only passed my driver's test in 2009, long after the proliferation of GPS navigation, I do wonder how people managed to drive to any unfamiliar destination in the not-so-distant past — or at least, not without going everywhere accompanied by a passenger who was competent at reading a paper map.
Turn-by-turn navigation has grown to be so invaluable that it's hard to imagine life without it. In fact, it's rare that I leave home without Google Maps up on my car's screen. That's not necessarily because I don't know where I'm going, but rather, because there are plenty of benefits to using Google Maps (or Apple Maps and Waze if you prefer) than simply figuring out which direction you need to be heading.
