As much as I love turn-by-turn directions, I'm very disappointed in the quality of map directions from Apple in iOS-6

I love the turn-by-turn directions.  But some of the mistakes the new iOS-6 maps (the Apple version that replaces the Google Maps app) - they're the sign of an immature product.  Are other people finding the same?
Examples of what I got int the Apple iOS-6 maps application:
1) In Hood River, Oregon (with location awareness on), I searched for Tucker -- I was expecting to get Tucker County Park (3 miles away).  The results I got were Tucker, Georgia, Tuckers Rock, Bellingen NSW (Australia), Tucker Hills, Brooksville FL.   Totally useless.  I was looking for results near me, not world wide.   Google maps immediately found the one closest to me as the first result (the correct location, Tucker County Park).
2) In Rockaway Beach, Oregon, I searched for directions to Nehalem Bay State Park campground.   The iPhone iOS-6 mapping app gave me directions to a location in Brighton, Oregon, across the bay from the state park - 9.5 miles short of the actual destination (you have to drive around the bay to get there).  The comment at the top of the map was "This route ends on the road nearest to the selected destination.".  Of course, Google maps got me all the way there, taking me the rest of the distance around the bay, through all the turns and intersections to get me to my destination.
Am I the only one thinking - cool product, but not yet ready for prime time?  What happened Apple?  This is very disappointing, and not up to snuff.

Apple is aware, and they have issued a statement to that effect.  They're working it.

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