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About two months ago I opened google maps on my phone and departed for a neighbouring country. I took it in offline mode (am still weary of EU-wide roaming) and
by Keyframe 9y ago
About two months ago I opened google maps on my phone and departed for a neighbouring country. I took it in offline mode (am still weary of EU-wide roaming) and had a route going on and everything. Half-way on my route, I missed a turn and thought no big deal, I'll turn around and continue from there. Google maps had different idea. It turned off route completely and congratulated me on arriving to my destination, while I was still half-way through the route. There I was, god knows where on my route, with google maps mocking me. I finished my trip by following signs, ye olde way.
On my way back, I turned on wifi and dialed in route for going back, while specifically telling it to avoid tolls (for several reasons - scenic and because it was not really a long trip to my country so I wanted to avoid tolls which make you pay for 7-day vignette at minimum). Anyways, route was on and I departed. 5 minutes into the trip, there I was in-front of the tollbooth. Thanks, Google Maps. Never again for anything outside of city driving (traffic info is great). I can't imagine handing out my life to this crap guiding the autonomous vehicle.
- poloniculmov 9y agoHere Maps is great for offline, unlike Google Maps you can search for POIs and will generate routes offline.