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Picking up by Didi in China is even more frustrating than we're used to with Uber. I wonder whether their peculiar attitude to geo-data is the reason for that:
by odiroot 9y ago
Picking up by Didi in China is even more frustrating than we're used to with Uber. I wonder whether their peculiar attitude to geo-data is the reason for that:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_geographic_data_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_geographic_dat...
I don't remember any instance (out of 20-30 I've taken with friends) where the driver arrived exactly at my position. It's an usual sight where people run across the intersection to catch their waiting cab. Most drivers usually call you immediately on arrival to establish the relation the exact position. And they usually only speak some strange local cabbie dialect.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoMaps allowed in China are intentionally inaccurate for national security purposes, so they are often a few hundred feet off. Accordingly, Didi is not very usable for people who can’t Chinese.
- nradov 9y agoEven if the maps are distorted, the raw GPS coordinates should still be accurate. Wouldn't the cabbie at least be able to see the rider's coordinates and thus their position relative to his?
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoYes, it is the map that is wrong, not the GPS, which is (still mostly) American anyways. The cabbie can only view coordinate on the map, they don’t have some kind of radar to look at things relatively.
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