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As far as I can tell, all GPS devices get whacky on Lower Wacker.
by ja1215 8y ago
As far as I can tell, all GPS devices get whacky on Lower Wacker.
- joezydeco 8y agoWaze and SpotHero pitched in to install BTLE beacons down there and help the novice Uber drivers find their way back to street level. https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/9/7/17786634/waze-beacons-wacker-drive-chicago-signal https://chicago.curbed.com/2018/9/7/17786634/waze-beacons-wa...
- wenc 8y agoI understand it currently only works with Waze. Despite Google owning Waze, I'm not sure if it has been integrated into Google Maps. Here's a story about the challenges of installing beacons in Chicago [1] vs tunnels near Logan Airport in Boston. My Google Maps still goes a little crazy on Lower Wacker. Also we need beacons in the loop. All those tall buildings really mess up navigation downtown. [1] https://www.wired.com/story/chicago-waze-beacons-spothero-gps/ https://www.wired.com/story/chicago-waze-beacons-spothero-gp...
- paulie_a 8y agoI don't know what Uber did to make their implementation of GPS so terrible. Google maps can definitely have issues at times in Chicago but I rarely see an Uber driver use the built-in mapping. They use Google maps. Side note on Uber express, if it says northeast corner, it will always be the southwest corner.
- wenc 8y agoLyft doesn't even have their own maps. Drivers get to pick between Waze or Google Maps [1]. Google Maps is so much better than anything else. [1] https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012926407-How-to-change-navigation-settings https://help.lyft.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012926407-How-to-...
- hermitdev 8y agoIt doesn't work with Google Maps. Source: I was using Google maps to get to/from Northwestern Hospital on Lower Wagner today, and the GPS dropped the entire time I was down there.
- hermitdev 8y agouck. Just noticed the spelling error. Wagner -> Wacker. Was on mobile at the time of the original post, and must have autocorrected.
- wenc 8y agoTrick: as you enter Lower Wacker, take note of the proposed exit. And then head in there. Ignore your GPS. Make a turn when you see your exit. When you're above ground again, resume GPS.
- hermitdev 8y agoYeah, did that. Problem wasn't the initial exit, it was the rapid series of turns after exiting lower Michigan from lower Wacker that was the Problem. Took a few loops around the block before the GPS reacquired. I used to spend a bit of time in the area, but it was always on foot. First time really driving in that area (coming in from West suburbs, normally, I'd take Metra and walk/cab it), and first time to NW hospital (wife needed to see a specialist)
- wenc 8y agoYeah that can be a pain. The GPS will tend to swing around for a couple seconds before getting a lock again.