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Google Maps will now display speed limits for its Android and iOS apps

14 points by whoisnnamdi 8y ago

masonic 8y ago
Will they bother to update for temporary speed limit changes (e.g. during construction)? I had a rental Chevy last week that put up an alert on the dash display every time it decided I was "speeding". Hell, on I-5 in the middle of the night, even the semis are speeding.
marpstar 8y ago
How did Apple beat Google to this?! I've been seeing this in Apple Maps for awhile now.
- nikofeyn 8y ago
  waze has it and google owns waze.
Fins 8y ago
I had a GPS that did that something like 10 years ago. Is it news because (gasp!) Google is doing it?
nikolay 8y ago
I've been using Sygic, which does this, has alerts, etc. Again, is this news or promotion?
xfitm3 8y ago
I'm capable of deciding how fast to drive. I hope this is an optional feature.
ddingus 8y ago
Great! More data. Useful right? Well, will it be so useful when plots of drivers speed become somehow available? Secondly, what about using that data to reconsider speed limits? That's probably a good thing. Will we get both? I sure don't want mail in tickets. Yes, I speed. Most people I know do. Many are generally resonable and prudent, and that's not always the speed limit, nor always in excess of it.
- Fins 8y ago
  If you drive with a Google device, they know when you're speeding anyway. This is only about adding a user convenience that's about as new as dinosaur dung.
  - ddingus 8y ago
    Of course they do. If it's right, and used to advise people, great. There will be more to it than that.
    - Fins 8y ago
      Maybe already is, but I don't think it has anything to do with this story -- Google finally decides to do something most other GPS vendors have been doing for ages, and that they had data for for ages as well.
      - ddingus 8y ago
        I agree, but I also feel it is a time to get people to think about what is going to come.
        Fins 8y ago
        Indeed. And the pendulum seems to be slowly swinging that way. Google et al aren't helping their case by being so detached from reality either.
        ddingus 8y ago
        No, they are not. I wonder just why that is. I have ideas, but would prefer to read other takes.
        Fins 8y ago
        As long as they can rack in billions of dollars with their current business model, and with no negative consequences, why would they change anything? And living in a bubble males them feel good about themselves, too. If you drink enough free Kool-Aid you start believing you are doing something good, so why should they do any different...
tinus_hn 8y ago
Interesting. If the camera feature is enabled by default this means you can’t use Google Maps anymore in France.
Fjolsvith 8y ago
What I would find useful would be to tell maps what my maximum vehicle speed is and have it then suggest the fastest route. I haul big sheds and only get 55mph without causing severe wear on my delivery trucks.

14 points by whoisnnamdi 8y ago

Will they bother to update for temporary speed limit changes (e.g. during construction)? I had a rental Chevy last week that put up an alert on the dash display every time it decided I was "speeding". Hell, on I-5 in the middle of the night, even the semis are speeding.

marpstar 8y ago

How did Apple beat Google to this?! I've been seeing this in Apple Maps for awhile now.

nikofeyn 8y ago
waze has it and google owns waze.

Fins 8y ago

I had a GPS that did that something like 10 years ago. Is it news because (gasp!) Google is doing it?

nikolay 8y ago

I've been using Sygic, which does this, has alerts, etc. Again, is this news or promotion?

xfitm3 8y ago

I'm capable of deciding how fast to drive. I hope this is an optional feature.

ddingus 8y ago

Great! More data. Useful right? Well, will it be so useful when plots of drivers speed become somehow available? Secondly, what about using that data to reconsider speed limits? That's probably a good thing. Will we get both? I sure don't want mail in tickets. Yes, I speed. Most people I know do. Many are generally resonable and prudent, and that's not always the speed limit, nor always in excess of it.

Fins 8y ago
If you drive with a Google device, they know when you're speeding anyway. This is only about adding a user convenience that's about as new as dinosaur dung.
- ddingus 8y ago
  Of course they do. If it's right, and used to advise people, great. There will be more to it than that.
  - Fins 8y ago
    Maybe already is, but I don't think it has anything to do with this story -- Google finally decides to do something most other GPS vendors have been doing for ages, and that they had data for for ages as well.
    - ddingus 8y ago
      I agree, but I also feel it is a time to get people to think about what is going to come.
      - Fins 8y ago
        Indeed. And the pendulum seems to be slowly swinging that way. Google et al aren't helping their case by being so detached from reality either.
        ddingus 8y ago
        No, they are not. I wonder just why that is. I have ideas, but would prefer to read other takes.
        Fins 8y ago
        As long as they can rack in billions of dollars with their current business model, and with no negative consequences, why would they change anything? And living in a bubble males them feel good about themselves, too. If you drink enough free Kool-Aid you start believing you are doing something good, so why should they do any different...

tinus_hn 8y ago

Interesting. If the camera feature is enabled by default this means you can’t use Google Maps anymore in France.

Fjolsvith 8y ago

What I would find useful would be to tell maps what my maximum vehicle speed is and have it then suggest the fastest route. I haul big sheds and only get 55mph without causing severe wear on my delivery trucks.