If anything, this is a wake-up call to the US OSM community - it has serious corporate backing [1], but the proof - or lack thereof - is in the pudding. It is

If anything, this is a wake-up call to the US OSM community - it has serious corporate backing [1], but the proof - or lack thereof - is in the pudding. It is impossible to collect address data manually; they should lobby the hell out of local and federal governments to release open address databases that are of importable quality and licence. And institutionalize its maintenance. It has been done in many European countries and there's a sizable body of experience to draw on. [1] and its culture seems corporate as well complete with a Slack instance ;]