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I had speculated about something like this with friends when it was announced that Google was getting into autonomous driving cars. The combination of G+, Maps,
by A_COMPUTER 13y ago
I had speculated about something like this with friends when it was announced that Google was getting into autonomous driving cars. The combination of G+, Maps, Zagats and a Google car that drives itself would give possible scenarios like the car doing things like asking you:
"You haven't had lunch yet today. There's a highly-rated Italian place just two minutes from here, would you me to take you there?" then afterwards, "what did you think of your meal, on a scale of one to five? I'll share it with your G+ circles."
The only thing that bothers me about this (besides the obvious data privacy issue) is how much power it gives one entity Google, to subtly manipulate nearly anything.
- grahamburger 13y agoMy phone already does this with Google Now.
- kissickas 13y agoIt suggests where to eat lunch if you haven't had it yet? Serious question, that would be an awesome feature, but I couldn't find anything on it. I don't regularly get lunch out but mine is always giving me "Places Nearby" which seem to have nothing to do with my interests.
- mcintyre1994 13y agoIt's always seemed to me that places nearby is somewhat based on time, I'm more likely to get the cinema in the afternoon and a restaurant in the evening. It could just be coincidental but it'd make sense if it is influenced by time. That's not as clever as knowing I haven't had lunch yet, but since I often have it with me or buy it in a supermarket or something, they'd have no way of accurately knowing anyway.