I don't really buy this argument. I do get the point, but: I give up my right to choose my own route Is this the case? How long until I find my trips start t

I don't really buy this argument. I do get the point, but: I give up my right to choose my own route Is this the case? How long until I find my trips start taking me consistently past businesses that advertise with Google Almost certainly never. It's a possibility, but Google isn't stupid, and they know the second that they start increasing mileage in order to advertise to you, the public will say "what the fuck?" and this practice will be driven out of existence either by market forces or regulation. What if, instead of taking me on a tour of nearby Google advertisers, the car starts plotting routes for me that take me away from businesses that don’t advertise with Google? As above; it could happen, but it almost certainly won't. It's worth being aware of this argument when transacting with companies who are advertising-focused. Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. But it seems less important with say Amazon or Apple, where you are paying for a product or service and expect to receive it in a reasonably unbiased fashion. It's a bit like asking "what if Facebook start blocking all posts mentioning competitors of their advertisers?" - it's possible, but unlikely.