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> I'd be happier if they always took the Google Maps route. Part of being a good taxi-driver is knowing which parts of the city are going to busy at different
by stevekemp 12y ago
> I'd be happier if they always took the Google Maps route.
Part of being a good taxi-driver is knowing which parts of the city are going to busy at different points of time.
If a taxi takes a detour from the best map-presented route you don't know if they're giving you a faster journey, or ripping you off. Too often people assume the latter.
- alextgordon 12y agoMaybe I was being prematurely futuristic and unfair, but it seems that at some point Google Maps will be better at routing than the average cabbie. Google has all the information a cabbie has (road layout, major disruptions, historical traffic patterns, speed limits). They also have real-time traffic information. This is the kind of problem that computers tend to beat humans at, eventually.
- stevekemp 12y agoI expect it is only a matter of time. Using the same kind of volunteers who contribute to OpenStreetMap it should be possible to update routing based on temporary road-works (which might last for 3-5 days, here in Scotland), which would otherwise catch drivers out by surprise with detours.