ex-googlemaps

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by ex-googlemaps 3y ago
For cycling, yeah, that’s why I said I’m very sorry I wasn’t successful. For pedestrian, I’d disagree. At least in places I go, I find Google’s walking directions to be top notch.
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by ex-googlemaps 3y ago
Yes, it’s also maddening for most Googlers who are passionate about the work they want to do that would affect just tens of millions (or less). But at least it leaves room for other companies in some situations. What’s really sad is when th
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by ex-googlemaps 3y ago
The widespread assumption that Google collects all data all the time and uses it for everything is ridiculous. There’s a labyrinth of explicit user agreements, all of which are strictly enforced, and then there are further layers of volunta
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by ex-googlemaps 3y ago
Exactly. Add that there’s no Android or Google Auto for bikes, you usually don’t charge while biking, etc. The people who do need to look up their cycling route typically do it beforehand, so in the end even in cycling-heavy regions there a
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by ex-googlemaps 3y ago
There are significantly more people using the other modes, especially in active navigation. For example, it’s well known that Google detects traffic through the movement of active users (there was the wagon of phones traffic jam experiment)
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by ex-googlemaps 3y ago
I’m an ex-Googler and I tried to fix cycling routing. I’m honestly sorry I wasn’t successful. We had a really nice solution but privacy considerations made it extremely difficult and limited. And then I and the other main driver both left G