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My dad uses Google Maps, and he mentioned that it seems to be getting worse. Like, giving him directions that are obviously worse than alternatives. Has anyone else here experienced this?

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[โ€“] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It has gotten way worse for me in the past couple of months to the point that organic maps, even without traffic information is the clear winner.

One of the things I hate the most now is that the driving mode (you see a route and you're represented by a little arrow) is really zoomed out and does not rotate with you, making it a worse version of a paper map

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[โ€“] ultranaut@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

The search results are inconsistent and they started including advertising on the map but I haven't noticed a decline in route finding. Perhaps there were accidents or traffic jams being routed around?

[โ€“] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I've been getting weird walking instructions. Like 6 min walk is +30 to avoid some invisible barrier.

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[โ€“] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

I think it seems that way because it's trying to promote alternative routes. whether it's routing around slowdowns, taking a more fuel efficient route, or whatever.

however this could also be due to the user having different expectations for different trips and not changing the settings.

[โ€“] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

I've actually been having more trouble with Apple Maps lately.

My last trip was to perform at a country fair type thing and it couldn't locate the venue. So I thought maybe if I put on the satellite view, I could spot it and drop a pin? But the whole area was behind a cloud. Wow.

Then later, when we were returning, it tried to send me on a shortcut through a mall parking into an overgrown field.

[โ€“] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

They switched from giving you the fastest route by default to giving you the one that uses the least gas.
They also now offer alternative routes that take you past businesses which paid money to Google.

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[โ€“] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

It's been wonky lately. Maybe it's just drunk?

[โ€“] feoh@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

Here's some "high quality" (heh heh) anecdata for you: I navigated from my house in Somerville to a restaurant in the Seaport district of Boston last night, in the POURING rain using public transit and walking.

Google maps literally was leading me around in circles downtown once I got off the train, so I switched to Apple Maps and it was straight shooting from there on in.

I think GMaps is more susceptible to the tall buildings fouling the GPS. Not sure why?

[โ€“] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Google is doing a lot of A and B testing right now. Some days I habe to use Bing or duckduckgo, no matter what, or else I get shit results.

[โ€“] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

I use google maps every day. Wouldn't say it's been getting worse.

[โ€“] bitwolf@lemmy.one 2 points 10 months ago

Its gotten very slow and laggy and crashes often.

In my experience, ever since the layoffs, most google apps have had a negative experience.

Gmail layout shifts when selecting now. Maps crashes or displays the PIP ui by mistake. Too Many extra clicks added to maps as well. It's more confusing to navigate.

YouTube... The ad nonsense. One could go on

[โ€“] saigot@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Do you see a leaf next to the directions, that means it's taking the most fuel efficient route not the fastest, it's the default I believe. I don't think it's very effective.

Gmaps is still definitely getting worse over time regardless.

[โ€“] Longmactoppedup@aussie.zone 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Google consistently routes people to make a right turn across an unsignalised dual carriageway near me. (Australia, we drive on the left).

This right turn is so prone to crashes that every single weekday morning and afternoon there will be multiple tow trucks just waiting for a crash.

To avoid this intersection and turn right on to the dual carriageway at a location with traffic lights is only a matter of driving less than 1km in either direction on a parallel side street. Yet Google tells people to go past the traffic lights to make this turn. Idiocy.

[โ€“] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 9 months ago

to be fair, thats much more a failure of road infrastructure than it is of google, even if it could have done better.

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