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Is Google Maps getting worse? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by hperrin@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Mine is fine, but somehow my wife's gives her the worst possible routes that are counter intuitive. We checked all settings about avoiding / not avoiding tolls, ferries, etc. She just some gets crap directions.

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does it give her bad directions on one device or everywhere she is signed into Google?

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

She only uses a phone for everything, so checking on a computer login is not easy to do.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wow, that’s strange. Have you tried comparing the routes it gives you to the same places, side by side?

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, it will reroute her to the worst possible wat to get somewhere, while mine will be direct. At first I thought she had bus or walking enabled, but it is set on car, and we have same route settings. I don't understand it, unless the google algorithm looks at your driving history or something like her phone GPS satellites used are different and somehow location info is different--even though the car tracks on the street possible.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That must have something to do with like A/B testing or something. Like she’s in the guinea pig cohort where she gets the “experimental” routes.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Maybe the answer, to see if routes are valid. They picked the wrong test subject though, she gets so frustrated she sometimes gives up on the trip. lol

[–] AdNecrias@lemmy.pt 1 points 1 month ago

I've had mine tell me to drive along a rail line