Re:A man who spent $100K to remove a lie from Google
by reaperducer on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @03:36PM
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> It's not Google's fault, exactly - the roads here are an absolute mess
It's Google's fault for deploying a product that isn't up to the task for which it is promoted.
But that's not unique to Google. You just have to look at Apple earbuds to see another example of "Works in Silicon Valley, so it must be fine everywhere else, too."
Re:A man who spent $100K to remove a lie from Google
by brownbat on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @01:58PM
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I really want to see the first city (or more likely, small campus) where only autonomous vehicles are allowed to drive.
I don't know whether roads would become far more orderly, or if there would just be an plaza with every vehicle zipping past each other at weird angles.
Maybe it'd be this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIthEM6pDqw
Man, this would be a great project for the Boston area also. The constant name-changes and lane alterations within what humans would call "the same road" give Google Maps fits. It's painfully common to hear "take the left lane..." and then suddenly get "using the right lane, turn right" when you've got 500 feet left and ten lanes to cross. Or, even more simply, to hear "turn left" and see 4-5 different left options. Google's definitions of "gentle" and "sharp" leave a lot to be desired.
It's not Google's fault, exactly - the roads here are an absolute mess - but it's certainly something they could do better with. I'm willing to bet the same mistakes happen at the same intersections hundreds of times a day.