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Re:Google Maps' Moat Is Evaporating by matkoniecz on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @06:43AM (#25568869)
In Eastern Europe being eaten by OpenStreetMap is plausible.

For example, see random part of Poland: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/52.1081/21.1167

Main power of Google is live traffic data.

Re:Google Maps' Moat Is Evaporating by julianlam on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @12:05PM (#25571919)
> Main power of Google is live traffic data.

Does Google not rely on Waze for this?

Granted, Google now owns Waze, but they may have an API.....