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Re:Redefining what a map can be with new information and AI by godelski on Thursday April 01, 2021 @01:37AM (#26656991)
There's two options I would love in Maps.

1) "I already know this part" where the navigator is muted for part of the journey and you can just get directions for the parts you don't know. I feel like this is a very common occurrence for people but we just leave the navigation on and it consumes the battery (increasing carbon footprint) and distracts us (increasing danger)

2) Multi-method transit. It's a nice day out. I don't want to drive directly to my destination. Show me free parking and let me walk half a mile to finish. This would also encourage more people to walk and be a far greener option.

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Re:Redefining what a map can be with new information and AI by throwawayfire on Thursday April 01, 2021 @07:29AM (#26659102)
> it consumes the battery (increasing carbon footprint)

Using web-searched estimates, the carbon cost of leaving this on constantly for a full year is approximately equivalent to the carbon cost of one single liter of petrol.

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Re:Redefining what a map can be with new information and AI by tsjq on Thursday April 01, 2021 @02:01AM (#26657100)
Totally agree with the [1]. I have experienced it many times.
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