Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by nradov on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:49PM
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With Android Auto I can save time by starting navigation before I even get into the car. And it does clearly show how much time alternate routes will save, so it's easy to see when a detour through a residential neighborhood isn't worth the hassle.
Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by kube-system on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:04PM
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> I don't have to plug in my phone, or even look at it. I get turn by turn in the binnacle AND the heads-up display. And on top of that, it _doesn't_ do all the silly stuff that Google does to make people think it's so great, like routing me through some residential neighborhood to save 45 seconds.
Apple CarPlay + Apple Maps checks all of those boxes in my car.
Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by pkulak on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @03:58PM
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I don't get it. You don't have to look at your phone and you get turn-by-turn in your HUD by using Apple Maps?
Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by kube-system on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @04:34PM
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Correct. Many new vehicles integrate the CarPlay APIs into the vehicle quite well. And it has wireless carplay, so I don't even take the phone out of my pocket. It just auto-connects when I start the car. I press the voice command button on my steering wheel, tell Siri to navigate somewhere, and all of the navigation displays (hud/cluster/infotainment display) in my car display the directions that Apple Maps is spitting out. It works identically to the way a factory nav would otherwise work.
Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by kodah on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @01:45PM
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I was traveling with some friends through Los Gatos on the way to Monterrey and Google had me sit in a residential neighborhood traffic jam for over 45 minutes when I could've turned left and gotten to my destination much quicker. I did end up turning left, but the takeaway that I had is that Google isn't always doing the "right" thing.
Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by nradov on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:15PM
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There is a particular problem in Los Gatos on summer weekends when everyone wants to escape the Bay Area and go to the beaches around Santa Cruz. Southbound Highway 17 comes to standstill due to idiot timid drivers who slow down going uphill and constantly brake around curves. Then the navigation apps route drivers onto residential streets to try and save a few minutes. It gets so bad that local residents are literally trapped and even emergency vehicles can't get through.
Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by bradwood on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @03:28PM
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> ... constantly breaking around curves.
What a drag.
Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by pkulak on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @03:56PM
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Yeah, what a bunch of assholes.
Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by pishpash on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:00PM
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It became a 45 minute traffic jam because Google directed everyone there. Maybe.
Re:TomTom to cut 10% of jobs due to improved automation
by dmitriid on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:32PM
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Anecdotally, Waze is (or at least was) better. It would try and redirect traffic to avoid too much congestion. So it would send you over the highway and me over smaller roads in a roundabout way, if possible.
Mind you, I've never seen this properly confirmed :)
Maybe this is because I don't commute by car though. If I get stuck in traffic, it's the one time that month, and I've probably got a podcast on anyway.