Re:TomTom announces new Maps Platform using OpenStreetMap
by _jal on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @09:44AM
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> It works always. It accurate and uptodate.
Both of these are false.
I live in San Francisco, same as a noticeable fraction of Google engineers. Maps incorrectly listed the direction for a one-way street next to where I live for years. I used to keep track of how much that cost me in taxi fare, but honestly can't remember.
I still see errors SF maps a lot.
And as for functional, I have to admit I don't use them anymore, so maybe it has gotten better. But they used to give me all sorts of insane routes - "drive 5 miles up this street, U turn, drive 4.8 miles back..."
Both of these are false.
I live in San Francisco, same as a noticeable fraction of Google engineers. Maps incorrectly listed the direction for a one-way street next to where I live for years. I used to keep track of how much that cost me in taxi fare, but honestly can't remember.
I still see errors SF maps a lot.
And as for functional, I have to admit I don't use them anymore, so maybe it has gotten better. But they used to give me all sorts of insane routes - "drive 5 miles up this street, U turn, drive 4.8 miles back..."