Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore
by johannes1234321 on Monday August 07, 2023 @05:28AM
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Mind that they don't only take pictures. The cars are full of sensors. From GPS to verify coordinates of roads, over Wifi to scan SSIDs for locating devices without GPS to LIDAR to scan 3D features and probably a lot more ...
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And all the pictures have things like street signs and traffic lights and fire hydrants which people have been helping locate with recaptchas.
Re:Google Maps has become an eyesore
by commonlisp94 on Monday August 07, 2023 @10:05AM
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I think this a myth told by marketing.
They already know the photos have the objects they are interested in. You still think they are working on detecting motorcycles buses and signs?
The recaptcha part doesn't even depend on recognition, it's just a statistical comparison with what other humans clicked on given the same response + some javascript pointer and browser analysis.