I've been getting little bubbles for store/restaurant logos popping up on the map for about a month as I drive, and I assumed that's what it was. So every time I see one, I make a point to not eat/go there for awhile just out of spite.
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
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Yeah that's just unsafe. You're gonna make me have to reroute my GPS while I'm driving? No thanks.
Crazy watching Google kill themselves in real time.
Popups while driving? With buttons that have to be pressed for it to go away? What could possible go wrong diverting the attention of a driver this way?!
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Remove the detour by drinking a verification can
It’s too bad androidauthority doesn’t think the “reject all” cookies rule applies to them.
And i thought it was bad when the gps says to make a right at the starbucks instead of using the street name.
Why not? Their global emissions are already skyrocketing due to AI hype. Fuck the planet, let's make more money this quarter!!!
Can my steet gang put in some of these ads? Only to high end luxury automobiles?
That was killed quickly.
2024: year of the openstreetmaps