Saw an article posted about Tim Cook calling the launch of Apple Maps his first big mistake which reminded me of this.
Throwback Thursday: When the Apple Maps icon told you to take a hard left off the side of a bridge
Saw an article posted about Tim Cook calling the launch of Apple Maps his first big mistake which reminded me of this.
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Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 30 pts · 143d
Gives me fond memories of the early days when Google maps would tell you to jet ski across the South China Sea from the Philippines to Vietnam or kayak across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii 😄
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 143d
In less funny news, Google Maps once told me to walk onto a freeway off-ramp.
ch00f@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 143d
Reminds me of this story https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-long-way-home/
deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 21 pts · 143d
But that’s literally the directions to the 280N on ramp from DeAnza
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 143d
Yeah, it was revealed that it’s a valid turn but the icon lacks the detail to explain why.
Either way, they completely changed it to the highway that runs beside Apple Park.
Doug@piefed.social · 7 pts · 143d
guess i’ll die 🤷
mephiska@fedia.io · 1 pts · 143d
Yeah, It's a bridge with a left turn freeway onramp. It's a thing, at least in California. Not all onramps are those clover leaf right hand loops.
realitista@lemmus.org · 10 pts · 143d
Who's going to break the news to him?
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br · 6 pts · 143d
They installed a ramp. Is not only safe, but rad
JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 143d
So there was no on-ramp there but AppleMaps decided there was?
deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 143d
There is an onramp, the directions are just poorly worded.