Google told drivers to drive a longer way on purpose

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/google-traffic-wrong-way-22416144.php

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Ja7sh_The_Donkey@piefed.zip · 8 pts · 9d (1 reply)

Bad title.

This was experiment done by google to reduce traffic congestion and co2 waste by offering different routes that spread the load on roads.

Note. Experiment was, I guess, performed on a limited area, not worldwide.

Piemanding@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 6d

That's what I assumed when I read that inflammatory title.

goldenquetzal@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 9d

Can we just have decent public transportation please

ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 9d

This alone isn't enough to get me to switch over to a different navigation app, but I certainly do have a preference for apps that will never deliberately give me suboptimal directions even when doing so is collectively best.