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   David Zipper (davidzipper@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 22:41:57 JST David Zipper

   Google Maps has become dangerously distracting.

   The app now issues alerts -- with loud chimes -- prompting drivers to confirm incidents like stalled cars.

   The alerts direct drivers to look away from the road, and there's no way to turn them off. That's reckless UX.

   My latest in Fast Company:
   https://www.fastcompany.com/91276060/google-maps-drivers-confirmation-roadway-incidents-criticism

   #ux #cars #google #maps

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 13-Feb-2025 22:41:57 JST Rich Felker

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     @davidzipper It's so stupid. This "feature" will say "object in the road reported ahead" right while you're driving around said object.

     Another huge safety antifeature of Google Maps is that it will route you through residential road shortcuts to corner-cut a few hundred meters off your trip length at the expense of putting everyone on that road in danger and the driver at risk of causing an incident there and being stuck dealing with the damage they did.