> Google Maps will soon default to the route with the lowest carbon footprint
This is not the title of the blog. And that matters because this doesn't make sense.
The fastest route should be the lowest carbon footprint, which it should currently default too.
"road incline and traffic congestion"
I find it unlikely road incline makes 'any' significant percentage difference. I'd want to see the mathematics on this. Adding this complexity seems like PR BS.
'Traffic congestion' might make a difference, sitting still in traffic might be better than going around. Not good for your mental health though.
How about better directions so we make less wrong turns and also save on CO2 emissions. How about better predictions on congestion. A better product will do both.
The PR Title - "Redefining what a map can be with new information and AI". And the PR last line - "All of these updates are possible thanks to AI advancements"
And that might be it.
> "classical" algorithms
They probably just need to change a constant on the time to tell the user to change lanes and they'd make a difference on screw ups.
The fact Apple now says "sorry" when it makes a mistake is quite clever, it's a quick word to stop confusion for repeated instructions.
I do think the voice on maps needs work, and it matters. Text to Voice might be 'AI'
You have found yourself on a comment thread only discussing the eco-friendly routing option, which requires nothing but a fancier version of Dijkstra's algorithm.
This is not the title of the blog. And that matters because this doesn't make sense.
The fastest route should be the lowest carbon footprint, which it should currently default too.
"road incline and traffic congestion"
I find it unlikely road incline makes 'any' significant percentage difference. I'd want to see the mathematics on this. Adding this complexity seems like PR BS.
'Traffic congestion' might make a difference, sitting still in traffic might be better than going around. Not good for your mental health though.
How about better directions so we make less wrong turns and also save on CO2 emissions. How about better predictions on congestion. A better product will do both.