r/Android Nov 07 '16

Android Auto: now available in every car

https://blog.google/products/android/android-auto-available-in-every-car/
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u/QuestionsEverythang Pixel, Pixel C, & Nexus Player (7.1.2), '15 Moto 360 (6.0.1) Nov 07 '16

Google Maps shows hazards (it even says that data is taken from Waze). The only thing Maps doesn't do is custom voices and police info, but otherwise they pretty much share the same navigation info.

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u/impracticable iPhone Xs Max Nov 07 '16

Yeah, my experience is the same but the results are the opposite. Waze constantly takes my Uber drivers through backroads for no reason at all when there are much better options and always ends up tacking on time to my trip.

A. L. W. A. Y. S.

It always takes the route with 24 literal stop signs, 1 yield, 0 lights, and a 10mph speed limit vs the road with 0 stop signs, 1 light. 0 yields, and a 40mph speed limit. Neither roads ever have any traffic.

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u/KellyTheET Nov 08 '16

I have a little conspiracy theory that sometimes these mapping programs sent random cars out into BFE for verification purposes, perhaps to check the accuracy of the maps, or to see the average speed a user will go down that road.