[jazzyjackson]

Alternatively it just implies white engineers never have their GPS taking them through Harlem.

[zizee]

Yes, all engineers are white </sarcasm>.

Or how about this one: Yes, all black engineers on the maps team live in New York.

Truth is that it is just an example one of the thousands of edge-cases that exist in these types of complex products, and some of them will look like they have some sinister basis.

[jpollock]

Or that Google Maps is primarily developed in Australia for a worldwide market.

[User23]

Did the geo team get moved from Seattle?