It's deeply concerning that the only alternative to Google Maps being terrible is to use Google's Waze. The only thing stopping another Inbox situation is the threat of anti-competition law.
how does anti-competition law apply to that kind of situation though? I think anti-competition law would only apply when they bought waze, so while it may be disadvantageous for users if they discontinue it, I don't think there's anything in anti-competition law stopping them from killing waze now that they own it
I tried it. It started pinging me mid drive to call out the nearby Burger King or something and offer to reroute me there.
Last thing I need when I’m trying to navigate unfamiliar urban areas while operating a heavy piece of machinery at high speed is more distractions and more things to process.
Fair enough. I block the ads at the DNS level, but still get a placeholder white box on my phone. On Android Auto though I've never seen anything, although I'm sure its coming.