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For cycling, yeah, that’s why I said I’m very sorry I wasn’t successful. For pedestrian, I’d disagree. At least in places I go, I find Google’s walking directions to be top notch.

Yes, it’s also maddening for most Googlers who are passionate about the work they want to do that would affect just tens of millions (or less). But at least it leaves room for othe…

The widespread assumption that Google collects all data all the time and uses it for everything is ridiculous. There’s a labyrinth of explicit user agreements, all of which are str…

Exactly. Add that there’s no Android or Google Auto for bikes, you usually don’t charge while biking, etc. The people who do need to look up their cycling route typically do it bef…

There are significantly more people using the other modes, especially in active navigation. For example, it’s well known that Google detects traffic through the movement of active …

I’m an ex-Googler and I tried to fix cycling routing. I’m honestly sorry I wasn’t successful. We had a really nice solution but privacy considerations made it extremely difficult a…