Google Maps is now using street view to show users where to make turns when giving a set of directions

[theDarkPotato]

 

In a small update Google has release for Google Maps for android, when displaying a set of instructions Users can now get a street view of every road your supposed to turn on to.

 

In a quote from the Verge: "It’s a small change, but it could make a difference at confusing intersections or for people (like me) who are very bad with street names. The change was spotted by Android Police."

 

The function only displays thumbnails to tap into and it not quite something to use in a car. For now, Its only available for Android but iOS should get it soon.

 

Original Article from the Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/12/15629756/google-maps-street-view-directions-ui-change

 

[2FA]

That's actually pretty useful, I know of some pretty crazy intersections that would be really confusing for someone going through them for a first time.

[Beskamir]

I almost feel as though this was already a thing. But then I use google maps so rarely I barely know what it even does.

[sinkesnnj]

Fix for night theme users, pls. 

 

Shame that it's just thumbs that you have to click on to see. It would be cool if it showed you a picture in navigation mode, like when you are coming up to a turn in a 100m and she says "In 100 meters turn right", you get a picture of that intersection while she is talking.

[GoodBytes]

Yes! Great! Now you get to look at your phone instead of the road... and then when the road layout changed and the image isn't right, instead of using logic to look at the sign and figure it out, you try and find a comparison match with the road presented, and by the time you realize anything, you have fallen into a mass accident.

[sinkesnnj]

7 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

Yes! Great! Now you get to look at your phone instead of the road... and then when the road layout changed and the image isn't right, instead of using logic to look at the sign and figure it out, you try and find a comparison match with the road presented, and by the time you realize anything, you have fallen into a mass accident.

Hey man, it's a feature, no need to be so negative about it. If you are such a good driver you indirectly claim to be, then you need no gMaps, don't bother bashing on those who use it.

No one said anyone in their right mind should spend more then 0.5s looking at that photo while driving, aka equivalent  to time you spend on checking each of your mirrors  when using blinkers. And if you are not sure, there are this things called brakes. You push on the pedal so your car slows down, or comes to a stop. If you are not capable of taking a quick glimpse, take an Uber, how did you even pass on blinker checks for license. Many times people have passengers that can help them out, this would especially be helpful in a foreign country. And many times you wan't even need it, cause it will be obvious where you should turn, no other intersection in sight.

Of course it's not gonna be perfect. Every system has flaws. But road change isn't that often. It's not like roads and highways pop up or get removed daily from crowded places like cities or cross-country highways. If you are trying to make a turn based on the input from the screen, but instead of the road there is a liqueur store there, and you still turn right/left, once again - take an Uber, spare everyone else in traffic, you don't know to drive. 

 

Best regards.

[themctipers]

holy shit yes

because im a idiot who can't follow directions, seriously..  

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i wonder how much data this'll take.. here in the 'modern but not as modern' society known as canada, data limits are still a thing, and its <5gb usually per person

[spartaman64]

On 5/13/2017 at 11:55 AM, GoodBytes said:

Yes! Great! Now you get to look at your phone instead of the road... and then when the road layout changed and the image isn't right, instead of using logic to look at the sign and figure it out, you try and find a comparison match with the road presented, and by the time you realize anything, you have fallen into a mass accident.

 

you can get those thingys that attach to your windshield and you can put your phone on it and then you can glance at it. or you can look through all of them beforehand

[Bensemus]

On 5/13/2017 at 9:55 AM, GoodBytes said:

Yes! Great! Now you get to look at your phone instead of the road... and then when the road layout changed and the image isn't right, instead of using logic to look at the sign and figure it out, you try and find a comparison match with the road presented, and by the time you realize anything, you have fallen into a mass accident.

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The function only displays thumbnails to tap into and it not quite something to use in a car.

It doesn't seem like you use it while driving. You can look at the images before leaving.

[Misanthrope]

I guess we're only a few upgrades away from "Just get your fucking hands off you dirty Ape I'll fucking get us there"

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, Misanthrope said:

I guess we're only a few upgrades away from "Just get your fucking hands off you dirty Ape I'll fucking get us there"

When I use the GPS, I try to only use it as a guide as sometimes it can get "confused" and lead me in the wrong direction when you have multiple turnoffs on the highway, or sometimes it'll tell me I've reached the destination when I still have a few hundred feet left. 

 

But unfortunately, we're coming closer to a Wall-E world, and I know that comparison has been used so many times, but it's also extremely apt as eventually we'll become so lazy that we can't do anything for ourselves. 

[Drak3]

On ‎5‎/‎13‎/‎2017 at 0:58 AM, ElfFriend said:

I almost feel as though this was already a thing. But then I use google maps so rarely I barely know what it even does.

For Garmin and Tomtom, it was. It's not actual pictures of the roads, but a basic rendering that is kept up to date (so long as you keep up to date as well) fairly well. Garmin has the most up to date info on some of Idaho's roads that get changed every fucking year.

 

I don't see Google keeping their version up to date. Hell, I expect that the best Google will do is 5 years behind new development, for this feature specifically

 

 

[Misanthrope]

18 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

When I use the GPS, I try to only use it as a guide as sometimes it can get "confused" and lead me in the wrong direction when you have multiple turnoffs on the highway, or sometimes it'll tell me I've reached the destination when I still have a few hundred feet left. 

 

But unfortunately, we're coming closer to a Wall-E world, and I know that comparison has been used so many times, but it's also extremely apt as eventually we'll become so lazy that we can't do anything for ourselves. 

Reminds me of this:

 

 

[Snadzies]

I like the idea.

Most intersections and such are easy enough to figure out but there have been some intersections on city streets and on the highways that are pretty messed up or close enough together that you can be unsure exactly which turn to take.