Has Google gotten into the truck GPS business yet?

We are forgetting that the GIS data, the accident reports, the road closures, etc. are all inputted by humans, or perhaps, software created by humans.

And humans have motives, or biased bosses, stupid bosses, etc.

For example, Robert Moses, the designer of New York City’s roadways, freeways, parkways, etc. DELIBERATELY made low overpasses on the parkways, to restrict access to the beaches etc. to those (white) folks with automobiles. If the plan was to charter a bus and take a load of “other people” to the beach, well, the bus won’t fit the overpasses.

Let’s say you are a young, ambitious programmer with your sights set on Sandhill Road (Silicone Valley). Why get acquainted with the roads of Indiana? Wouldn’t it be better to be on the team coding and maintaining the code for California? Indiana has corn, meh. But California, now THAT’S where you want to know the roads, so you won’t get lost on a Saturday afternoon, in your McClaren, with that swimsuit model as your passenger.

Indiana will have a cruiser broadside across all the lanes, forcing all traffic off the interstate, and the traffic app has nothing to say. Oh, that side road you could have taken? That’s where the Highway Patrol commandant lives, and he WON’T be happy hearing a bunch of trucks on a Sunday morning.

And don’t forget trying to make the best with a reduced workforce, or a reduced budget.

We can’t always blame the dataset.

 

I been using Google maps to navigate for 3 months now. Never had an issue and actually perfer it.

 

Until that one time you can a nice $100 ticket for being a restricted road that Google said was fine
Just saying

 

The only thing about the dezl is if you are not double checking it. It will send you around your elbow to get to your butt hole.

 

I run terminal to terminal only. They have 200+ terminals but I only go to a chunk in same region for most part. I know where the ones I go to are and Google maps works better for me than a dedicated truck GPS. Our terminals are in funny locations some times so truck GPS routes make no sense some times. Google tells you to get off but you shouldn't then just pass by and next route works. I wouldn't hesitate to use g maps as a road driver either. I haven't had any issues.

 

I dream of google putting out a “google truck map and routing”. They have the data they just need to query it for 13’6 x 8’6 x 80,000.

At any given time I’ve got 2 or 3 apps running and my McNally book.

I used a 740 for a week. Yup. I’m good without it. I used smart truck route. Yup it sent me to wrong places constantly.

 

Google was good. Once upon a time.

It's not as great as it used to be though. You have a 50/50 shot of traffic being accurate. And it has no idea on fastest routes anymore. A lot of times. It picks construction zones.

I run the same haul. Twice a day.