Google Maps -Is it a pain point for you also

Lately Ola's founder Bhavish has been discontinuing their dependencies on foreign products ranging from their own cloud servers to their own GPT's which people are specualting is just a wrapper over ChatGPT and lately launched their own Ola Maps which is itself a wrapper over OpenStreetMap. Will this benefit Indian Companies to compete with the global ones or will it just die down eventually. Ola folks can shed some light on it. 😁

I found a place to stay in Indiranagar, and my office is in Bagmane Constellation Business Park and the distance is 8km in Google Maps. Will the commute time be too much given the fact that I can avail cab services by my company.

Anyone else who's facing glitches with Uber and Google maps? Google Maps nowadays is showing longer routes for the same destination and because of this Uber charges extra. Eg: a cab ride <100 bucks is now costing 120-150 just because of the longer route taken. Is it a glitch or an implementation to charge more?

This is what happens when you are good at sales but bad at building a decent user experience. Remember, Apple Maps? They advertised it so much but it was not as good as GMaps. But eventually apple maps got better. I hope Ola Maps get better user experience in future.

I understand that calls are needed to be made, but to be anytime on the phone and dial up someone else after the current call ends and that too on loudspeaker with no decency to reduce vulgar words is simply a behaviour that I find so annoying! You try to go to work on a cab peacefully, only to hear him vent or speak unnecessary things on a call with someone else. Again, on speaker mode! Anyone else find this annoying?

- Google Maps is rolling out an AI model to help drivers navigate narrow roads and flyovers in India, using satellite imagery and Street View data to estimate road width and other factors. - The app will now allow users to book local train and metro tickets directly within the app, starting with Kochi and Chennai, and plans to expand to more cities. - Google Maps will show information about over 8,000 EV charging stations, including two-wheeler stations, in partnership with providers like ElectricPe and Ather Energy. - Flyover callouts will be integrated into navigation, providing clearer instructions for drivers, and will be available in 40 cities across India. - Curated lists of popular places to visit will be available in major Indian cities, helping users find top spots like cafes and breakfast places. Source: Techcrunch