My dad uses Google Maps, and he mentioned that it seems to be getting worse. Like, giving him directions that are obviously worse than alternatives. Has anyone else here experienced this?

  • superkret@feddit.org
    16·
    2 months ago

    They switched from giving you the fastest route by default to giving you the one that uses the least gas.
    They also now offer alternative routes that take you past businesses which paid money to Google.

    • MonkRome@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      That’s in your trip options “prefer fuel efficient route”. You can turn it off.

      • superkret@feddit.org
        6·
        2 months ago

        I know. But I won’t.
        Hypermiling is as fun to me as driving fast is for others.
        It’s like a mini-game I get to play every time I’m forced to drive a car.

        • edric@lemm.ee
          4·
          2 months ago

          I hypermile casually but I’m not sacrificing travel time to save a bit of gas.

        • MonkRome@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Ahh, I misinterpreted your post as a complaint. I’m not a hypermiler, but I do find the efficient routes are often the lowest stress routes as well.