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The Hindu: Why Hyderabad’s roads look worse on online maps than in real life. “Inside the Hyderabad Traffic Control Room, a wall of screens show vehicles moving steadily along a major corridor. Yet, on a mobile phone, Google Maps paints a different picture — the same stretch marked in deep red, signalling heavy congestion that doesn’t match the live feed in the control room. Such […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/10/the-hindu-why-hyderabads-roads-look-worse-on-online-maps-than-in-real-life/

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Yonhap News Agency: S. Korea again postpones decision on Google’s map data transfer request amid U.S. pressure . ” The South Korean government on Friday delayed its decision on Google’s request to export high-precision map data overseas, the transport ministry said, amid pressure from Washington to resolve the issue, calling it a non-tariff barrier.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/09/yonhap-news-agency-s-korea-again-postpones-decision-on-googles-map-data-transfer-request-amid-u-s-pressure/

Israel's obliteration of Gaza can be seen side by side with before & after photos next to each other. Google updates the maps from the old to the new satellite images - so it may already look very different than this horrifying images.

I Am Expat: Zandvoort residents fake road closures on Google Maps to deter tourists. “Residents of a neighbourhood in Zandvoort have been falsely marking their streets as closed on Google Maps to prevent tourists from driving in the area during busy periods. In response, the municipality has put up signs telling drivers to turn off their navigation systems.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/03/i-am-expat-zandvoort-residents-fake-road-closures-on-google-maps-to-deter-tourists/

Für Städtenavigation benutzte ich mittlerweile des Öfteren #AppleMaps. Wenn man auf eine Station klickt, sieht man sogar die Abfahrtzeiten. Bei #GoogleMaps sieht man nicht mal die Liniennummern, ohne eine Station anzuklicken. Und eine OSM-App, welche mir zusagt, habe ich noch nicht gefunden.

The Journal (Ireland): Lidl store on Fair City set delisted from Google Maps after woman tried to shop there. “The soap, which is filmed on the RTÉ campus in Donnybrook, recently partnered with the supermarket chain to open a replica of the store in the fictional north Dublin suburb of Carrigstown. The collaboration is part of a three-year product placement deal, with the Lidl replacing the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/30/the-journal-ireland-lidl-store-on-fair-city-set-delisted-from-google-maps-after-woman-tried-to-shop-there/

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NDTV: Misled By Google Maps, Car Falls Into Ditch Near Mumbai, Driver Rescued. “The woman was supposed to take the Bay bridge in Belapur, but Google Maps navigated her through a route beneath the bridge – leading to Dhruvatara Jetty. Unaware, she continued to follow the directions. Minutes later, the woman drove into the water.” She was rescued.

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/27/ndtv-misled-by-google-maps-car-falls-into-ditch-near-mumbai-driver-rescued/

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India Today: Google Maps error leads car into stream in Kerala, elderly couple rescued . “An elderly couple in Kottayam, Kerala had a narrow escape after their car fell into a stream, allegedly due to incorrect directions provided by Google Maps. The accident occurred around 11 am on Wednesday when 62-year-old Josy Joseph and his 58-year-old wife Sheeba were en route to Josy’s friend’s […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/25/india-today-google-maps-error-leads-car-into-stream-in-kerala-elderly-couple-rescued/

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PC Magazine: Google Maps Is Going to Be Less Social Starting in September. “For the last five years, you’ve been able to follow individual contributors on Google Maps to see their recommendations on where to go, helping you discover hidden gems from people you trust. Now, Google is killing the feature.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/25/pc-magazine-google-maps-is-going-to-be-less-social-starting-in-september/

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