this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2026
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Saw an article posted about Tim Cook calling the launch of Apple Maps his first big mistake which reminded me of this.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Gives me fond memories of the early days when Google maps would tell you to jet ski across the South China Sea from the Philippines to Vietnam or kayak across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii πŸ˜„

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

In less funny news, Google Maps once told me to walk onto a freeway off-ramp.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

But that’s literally the directions to the 280N on ramp from DeAnza

[–] Doug@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago

guess i’ll die 🀷

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it was revealed that it’s a valid turn but the icon lacks the detail to explain why.

Either way, they completely changed it to the highway that runs beside Apple Park.

[–] mephiska@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, It's a bridge with a left turn freeway onramp. It's a thing, at least in California. Not all onramps are those clover leaf right hand loops.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 6 points 1 month ago

Cook added: "Now we've got the best map app on the planet"

Who's going to break the news to him?

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 1 month ago

They installed a ramp. Is not only safe, but rad

[–] JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So there was no on-ramp there but AppleMaps decided there was?

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

There is an onramp, the directions are just poorly worded.