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TL;DR
- Gemini has just lately began arriving for Android Auto customers en masse.
- One new person has shared a video of Gemini getting very confused about his automobile’s location.
What’s the worst Google Maps failure you ever skilled? Overlook to obtain some offline maps earlier than heading right into a area with out mobile protection? Discovered your self caught in bumper-to-bumper visitors after Maps didn’t establish a shorter route? Whereas hopefully nobody’s had Google direct them to drive straight right into a lake, we’re beginning to query simply how conscious Maps is perhaps of our bodies of water basically, after one Android Auto person shares their distressing expertise.
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Android Auto’s experiencing some rising pains proper now, as Gemini begins to roll out broadly as a substitute for Assistant. And whereas that’s undoubtedly enhancing the driving expertise for some customers, we’ve already heard from fairly a couple of who’re getting annoyed by glitchy, sudden habits. This new report from Reddit person Electronic_Log8951 would possibly take the cake, although.
On the location’s Android Auto sub, they share their story of failing to get the Tim Hortons instructions they had been searching for. Curious what was going fallacious, they requested Gemini the place it thought the car was at present situated. In line with the person, they had been deep in British Columbia, Canada, on the time, lots of of miles from the ocean. However strive telling Gemini that:
As you geography followers are hopefully conscious, being lots of of miles away from the Pacific Ocean could be dangerous sufficient, however right here Gemini appears to assume that it’s out previous Canada’s reverse coast, placing itself someplace out within the Atlantic Ocean (higher than the Arctic, we suppose?).
On the plus facet, they share that Gemini additionally reported it being 29°C (84°F) regardless of their obvious maritime location, which sounds surprisingly temperate.
For as goofy as we’re treating this error (and it is fairly darn humorous), we additionally know simply what number of of you depend on Gemini, Android Auto, and Google Maps for proper data, so it’s very simple to see this as distressing, as nicely. One of the best factor any of us can do is assist alert Google to any gaffs like this, utilizing Android Auto’s built-in reporting instruments to share the bug with Google builders. That method, hopefully our subsequent Android Auto tour retains us firmly on dry land.
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