Google Maps just fucking SUCKS now

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Same for me, no noticeable change in speed. However I check for the labels being gone after coming out of Street View.

[vdeane]

I'm on Chrome/Linux, but I also wonder if the issue might be geographic, given that both of us who have it are in east coast states.

[I-55]

I-169 has returned (again). 99 percent sure it still isn't signed.

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9882045,-87.5978495,59535m/data=!3m1!1e3

[jakeroot]

I-169 has returned (again). 99 percent sure it still isn't signed.

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.9882045,-87.5978495,59535m/data=!3m1!1e3

I feel like this might be acceptable. It is legally I-169 and there are "Future I-169" signs along the route. But most importantly, Google still shows it as "Pennyrile Pkwy" which is all that would normally be shown. So they're jumping the gun ahead of KYTC by actually showing the 169 shield, but it's not like a huge mistake.

Then again, if there are still things that need to be upgraded before showing I-169 on signage (perhaps that interchange with the Hopkinsville ring road?), then it may be wise to hide the shield until those upgrades are done.

[CoreySamson]

Yeah Google does jump the gun with new interstates. I-69 has existed in Memphis for a while now according to Google:
https://www.google.com/maps/@35.1006492,-90.0333052,13z

[TheGrassGuy]

When I exit street view on Google Chrome, the road labels disappear unless you zoom in close.

[kphoger]

When I exit street view on Google Chrome, the road labels disappear unless you zoom in close.

Or out.

Really frustrating.

[bm7]

Does anyone else have this problem? In Chrome, go into street view anywhere, look up towards the sky and zoom in any amount, then exit street view. For me this crashes the tab with an out of memory error every single time.

[jakeroot]

Does anyone else have this problem? In Chrome, go into street view anywhere, look up towards the sky and zoom in any amount, then exit street view. For me this crashes the tab with an out of memory error every single time.

I wasn't able to repeat this. I tried Chrome and Edge.

When I exit street view on Google Chrome, the road labels disappear unless you zoom in close.

I think this has since been fixed. I did notice this issue myself for a while.

[vdeane]

Does anyone else have this problem? In Chrome, go into street view anywhere, look up towards the sky and zoom in any amount, then exit street view. For me this crashes the tab with an out of memory error every single time.

I didn't crash to the point where it would give the "Aw, Snap" error, but it did freeze on black when I tried it and I had to refresh the page.  The URL had the coordinates set to NaN (not a number), so I'm guessing it confuses Google Maps about where you are.

[TheStranger]

Two weeks after it opened to traffic, and over a year and a half after the first segment to Manila was completed, the Skyway Stage 3 still does not appear at all in Google Maps except as under-construction segments.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Quezon+City,+Metro+Manila,+Philippines/@14.6839253,120.9921501,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3397ba0942ef7375:0x4a9a32d9fe083d40!8m2!3d14.6760413!4d121.0437003

In comparison, OpenStreetMap has had the new expressway on its maps for months, even when the portion north of Manila had been finished but not opened yet.  One can even use OSM to get directions to places where the Skyway is suggested as a route.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/106569

[US 89]

I didn't crash to the point where it would give the "Aw, Snap" error, but it did freeze on black when I tried it and I had to refresh the page.  The URL had the coordinates set to NaN (not a number), so I'm guessing it confuses Google Maps about where you are.

This happens probably every 4th or 5th time I exit street view. Annoys the hell out of me.

[kphoger]

When I exit street view on Google Chrome, the road labels disappear unless you zoom in close.

I think this has since been fixed. I did notice this issue myself for a while.

It's not fixed on my end, at least.  I still have the issue.

Does anyone else have this problem? In Chrome, go into street view anywhere, look up towards the sky and zoom in any amount, then exit street view. For me this crashes the tab with an out of memory error every single time.

I didn't crash to the point where it would give the "Aw, Snap" error, but it did freeze on black when I tried it and I had to refresh the page.  The URL had the coordinates set to NaN (not a number), so I'm guessing it confuses Google Maps about where you are.

And I generally try to avoid doing things that are expected to "crash" anything on my computer.  Call me crazy, but I don't sniff people's fingers when they say too, either!

[jakeroot]

When I exit street view on Google Chrome, the road labels disappear unless you zoom in close.

I think this has since been fixed. I did notice this issue myself for a while.

It's not fixed on my end, at least.  I still have the issue.

I just started noticing it again since my post. I think I jinxed myself.

[TheGrassGuy]

Two weeks after it opened to traffic, and over a year and a half after the first segment to Manila was completed, the Skyway Stage 3 still does not appear at all in Google Maps except as under-construction segments.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Quezon+City,+Metro+Manila,+Philippines/@14.6839253,120.9921501,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3397ba0942ef7375:0x4a9a32d9fe083d40!8m2!3d14.6760413!4d121.0437003

In comparison, OpenStreetMap has had the new expressway on its maps for months, even when the portion north of Manila had been finished but not opened yet.  One can even use OSM to get directions to places where the Skyway is suggested as a route.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/106569

(laughs in China)

[vdeane]

Heck, Google still doesn't have the easternmost part of A-410 marked properly.  They put the mainline in, but none of the new ramps are shown.

[Caps81943]

When I exit street view on Google Chrome, the road labels disappear unless you zoom in close.

I think this has since been fixed. I did notice this issue myself for a while.

It's not fixed on my end, at least.  I still have the issue.

I just started noticing it again since my post. I think I jinxed myself.

Yeah I think the issue's back. Hopefully it doesn't take as long to fix this time.

[vdeane]

Back?  It never left for me, even if it did go from happening all the time to happening a good chunk of the time.

[Scott5114]

It happens on Firefox too.

[TheGrassGuy]

Back?  It never left for me, even if it did go from happening all the time to happening a good chunk of the time.

Yeah, same

[TheStranger]

I actually mentioned it earlier (Google Maps not showing any of Skyway Stage 3 even though the mainline is now fully open from Buendia Avenue in Makati to NLEX in Balintawak) and this played out in real life for someone attempting to use Google Maps to navigate around Makati:

https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/metro-manila-skyway.1492516/post-171663482

[jakeroot]

How many of you guys have seen the updated base map that is shown in a couple cities? Right now, I can see it in the original three cities mentioned by Google last year (San Francisco, New York, London) but no other so far. I only just got the update. Basically, far more detailed, showing very exact road widths, crosswalk locations, medians, etc.

Right away? Far more Japanese like than I originally expected. If I recall correctly, Google bought the company that originally made maps like this for the Japanese market; this must be their way of finally carrying that technology over.

[Scott5114]

I can see it. Looks good, but I don't ever need maps of SF or NYC, so it's not much use to me at the moment.

[briantroutman]

I've done some brief peeking around New York on the Google Maps iOS app, and I must say that I'm less than impressed with the new imagery.

While crosswalks seem to be fairly consistently represented–in my brief searches–the "exact"  street geometry appears to be far from that. Sidewalks appear and disappear in a manner that's not consistent with the ground reality. Features such as medians and sidewalks have gashes cut into them for no apparent reason–again, not reflective of reality.

For those of you familiar with Adobe Illustrator: It's like they did and auto-trace of satellite images. Some features are outlined well, and others are horribly botched and for no apparent reason. 

[jakeroot]

For those of you familiar with Adobe Illustrator: It's like they did and auto-trace of satellite images. Some features are outlined well, and others are horribly botched and for no apparent reason.

If it was as easy as tracing satellite imagery, I'm sure we'd have a lot more than three cities.

Whatever the technology: there's going to be growing pains, including occasional inaccuracies. If the issues persist for another five years...well, Google needs to get their shit together by that point.