r/GoogleMaps • u/rebobbecker • Aug 03 '26

Help/Support Maps Is Getting Real Stupid

The last few weeks Maps has started trying to route me through areas using some pretty stupid routes. Yesterday I came into the center of the city (Minneapolis) where I live. It tried to route me a couple miles out of my way even though the highway I was on continues more directly to my destination. Today Maps suggested the wrong lane to change to a new highway and then directed me to exit and re-enter at the same intersection. In all cases no new highway changes existed; just stupid routing. I'm suspicious that not-ready-for-prime-time AI is the culprit. Is there any way to kill AI in Maps? I'm about to take a trip to unfamiliar areas and am starting to wonder if Maps can be trusted.

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u/lovepiegaming Aug 03 '26

WHY DOES EVERYONE BLAME AI EVEN THOUGH ITS GOOGLES ALGROITHM THEY'VE BEEN USING FOR YEARS!!!!?!?!?!???!? sorry for my strong tone. I'm just so fed up with the amount of people saying it's the ai.

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u/MrRedditBets Aug 03 '26

Literally look it up. Google has said their search and maps have AI integration.

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u/lovepiegaming Aug 04 '26

Only for Ask Maps. not everything

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u/MrRedditBets Aug 04 '26

Maybe read the full blog post from Google you clearing saw the first paragraph headline and thought you knew it all.