Woman Says Google Maps Won’t Let You Walk By Tech CEOs' Houses. Then She Tests It Out

Woman Says Google Maps Won’t Let You Walk By Tech CEOs' Houses. Then She Tests It Out

street sign (l) woman shares google maps experience (c) google maps app (r) If you need to go somewhere, chances are high that you’re using Google Maps to navigate there. According to a 2024 survey of 1,000 Americans, Google Maps is far and away the most popular navigation app, with 70% of respondents saying they use it over other mapping services. The app that came in second place, Waze, is also owned by Google. But how accurate are the directi…

An Irish woman tested her theory that Google Maps was routing her away from tech bros' houses, and arrived 10 minutes early

A TikTok user in Dublin has gone viral after claiming that Google Maps was deliberately routing pedestrians away from a wealthy street in the city’s Dublin 4 district. The video, posted by Aisling Bonner, has racked up over 558,000 views and centers on her suspicion that Park Avenue was being intentionally excluded from suggested walking routes. As first highlighted by BroBible, the theory caught traction online before the app’s routing appeared…