Using Google Maps on Android Auto. When I have a destination, it shows the speed limit of the current road. But if I don’t have a destination it won’t show the speed limit. It still knows what the speed limit is, but it won’t show it. Is there any way to have it show the speed limit all the time?

  • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    That’s country dependent due to legal differences. It’s not possible where I am.

    • Rouxibeau@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      So, the law says that if you are navigating, the speed must be hidden? Can you share this law? I want to read that absurdity.

      • ijeff@lemdro.idMEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Also curious about this. Perhaps misunderstood this as being about speed cameras?

      • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        No, that’s not what I said.

        It’s the speed limit that isn’t shown in certain countries. The speed is shown.

        There is obviously not any specific law against showing the speed limit. The legal issue is that the Google’s software for showing the limits is tied in with the speed control software, which is illegal some places.

        Google just haven’t bothered make a custom version of maps for those places.

        Also, they have had technical issues with the speed limit data being so wrong in some places that they rolled back the function shortly after it was implemented.

        I’m sure they hate dealing with this kind of question: https://support.google.com/maps/thread/42045207/how-do-i-prove-that-google-maps-showed-the-incorrect-speed-limit-i-need-to-dispute-a-ticket?hl=en

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Its the Heisenberg uncertainty principal of driving. Many countries, in an effort to keep our universe from being destroyed, require you to either known your exact location, or an accurate calculation of your speed, but never both

    • Kleinbonum@feddit.deEnglish
      8·
      11 months ago

      I would also like to learn about this law that apparently prevents Google Maps from showing speed limits in my country, but allows Waze to do so.