waymo routefinding in denver is hilariously bad
October 18, 2026 at 4:43 AM
waymo routefinding in denver is hilariously bad
Looks like the AI was not used for routefinding, the just had an interview with this guy on As It Happens and he sounded like a sensible person.
Even without AI, I suggest not picking a peak nicknamed "The Widowmaker" as your first foray into the non-plastic vertical.
A 16-year-old boy was rescued from steep mountainous terrain in the B.C. backcountry on Sunday after Claude AI guided him to the wrong location, according to North Shore Rescue. #Canada
FFS 🤦♀️
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
FFS 🤦♀️
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
October 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Looks like the AI was not used for routefinding, the just had an interview with this guy on As It Happens and he sounded like a sensible person.
I took that as a hint—personally—but not everyone reads so literally.
I also looked at trail guides, maps, and pictures I could find. If it were something like the scramble route on Whitney, I could see doing it. For this, especially without proper routefinding, nope and nope FM.
150% on thx SAR.
I also looked at trail guides, maps, and pictures I could find. If it were something like the scramble route on Whitney, I could see doing it. For this, especially without proper routefinding, nope and nope FM.
150% on thx SAR.
October 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I took that as a hint—personally—but not everyone reads so literally.
I also looked at trail guides, maps, and pictures I could find. If it were something like the scramble route on Whitney, I could see doing it. For this, especially without proper routefinding, nope and nope FM.
150% on thx SAR.
I also looked at trail guides, maps, and pictures I could find. If it were something like the scramble route on Whitney, I could see doing it. For this, especially without proper routefinding, nope and nope FM.
150% on thx SAR.
Maybe I'll finish the thread of pictures from the July photos before September ends. We were going to climb to the Muses Plateau via the Naoum Ridge on the north side of Olympus, which is much more rugged than the normal route. But it was cloudy and routefinding […]
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September 28, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Maybe I'll finish the thread of pictures from the July photos before September ends. We were going to climb to the Muses Plateau via the Naoum Ridge on the north side of Olympus, which is much more rugged than the normal route. But it was cloudy and routefinding […]
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I never expected so much variation in their routefinding.
November 8, 2024 at 11:41 PM
I never expected so much variation in their routefinding.
if youre basecamping with a day or two to hike out of camp, there are some nice 13'ers in the area w/ fun class 3 scrambling summits. marble mountain probably the easiest w/ some routefinding and maybe low class 3 scrambling. music mountain probably the most difficult and most dangerous exposure.
September 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
if youre basecamping with a day or two to hike out of camp, there are some nice 13'ers in the area w/ fun class 3 scrambling summits. marble mountain probably the easiest w/ some routefinding and maybe low class 3 scrambling. music mountain probably the most difficult and most dangerous exposure.
Q11 I'd volunteer for any type of trail or hiking education--routefinding, map reading, safety, hiking uphill tactics, hiking downhill tactics, what to take in your pack, how to pack your pack.... #parkchat
January 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Q11 I'd volunteer for any type of trail or hiking education--routefinding, map reading, safety, hiking uphill tactics, hiking downhill tactics, what to take in your pack, how to pack your pack.... #parkchat
Boston Peak is taller than the nearby Sahale Peak but the route description starts with
> This is a dubious ridge best suited for the anti-social alpine hermit. Rock is rarely good, routefinding is constant, gear is scarce and logistics complex. That being said...
😬
> This is a dubious ridge best suited for the anti-social alpine hermit. Rock is rarely good, routefinding is constant, gear is scarce and logistics complex. That being said...
😬
June 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Boston Peak is taller than the nearby Sahale Peak but the route description starts with
> This is a dubious ridge best suited for the anti-social alpine hermit. Rock is rarely good, routefinding is constant, gear is scarce and logistics complex. That being said...
😬
> This is a dubious ridge best suited for the anti-social alpine hermit. Rock is rarely good, routefinding is constant, gear is scarce and logistics complex. That being said...
😬
First LP I got was a Route 66 one back in 2007, and it was super handy in the pre-smartphone days for routefinding and places to visit.
Bought one for Singapore last year. Mostly ended up using internet plus recommendations from someone I knew out there so didn't notice if it'd gone downhill.
Bought one for Singapore last year. Mostly ended up using internet plus recommendations from someone I knew out there so didn't notice if it'd gone downhill.
The newest Lonely Planet guide for Indonesia is offensively bad - dumbed down, barely helpful, badly written at a level geared towards third graders.
I directly compared it to a 2009 edition of the Indonesia guide and the difference is jarring.
Shame to see them fall off like this.
I directly compared it to a 2009 edition of the Indonesia guide and the difference is jarring.
Shame to see them fall off like this.
April 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
First LP I got was a Route 66 one back in 2007, and it was super handy in the pre-smartphone days for routefinding and places to visit.
Bought one for Singapore last year. Mostly ended up using internet plus recommendations from someone I knew out there so didn't notice if it'd gone downhill.
Bought one for Singapore last year. Mostly ended up using internet plus recommendations from someone I knew out there so didn't notice if it'd gone downhill.
I'd guess it just treats that as another obstacle, tries to go around if there's space, retreats to find another route, or just waits for it to move. I doubt it has any complex "right of way" type stuff, just "routefinding" and "avoid obstacles"
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I'd guess it just treats that as another obstacle, tries to go around if there's space, retreats to find another route, or just waits for it to move. I doubt it has any complex "right of way" type stuff, just "routefinding" and "avoid obstacles"
Hot take - I don't mind the way MK world is structured. It forces the driver to be more tactical and selective with carts. Need to have some speed or get left behind.
It forces different driving techniques like drafting and routefinding for shortcuts. It's a diverse experience, an entire world.
It forces different driving techniques like drafting and routefinding for shortcuts. It's a diverse experience, an entire world.
June 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Hot take - I don't mind the way MK world is structured. It forces the driver to be more tactical and selective with carts. Need to have some speed or get left behind.
It forces different driving techniques like drafting and routefinding for shortcuts. It's a diverse experience, an entire world.
It forces different driving techniques like drafting and routefinding for shortcuts. It's a diverse experience, an entire world.
Santa’s route gets way faster when he stops checking every city and starts using quadtrees 🎄
At 2PM MST today, I break it down step-by-step here:
youtu.be/csuQuOd2Ukk
#QuadTreeBasics #RouteFinding #AlgorithmTips #CodingConcepts #AutistiCoder #Tech
At 2PM MST today, I break it down step-by-step here:
youtu.be/csuQuOd2Ukk
#QuadTreeBasics #RouteFinding #AlgorithmTips #CodingConcepts #AutistiCoder #Tech
How Quadtrees Make Santa’s Route Finding Fast - An Autism Friendly Concept Explainer
YouTube video by AutistiCoder
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Santa’s route gets way faster when he stops checking every city and starts using quadtrees 🎄
At 2PM MST today, I break it down step-by-step here:
youtu.be/csuQuOd2Ukk
#QuadTreeBasics #RouteFinding #AlgorithmTips #CodingConcepts #AutistiCoder #Tech
At 2PM MST today, I break it down step-by-step here:
youtu.be/csuQuOd2Ukk
#QuadTreeBasics #RouteFinding #AlgorithmTips #CodingConcepts #AutistiCoder #Tech
Cool, no more routefinding questions for today!
November 27, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Cool, no more routefinding questions for today!
Here's the post on Facebook from the SAR team .
It looks like the Google Maps algo just used the distance (18km) rather than the fact that there's 1800m of elevation gain and loss on the route. And, of course, that it's got scrambling, routefinding and no water
www.facebook.com/LionsBaySAR/...
It looks like the Google Maps algo just used the distance (18km) rather than the fact that there's 1800m of elevation gain and loss on the route. And, of course, that it's got scrambling, routefinding and no water
www.facebook.com/LionsBaySAR/...
www.facebook.com
July 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Here's the post on Facebook from the SAR team .
It looks like the Google Maps algo just used the distance (18km) rather than the fact that there's 1800m of elevation gain and loss on the route. And, of course, that it's got scrambling, routefinding and no water
www.facebook.com/LionsBaySAR/...
It looks like the Google Maps algo just used the distance (18km) rather than the fact that there's 1800m of elevation gain and loss on the route. And, of course, that it's got scrambling, routefinding and no water
www.facebook.com/LionsBaySAR/...
this is particularly concerning for backcountry travel where people are following GPX tracks. they don't develop any navigation or routefinding skills
sometimes for glacier travel where it's entirely inappropriate.
sometimes for glacier travel where it's entirely inappropriate.
I had replied to the below: Paper maps are great. Never run out of juice, let you see the close-up detail and the big picture at the same time (because they're three feet wide, unlike your phone), and the more you use them the more you learn your way around without them, unlike obeying a machine.
Can’t lie, the fact that y’all were driving with PAPER maps is insane. Even worse, you had to ask random strangers for directions??
July 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
this is particularly concerning for backcountry travel where people are following GPX tracks. they don't develop any navigation or routefinding skills
sometimes for glacier travel where it's entirely inappropriate.
sometimes for glacier travel where it's entirely inappropriate.
It's winter out there, but it's early season. People get in trouble one of two ways
1) underestimating conditions: not being prepared for deep snow, difficult routefinding, or slow travel
2) overestimating conditions: not being prepared for shallow snow, and being injured skiing or snowboarding.
1) underestimating conditions: not being prepared for deep snow, difficult routefinding, or slow travel
2) overestimating conditions: not being prepared for shallow snow, and being injured skiing or snowboarding.
November 27, 2024 at 11:03 PM
It's winter out there, but it's early season. People get in trouble one of two ways
1) underestimating conditions: not being prepared for deep snow, difficult routefinding, or slow travel
2) overestimating conditions: not being prepared for shallow snow, and being injured skiing or snowboarding.
1) underestimating conditions: not being prepared for deep snow, difficult routefinding, or slow travel
2) overestimating conditions: not being prepared for shallow snow, and being injured skiing or snowboarding.
Exactly. Its often exciting like first routefinding a well visited mountain. And hopefully we can offer new views.
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Exactly. Its often exciting like first routefinding a well visited mountain. And hopefully we can offer new views.
Here are official trail maps for three contiguous parks owned by three different public agencies in the Santa Cruz mountains. Each shows basically the same info, but with a dramatically different style guide that makes regional routefinding difficult.
August 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Here are official trail maps for three contiguous parks owned by three different public agencies in the Santa Cruz mountains. Each shows basically the same info, but with a dramatically different style guide that makes regional routefinding difficult.
I've had great conversations with cabbies about route options. They seem, as a rule, to view routefinding as art and enjoy talking about it. Uber drivers won't, it seem, even entertain alt routes when offered.
May 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I've had great conversations with cabbies about route options. They seem, as a rule, to view routefinding as art and enjoy talking about it. Uber drivers won't, it seem, even entertain alt routes when offered.
On FB this morning I had another fruitless discussion with a person who thinks cairns should be used for basic navigation. I politely suggested that they learn to use maps. Navigation and routefinding are half the fun in desert landscapes IMO.
August 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
On FB this morning I had another fruitless discussion with a person who thinks cairns should be used for basic navigation. I politely suggested that they learn to use maps. Navigation and routefinding are half the fun in desert landscapes IMO.
Stymied. Rebuffed. Spurned. A little over 2000 feet of gain in 4 hours before a humbling retreat: the most unrelenting bushwhack and routefinding challenge (cliffs) I've ever experienced. Soaking wet. Wild Dare peak, Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley, Washington State.
June 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Stymied. Rebuffed. Spurned. A little over 2000 feet of gain in 4 hours before a humbling retreat: the most unrelenting bushwhack and routefinding challenge (cliffs) I've ever experienced. Soaking wet. Wild Dare peak, Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley, Washington State.
In the stillness between anchors, I find the strength to wait for the route to reveal itself.
#BoulderingTheMind #StillnessInAction #RouteFinding
#BoulderingTheMind #StillnessInAction #RouteFinding
February 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM
In the stillness between anchors, I find the strength to wait for the route to reveal itself.
#BoulderingTheMind #StillnessInAction #RouteFinding
#BoulderingTheMind #StillnessInAction #RouteFinding
"Sir! The Westerners — it looks like they — well it looks like we're not the only ones conducting behavioural research on routefinding in urban chickens!"
January 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Sir! The Westerners — it looks like they — well it looks like we're not the only ones conducting behavioural research on routefinding in urban chickens!"