barthrh

Since when was it expected that we'd blindly follow software? Just use Maps to look at the map / satellite view or the photo in the article. The pavement is torn away, it couldn't be clearer that this is not somewhere you want to go. It's also on a very narrow road (use Google Street view; Apple hasn't covered it), right after a turn, and not very far down to the creek. How fast was this person going? If you turned the corner normally, you'd have all the time in the world to stop. Perhaps it was at night, who knows, but I can't imagine how fast you'd need to go for such a small gap to kill you. BTW, Google still shows the bridge as present in both map view and street view.

radarthekat said:

A round smartwatch removes function for the sake of form.  

You mean like making a keyboard so thin that a tiny speck of dust causes it to become unusable? /s

It's too complicated for developers; you'd either waste real estate or have apps that need to accommodate difference screen shapes. Unless you can really take advantage of the round-ness (i.e., UX explicitly does things using that shape), there is no point in being round.

igorsky said:

barthrh said:

I find Apple Maps dangerous. Here's why: You're driving along with them on CarPlay and you come up to a complex intersection. The map zooms in and it looks so mind-blowingly amazing I find it hard to keep my eyes on the real road. The renderings, down to the complex markings at some intersections, are just so nice.

In this scenario it sounds like you’re the danger on the road. 

Good grief. Sometimes you think that it's so obvious that there is no reason for a sarcasm tag, then someone proves you wrong.

I find Apple Maps dangerous. Here's why: You're driving along with them on CarPlay and you come up to a complex intersection. The map zooms in and it looks so mind-blowingly amazing I find it hard to keep my eyes on the real road. The renderings, down to the complex markings at some intersections, are just so nice.

SharePlay for car passengers is brilliant. This allows anyone in the car to queue up music without needing to hand over the connected phone or change the CarPlay connection.