Google Maps is great at public transport directions: it seems to aggregate a lot of data and getting ridiculously good at estimations.
For road trips or hiking in sparsely populated areas, though, it’s treacherous to rely on automated routes. They make a path seem more reliable and well-known than it is.
A fairly straightforward and generalizable way of implementing a fix to issues like this could be by adding probability estimates and corresponding warnings to suggested routes. A long hike/ride through not-so-well-trodden path with scant data accumulated? Mark it, visibly.
For road trips or hiking in sparsely populated areas, though, it’s treacherous to rely on automated routes. They make a path seem more reliable and well-known than it is.
A fairly straightforward and generalizable way of implementing a fix to issues like this could be by adding probability estimates and corresponding warnings to suggested routes. A long hike/ride through not-so-well-trodden path with scant data accumulated? Mark it, visibly.