Author: Frank Jacobs / Source: Big Think
- Google has apologized for the sudden instability of its maps in Japan.
- Errors may stem from Google’s long-time map data provider Zenrin – or from the cancellation of its contract.
- Speculation on the latter option caused Zenrin shares to drop 16% last Friday.
The bus stops near the west exit of Tokyo’s Shibuya Station are still there – but they were no longer showing up on the map. Google Map users in Japan had started noticing other malfunctions last week: alleyways disappearing, roads and railways getting a ‘weird’ look on the map, buildings being misplaced.
Complaints came in so thick and fast that Google was forced to apologize for the inconvenience. The tech giant’s Japanese arm said it would launch an…
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