Google Maps

Something Strange Happens When You Follow Einstein's Math

Veritasium

Maps service that uses the Mercator projection; mentioned as an analogy for spacetime maps.

Balaji Srinivasan — How to Start a New Country

Tim Ferriss

Mobile application cited as an example of the utility of mobile apps, initially underestimated.

Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream | Lex Fridman Podcast #237

Lex Fridman

General mapping and navigation applications that largely automate routing and congestion avoidance for truck drivers.

Using Play to Rewire & Improve Your Brain

Andrew Huberman

Used as an analogy to describe neural connections in the brain, with extensive early connections that prune away to form established routes.

The Vagabond’s Way, Tactics for Immersive Travel, Pilgrimages, and More — Rolf Potts

Tim Ferriss

A mapping software that offers offline map downloads, used by Tim Ferriss to navigate in Japan without constant internet access.

Personal AI Meetup - Bee, BasedHardware, LangChain LangFriend, Deepgram EmilyAI

Latent Space

Used in a demonstration to find a restaurant and share its details via WhatsApp.

Building the Silicon Brain - Drew Houston of Dropbox

Latent Space

Mentioned as a product that significantly advanced autonomous navigation for a billion users, impacting the broader idea of autonomous systems.

#25 – Scott Harrison: transformation, finding meaning, and taking on the global water crisis

Peter Attia MD

A platform Charity:Water used from day one to geo-locate every water project, providing proof of impact to donors.

Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2

Y Combinator

The product Brett Taylor improved drastically by rewriting its JavaScript front-end over a weekend.

Wojciech Zaremba: OpenAI Codex, GPT-3, Robotics, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #215

Lex Fridman

A mapping service, one of the few practical apps on Wojciech's distraction-free phone.

Steps in the Right Direction: A Conversation with Russ Roberts (Episode #299)

Sam Harris

An example of a tool used for 'tame' problems, providing efficient routes and avoiding traffic.

Ideas, Products, Teams, and Execution with Dustin Moskovitz (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 1)

Y Combinator

Invented by Brett Taylor at Google, serving as an example of significant impact achieved within an existing company.

E36: New FTC Chair, breaking up big tech, government silent spying, Jon Stewart, wildfires & more

All-In Podcast

Mentioned as an example of a pre-installed app that could be separated from a platform like Android, potentially benefiting startups like Ways.

Peter Singer: Suffering in Humans, Animals, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #107

Lex Fridman

Navigation service from Google, used as an example in the discussion about AI consciousness and mimicking pain.

Michael Kearns: Algorithmic Fairness, Privacy & Ethics | Lex Fridman Podcast #50

Lex Fridman

A navigation app used as an example of algorithms optimizing for individual self-interest (minimizing driving time), leading to a competitive equilibrium.

Sacha Arnoud, Director of Engineering, Waymo - MIT Self-Driving Cars

Lex Fridman

A mapping service from Google that benefits from deep learning applications like street number and name extraction.

Ex-Google Exec (WARNING): The Next 15 Years Will Be Hell Before We Get To Heaven! - Mo Gawdat

The Diary Of A CEO

Q&A with Tim Ferriss — AI Companions, Longevity Levers, Writer's Block, Low-Back Pain, & Much More

Tim Ferriss

A navigation tool Tim Ferris compares to the decline of offline directional skills, warning against over-reliance on convenience tools.

The Creators of Model Context Protocol

Latent Space

Mentioned as a reference server implementation for MCP, highlighting a design decision to return raw data to the LLM for processing.

What's on my iPhone 11 Pro Max (2020)

Ali Abdaal

A navigation app, mentioned briefly as being 'boring'.

The AI Architect: Bret Taylor

Latent Space

A web mapping service developed by Google. Bret Taylor was instrumental in its early development, specifically rewriting its frontend.

Mike Birbiglia Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

Mapping system used in Mike Birbiglia's movie 'Sleepwalk with Me', prompting reflection on future technology.

Samy Kamkar Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A mapping software that pioneered smooth scrolling without page refreshes, which inspired Samy's use of Ajax in his MySpace worm.

Travis Kalanick Joins, xAI Rebuild, Spotify CEO Joins, Apple Faces Slop Allegations

TBPN

Google's mapping service, which had no monetization for years but grew rapidly.