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part of Google includes Google Maps API

8 statements across 8 episodes · 3 bullish · 3 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jul 16, 2017 by Frank Chen · said 64 times in 33 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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brought up most by Benedict Evans (37), Wei Lowe (2), Qasar Younis (2), Keith Rabois (2), Frank Chen (2), David Pierce (2), Chris Dixon (2), Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (1)

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Jul 16, 2017 negative
Assertion Supported
Chen: Consumer Maps Lack Resolution Required for Autonomous Vehicles
“But even as amazing as that is, it's not quite enough for a car that wants to drive itself to navigate the world.”
Frank Chen Jul 16, 2017 ▶ 6:01 16 Questions About Self Driving Cars
Nov 30, 2018 positive
Insight
Navigation apps like Waze replace self-reported commute data for auto insurance
“What's the distance between your home and work? This used to be offline and self-reported. Now, Waze, Google Maps, any number of apps probably know it even better than you do.”
Angela Strange Nov 30, 2018 ▶ 10:19 Managing Risk and Uncertainty: The Future of Insurance
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Opinion
Evans: Google Maps and Play Store are Google's only crucial Android services
“Very briefly, it seems like the Maps and the App Store are crucial. None of the other services matter very much.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 8:08 a16z Podcast | Enough with the Old Stuff -- Time for New Questions in Mobile
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Assertion Supported
Evans: Only 25% of active iPhone users have installed Google Maps
“There's probably four hundred million iPhones in use, a bit over four hundred million iPhones on use. Only a quarter of those have installed Google Maps.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:11 a16z Podcast | Mobile is Eating the World (and Apple is Gobbling Fastest)
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Apple Maps has 3.5x more iOS users than Google Maps
“That Apple Maps has three and a half times more users than Google Maps on iOS.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:36 a16z Podcast | Apple Gets Its Music Streaming and Gives News Another Try
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Benedict Evans: Only 25% of iPhone users installed Google Maps
“Only a quarter of the base have installed it.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:29 a16z Podcast | Advertising vs. Micropayments in the Age of Ad Blockers
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wei Lowe: Modern digital maps are built exclusively for human consumption
“But if you actually dive deeper, maps today, including the digital maps, are actually built for human consumption only.”
Wei Lowe Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 7:51 a16z Podcast | Exploding the Map
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Cordova: Lyft scaled via Google Maps, Twilio, and Stripe APIs
“Rather than having to build, like, mapping and logistic services, they're integrating with Google Maps. Rather than building out, like, a push notification or phone verification system, they're using Twilio. Rather than having to build their own payment servic…”
Christina Cordova Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 5:57 a16z Podcast | The API Economy -- The Why, What, and How
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