Chaos on German autobahns as Google Maps wrongly says they are closed (opens in new tab)

Google Maps does this in the US. But I've heard that it has different features in different places.

Android auto has incorporated this 'feature' in maps.

Especially as Thursday (the day this happened) is a public holiday in Germany, where bigger projects that require a complete closing of the highway (e.g. demolition of an old bridge) are often done to impact traffic as little as possible.

i don't use Google Maps for guidance. Google Maps was never built to do this. It was added as a "feature", but still does not work well, for the data it collects.

Because that isn't actually the task. you don't need the fastest, just "good enough".

So you'll pick the major highways and follow any detour signage like you would have in the old days.

Missed that "traffic was mostly flowing freely". Thanks.