Vala isikhangiso

Mayelana nokuhlasela kwe-Russia, i-Google ivimbele ukufinyelela komhlaba wonke kudatha yethrafikhi evela e-Ukraine, okungenani okwesikhashana. Lesi sinyathelo sihloselwe ukuvikela izakhamuzi zase-Ukraine, njengoba sizivimbela ekutholeni ukuthi imiphi imizila izakhamuzi. Kodwa ingabe izinhlelo zokusebenza zemephu zithola kuphi ulwazi lokuminyana kwethrafikhi? 

Ngokusabalala kobuchwepheshe besimanje, ukuqoqwa kolwazi lwezobunhloli akukhawulelwe ezinkampanini ezikhethekile ezihlinzeka ngalezi zinsizakalo. Ngisho nomklami wezinhlelo olula osebenza egumbini lakhe elingaphansi angaqoqa ulwazi oluningi ngokuhlunga idatha etholakala esizindeni somphakathi. Lesi akusona isimo sokucatshangelwa, kodwa iqiniso esenzekile manje.

Ikholomu yamasosha aseRussia 

UJeffery Lewis, uprofesa eMiddlebury Institute of International Studies eMonterey, California, kanye nethimba lakhe babelandelela idatha evela ku-Google Amamephu eRussia ngesonto eledlule ngesikhathi bebona isiminyaminya sezimoto ekuseni ngoLwesine ekuseni. Lokhu bekungajwayelekile ngenxa yokusa. Ngokukamagazini I-LifeWire okungukuthi, idatha yomlando wethrafikhi isetshenziselwa ukubikezela izikhathi zokuhamba phakathi nokuzulazula kuma-98% wamacala. Amaphesenti amabili asele ayizimo ezingaba khona kanye nokuvalwa.

Ngakho ithimba likaLewis labona isiminyaminya sezimoto siya eningizimu, siqinisekisa ukuthi amasosha ayebheke e-Ukraine. Idatha yohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Google Amamephu iphuma kudatha yendawo engaziwa yabo bobabili abasebenzisi beselula be-Android ne-iOS. Kwakungekhona mayelana namasosha aseRussia ahlasela indawo nama-smartphones emaphaketheni awo, kodwa mayelana nombiko ongaziwa walabo basebenzisi bemishini ehlakaniphile ababevinjelwe uhide lwezempi. 

Ukuvala ukufinyelela kolwazi lwethrafikhi yase-Ukraine ngokuqinisekile kwakuyisinyathelo esifanele, ngoba ncamashi ngosizo lokuboniswa kwamakholomu okungabikezelwa hhayi kuphela isiqondiso sokuhamba kwenani elikhulu labantu, kodwa futhi lapho bekhona njengamanje. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi i-Google ivale idatha emhlabeni wonke ngaphandle kwase-Ukraine. Ngakho wonke umuntu osebenzisa idatha yokuzulazula ijika nejika ezweni uzoqhubeka ekwazi ukubuka ulwazi lwethrafikhi ebukhoma nokukhetha imizila.

Ukutholwa kwedatha 

I-Google Maps inesizindalwazi semephu esiyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu esinamakhilomitha angaphezu kwebhiliyoni engu-1 emazweni nasezifundeni ezingaphezu kuka-220 emhlabeni jikelele. Omunye wemisebenzi ewusizo kakhulu ukuthi ingakuzulazula ngokuya ngethrafikhi yamanje. Njengoba sekushiwo, abanye abasebenzisi banakekela isizindalwazi ngokuthi bahamba kanjani emigwaqweni enikeziwe.

Nakuba lolu lwazi lusiza ekunqumeni isilinganiso samanje sesimo sethrafikhi, okungukuthi ukuthi isiminyaminya sethrafikhi sizoba nomthelela yini ohambweni lwakho njengamanje, akusabheki ukuthi ithrafikhi izobukeka kanjani emizuzwini eyi-10, engama-20 noma engama-50 ngemuva kokuhlela kwakho. Ukubikezela ngisho nalokhu, i-Google Amamephu ihlaziya amaphethini omlando wethrafikhi yomgwaqo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Isofthiwe ibe isihlanganisa le database yamaphethini omlando wethrafikhi nezimo zethrafikhi zamanje futhi isebenzisa umshini wokufunda ukuze idale ukuqagela okusekelwe kuwo womabili amasethi edatha. 

Kodwa ngokwalo magazini Mint.com i-covid-19 uhlobo lokuphonsa imfoloko kuyo. Kusukela ekuqaleni kwalolu bhubhane, imikhuba yethrafikhi emhlabeni wonke isishintshe kakhulu. I-Google ngokwayo ithi ibone ukwehla okungama-2020% kwethrafikhi yomhlaba wonke ngemuva kokuqala kokucinywa kukagesi ekuqaleni kuka-50. Kusukela lapho, kunjalo, ezinye izingxenye ziye zavulwa kancane kancane, kanti kwezinye ezinye imingcele isekhona. Ukuze ibhekane nalolu shintsho, i-Google Amamephu iphinde yabuyekeza amamodeli ayo ukuze ibeke phambili ngokuzenzakalelayo amaphethini omlando wethrafikhi kusukela emavikini amabili kuya kwamane adlule, yeqa amaphethini anoma isiphi isikhathi ngaphambi kwalokho.

Eminye imithombo yolwazi 

Yiqiniso, lawa amakhamera avame ukulawulwa yidolobha, lapho umphakathi ungafinyelela khona, noma izinzwa zezinkampani eziqapha umgwaqo. Ekugcineni, amasistimu axhumekile ebhodini lezimoto ezingazodwana nazo zingathumela ulwazi. Isib. U-Apple uthenge idatha yemephu kwaTomTom, futhi yinkampani ebibhekene nalokhu iminyaka embalwa impela. Nokho, ngokuvamile kuyinhlanganisela yazo zonke izixazululo zokulandelela ezitholakalayo. Okuhlukile kuphela yi-Waze, ethembele emphakathini wayo omkhulu kanye nokubikwa kokungajwayelekile okuvela kumshayeli ngamunye.

Ngisho nango-2015, i-Apple kuyo izimo zenkontileka ithe ithola idatha ku-TomTom, Waze nezinye izinkampani eziningi eziqapha ithrafikhi yomhlaba. Futhi ngokuqondene ne-Mapy.cz yasekhaya, banedatha ngesimo sethrafikhi evela ku-Directorate of Roads and Highways yase-Czech Republic kuhlanganiswe nedatha evela ezikhungweni eziqashisayo zangaphandle. 

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