U-Turns and the Straight Path

Running errands yesterday, I had entered a series of destinations into my Google Maps app, and clicked “Get directions.” My first stop was the fabric store and then my friend’s house to deliver a gift. I had a general memory of how to get to Terry’s home and proceeded on that route. But Siri had other ideas, and at several stoplights she urged me to make a U-turn. I knew I was on the right route, but Siri wanted me to backtrack and take a round-about freeway route to approach her home from the other direction. It was a nervy […]

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