GeoGuessr

When human players try to figure out a location on GeoGuessr, they are tackling the same problem autonomous vehicles face.

If playing GeoGuessr is any guide, the cars of the future might not be able to rely on signs or street names to figure out where they are in Massachusetts — but the state’s economic divisions might at least put them on the right track. The vehicles are bound to become more reliable over time, as artificial intelligence improves (and road markings proliferate). Yes, those are stereotypes — but they often point in the right direction. The worst that could happen is that future generations decide those namesakes were monsters and change back to the old names (see, You can follow the roads to gather more clues, but that takes time off your clock. Playing gives you a renewed appreciation for the state’s beauty — and its challenges.