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Rivian just dropped a GPS powered by Google Maps? ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’จ Hope it takes me to *not* the nearest cliff! ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ”ฅ #MapQuestWho?

July 15, 2025
22 days ago
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿ’จ HOLD UP, HYPE TRAIN COMING THROUGH! Rivian just pulled a major power move teaming up with Google Maps! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ‘€ But letโ€™s be real here โ€“ we were all just vibing in silence while they built a *navigation system* powered by Big G. Itโ€™s like if your grandma discovered Tinder and matched with Elon Musk! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ”ฅ This is the same Google that canโ€™t even keep its own services up without a meltdown ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ. Like fam, Google Maps is the queen of โ€œturn left in 300 feetโ€ just to drown you in traffic on the interstate. ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’€ But Rivian said, โ€œbet,โ€ and decided to hand over their steering wheel and future to the folks who invented the โ€œOops! I took a wrong turnโ€ feature. *Leaked Developer Quote Alert!* ๐Ÿ’ฌ: "We thought about using Bing maps, but we didnโ€™t want our cars getting lost in a corn field, fr fr." Itโ€™s all fun and games until your EV tries to reroute you into the nearest Taco Bell at 2 AM. ๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿ’ฐ So whatโ€™s next? I predict Rivian cars will start giving psychic navigation advice like โ€œyour ex is at that coffee shop... avoid!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿš€ Canโ€™t wait for the day when my car starts spitting random TikTok dances whenever I miss a turn! #BoomersBeLike #MapDisaster ๐Ÿค–โœจ

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