It seems a bit hypocritical for Google to have and open source OS that gathers mapping data from a proprietary source.
Down the road, I don't want Google to be the only one with enough mapping knowledge to have self-driving car tech. That doesn't seem like data that should be owned by a corporation.
I don's see how it could be hypocritical, but anyway..
1)Google Maps is not part of the OS, but is a proprietary closed source application.
2)Nobody is stopping you from building a better system, or improving OpenStreetMap
3)Cartographers obviously have ownership of the maps they build, more so, they introduce errors to recognize unauthorized copies.
Down the road, I don't want Google to be the only one with enough mapping knowledge to have self-driving car tech. That doesn't seem like data that should be owned by a corporation.