Weird theory time!
What if Niantic removed the Pokemon GO location footprints because the code/API’s that were used for that system was the very thing overloading the servers?

Never commented before, but due to a personal experience I have to chime in!

Personally, I can understand where Tesla is coming from. I bought my Nissan Leaf used, and the scary thing is that no one at the dealership knew ANYTHING about it. Zero. They knew how to turn it on, and make it drive, but when I asked anything…