Since the start of the pandemic and the new normal, the Google maps has continued to add new features in its application to allow us move safely, like the COVID-19 incidence layer or seeing how busy a supermarket is from the map.
In the new update they reach Google Maps for Android more tools to help us navigate and explore our surroundings, especially for people who use the public transport
The influx of public transport
A few years ago, Google Maps started showing the influx of passengers on public transport, a feature that with the pandemic the business has not stopped improving. help passengers maintain a safe distance.
Traffic flow forecasts are already in place available in more than 10,000 metro, bus and train agencies in 100 countries, which include the most popular cities in Europe.
When calculating a route, we can see how crowded each row is, in order to be able to choose the time or the metro with less people. The prediction will tell us how busy this stop is typically at every hour of the day. Also, with the ‘Number of people’ option, we can tell Google Maps if there were a lot of people on the metro, three or the bus we had taken.
In New York and Sydney, the Google Maps team is testing public transport concurrency in real time. In the future, they will extend this new functionality to more cities.
New stats for your timeline
In order for us to be aware of how we spend our time, Google Maps activates the new timeline stats to everyone. In this new section, you can see how you move and how much time you spend in different places, such as shops, restaurants, airports, etc.
Remember your past travels
In the timeline Google Maps also launches the new tab for all users Travel, which allows us to remember all the trips we have taken, by consulting each of the sites we have visited.
More detailed reviews
Finally, and for the moment only available in the United States, there are some new features more detailed reviews in which in addition to your rating you can share other useful information in a simple way such as price ranges, if you have received food to arrive, home delivery, etc. other countries.
Via | Google
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