July 21, 2021 10:00 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/21/22586512/google-maps-transit-crowdedness-expansion-timeline-insights-trips
Google Maps will help you avoid crowded mass transit in way more cities
Google is expanding the number of cities where Maps offers information about public transport crowding. The number of cities covered is increasing from around 200 today, to “over 10,000 transit agencies in 100 countries,” the company says. As well as crowdedness, Google says Maps is also being updated to offer more information about past travel.
Google Maps’ crowdedness information originally launched pre-pandemic in 2019, but over the past year social distancing has made it more important than ever. Crowdedness information is generated from a mixture of historical location data, as well as self-reporting from Maps users on individual trains. Google says it anonymizes the location history data used.
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/21/22586512/google-maps-transit-crowdedness-expansion-timeline-insights-trips
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