Google
introduced a new “two-wheeler” mode in Google Maps. In New Delhi yesterday in
Google India media occasion they introduced this new feature. The biker-based operation
joins the prevailing driving, walking, and public transit modes for Google Maps
users in India seeking out the fastest possible instructions to their intended
destination.
The new mode
for bike and scooter users indicates trip routes that use "shortcuts"
not accessible to other vehicles, and provides customized traffic and arrival
time estimates.
The
2-wheeler mode additionally indicates primary landmarks along the planned path
to help riders who rely upon them for navigation, as is regularly the case in
India.
Formerly, a
few riders used to utilize a combination of walking and driving directions to
get a route optimized for bikes. Now, with the special -wheeler mode, Google is
using machine learning to accurately predict speed and routes for such
vehicles.
Its evident
Google has a huge focus on India. Google CEO Sundar Pichai's recently commented
approximately India playing an important role in improving Google Maps and
other Google products. At the Google for India occasion, Google also discovered
that Maps has visible a 2x user increase in India inside the past year.
The mode is
reasonably intuitive, and informs bikers approximately all possible road
closures alongside the manner. It additionally offers records about the parking
state of affairs at their destination, a handy feature that was formerly
visible in the vehicle mode.
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