Now you have turn-by-turn navigation and live traffic updates in India if you use Android smartphones.
The user can simply type or speak one's destination address and voice-enabled directions will guide one to one's destination. India is the latest addition to the list of countries where Google offers these features.
Google has also launched live traffic updates within maps for Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune but, surprisingly, not Kolkata. Red is the colour indicating heavy traffic, while green indicates free flow, and yellow is somewhere in between.
How do Google get this information? Google anonymously combine speed and location information of GPS-enabled devices currently traveling on the road. This, combined with historic traffic data, helps them determine the traffic time estimate. IF you’d like to help make Google estimates better through crowdsourcing and have a GPS-enabled phone, try using Google Maps for mobile the next time you’re in traffic.
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