Google Maps travel time accuracy: How exactly does it know the distance and time of your trip

Google Maps estimates travel time using a blend of technology and data. It calculates distance, considers speed limits, and ...
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Google Maps Gets a New Button to Report Traffic Jams

Good news for Google Maps users: the navigation application is getting a new, simple, and intuitive reporting button, making it easier to avoid traffic jams. For many of us, Google Maps has become a ...
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Here’s Why Google Is Buying Waze, a Red-Hot Mobile Traffic App, for $1 Billion

Have you heard about Waze, the crowd-sourced navigation app? If not, you’re about to, because Google is buying this Israeli company for $1 billion. This deal could give Google a major boost in the ...
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"Everybody Install Waze": City Tells People to Download the App to Eliminate Traffic Jams

Waze has become a must-have app for drivers thanks to the information it provides on traffic, but the Google-owned product is slowly becoming a modern weapon to fight traffic problems for authorities, ...