A few days back , following news headlines appeared :
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Google is about to launch a small but useful update to Google Maps that will give you live guidance and interactive
real-time notifications during your journey.
The idea here is to give you real-time updates while
you are on your transit journey.
These updates will appear
in the Google Maps app and, maybe most importantly, on your Android lock
screen.
To get started, you
search for your transit directions in Google Maps as usual.
So far, so good.
What’s new here is that you’ll soon be able to tap a “start” button at the
bottom the screen with the details
about your transit journey and
then get live updates as you walk or ride on your local buses and trains.
Our understanding is
that Google Maps will even remind
you to get off your bus or train
when you get close to your stop. That’s definitely useful when you’re traveling
somewhere new (or sleepy).
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To further enhance the
safety of passengers, especially the women, digital monitors will be installed
in cabs to keep a track of the route taken by the
driver, a Delhi Transport department official said.
At
present, many cabs have mobile phones with GPS navigators fitted on their
dashboards through which the drivers check routes. However, the passengers on the back seat are
unable to follow the navigation map.
Now, digital monitors will be fitted on the backside of the head rests
through which passengers can follow the route.
"This is one of several safety measures that have been included in
the City Taxi Scheme, for future cabs," he said.
I am glad , Google and Delhi Transport Department finally
came around to implementing a few of the features that I had suggested in my
following blogs :
17 Dec 2017
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