Google Maps adds features to adapt to pandemic restrictions

The coronavirus has greatly disrupted the functioning of public transport, and it is not unusual to see metro stations closed in Paris, for example. Google Maps to better assist its users update announcement this allows you to tailor your travels to the pandemic. Thus, on a route that does not work due to the pandemic, at metro or bus stops. will be specified.

No more unpleasant surprises when the station where you need to make your change is out of service. The app will also notify you to wear a mask or not for your journey. Similarly, checkpoints and screening centers set up to check the health status of travelers, such as borders (such as between Mexico and the United States in the example taken by Google), will be indicated.

avoid the crowd

Google has already included a see-through tool in Maps. whether the trains are crowded. A simple indicator shows if it’s busy or you can sit down. The app also provides traffic forecasts to choose the best shows. A functionality that will be enriched especially by the possibility of the user to more easily indicate whether his train is crowded or not. This is a very important issue in the definition period. Google is doing everything to make life easier for its users, with the latest update highlighting places for disabled people to stay.

This feature was only available in certain countries, but now deployed worldwide. The maps will therefore be improved in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, France, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom and of course the United States.

Good news in this quarantine period where everyone needs to be on the alert. In France, we remember thisIt is necessary to have an employer’s certificate using public transport during rush hour. Google is now adding a new tool for all-card-hold travelers to avoid crowds.