according to our colleagues crushable, an update to Google Maps will soon make it possible to display speed limits on routes taken in certain European countries (Denmark and the United Kingdom). No information is available for France or other countries.
Remember: Back in 2016, Google was testing the integration of real-time speed limits in Google Maps with a small percentage of users. This is a new option borrowed from Waze, the GPS acquired by Google in 2014 for a hefty $1.15 billion.
Does Google Maps show speed limits in the United States or soon in Europe?
More than two years after this initial phase of testing, Google Maps now shows speed limits in several american cities : New York, Los Angeles and Minnesota. Until recently, the option only appeared in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Brazilian capital, Rio, our colleagues reported.Android Police.
Speed limits have emerged in both the Android app and the iOS app. This is not an update of the app, but a change from Google’s servers. According to the media, these are clues pointing to the deployment of the containment on a larger scale. Google has yet to confirm the news.
last October, Google had decided to reduce the availability of the option to certain areas of the San Francisco Bay Area. By its own admission, the firm only offers speed limits on roads with sufficient data on the applicable highway code. This is why this new feature has taken so long to roll out. Google first needs to make sure it’s showing the correct constraints. In some cities, the internet giant has to deal with imprecise data.
We can expect this option to be available in major US cities first. Second, Google Maps should show the borders in Europe, starting with the most important cities. As you can see, the limitations appear at the bottom left of the navigation interface.
