Google Maps Now Helps You Avoid People On The Train - Gizmodo Australia

Some helpful new Google Maps features could help us all navigate through this time, both literally and figuratively.

For folks finding themselves back on a bus or a train, Google is expanding its transit crowdedness predictions.

The company now works with more than 10,000 transit agencies in over 100 countries to deliver you real-time predictions on how many seats are on the train.

Maps will let you know if there are open seats or none at all to help you get a better idea of when to hop on for a ride.

In New York and Sydney, Google is even piloting the ability to see live crowd data down to each transit car.

You’ll know you have the ability if you see a coloured “Live” indicator, along with whether the line you’re taking is “busier than usual” or “not too busy.” For trains, you’ll even see numbers indicating which train cars are the least populated.

While you’re on that train, you might be wondering what it is you’re doing with your life.

Google Maps will aggregate what you’ve been doing with your life, and where you’ve been going, provided you turn on your Location History.

The feature is available in the Timeline tab, which is accessible behind your profile photo in the Google Maps app.

Lastly, while you’re safely eating your way around town this summer, Google is encouraging you to offer up useful information.

Once you leave a review, Maps will ask you additional prompts, like price ranges and whether you ordered takeout or delivery

The new features are rolling out now to Google Maps on both Android and iOS