Update of Google Maps ensures more sustainable transport in Europe

Google Maps now provides more information about cycling routes and low -emission zones in various European cities, and helps with more sustainable transport.

Google Maps is becoming more sustainable

Google has via A blog post More about the latest update of Maps announced, which helps with more sustainable transport. For example, cyclists in Barcelona, ​​Brussels, Budapest, Hamburg, Milan, Rome, Zurich and Vienna can now view even more useful details about their route. Moreover, they now see traffic on cycle paths, steep slopes and much more. For this position, Google collaborated with local authorities who provide the company with the necessary information. The position has been extended to 17 new cities, including 9 in Europe.

Low -emission zones

Google Maps now also provides more information about the more than 1000 low emission zones in Europe. Many European cities have set low -emission and traffic -calmed zones to reduce air pollution and traffic. In cities such as London and Berlin you now get handy warnings that you can use to check whether your vehicle can drive in these zones. If necessary, you can choose an alternative route. In the coming months, this position will be expanded to more than 1000 low -emission and traffic -calmed zones throughout Europe. It includes Italy, Sweden and Austria.

Avoid car journeys

There is another function that makes Google Maps more sustainable. That is a built-in AI function that proposes a walking or public transport route when it is about as fast as driving your own car. This function is currently available in more than 60 cities and will be coming to Copenhagen, Stockholm and Warsaw in the coming months. In the meantime, the position has already helped to avoid tens of millions of car journeys and to make transport via Google Maps more sustainable.

The new functions of Google Maps help to drive more sustainably, but also help cities to reduce their total CO2 emissions. Project Green Light uses AI and riding trends from Google Maps to model traffic patterns. Based on this, it makes recommendations about how cities can optimize their existing traffic light plans. The project has recently been expanded to Vilnius, Lithuania. This means that motorists can now ride more often through green traffic lights.