Some time ago, if you wanted to travel by car, you used to organize the route with a road map. With the advent of Digital navigation system -Like TomTom GPS- and later SmartphonesThe Analog cartography is fading away Until it became a hobby.
Today most people use it Navigation applications on their smartphones to guide them. Co-pilots are trying to understand where they are on a physical map: now, virtual assistants tell you in real time and with accuracy where you should turn to reach your destination. Technology has advanced and It’s hard to get lost now…as long as you have the battery, of course.
You could argue that you get to places faster these days, too. Google Map This is the most used navigation application of all, and its success probably comes from its many functionalities. It is capable of telling you where speed cameras are located as well as If you are facing delay on your route. Thus, it makes Driving is more efficient and gasoline is saved. however, in return, we become Relying on technology When performing any non-recurring transportation.
How does this work?
Google Maps is the oracle of traffic. It is capable of predicting traffic jams and providing live traffic information.. But their abilities don’t come from mystical supernatural powers, but thanks to Artificial intelligence and historical data.
New OpenAI model GPT-4o Mini retires GPT-3.5When navigating with Google Maps, location data from all users using the application with active GPS is used to know the ‘in-situ’ traffic. The information collected from all locations helps to estimate the current traffic, but it is not enough to predict what the traffic will be like in 10, 20, or 50 minutes. To make an accurate prediction, the application uses artificial intelligence,
artificial intelligence
If you use Google Maps to guide you, the app is there for you Access to your location and your speed Predicted. If you see that there are many users on the same section at very low speeds, it is very possible that there is a traffic jam. This is how the app knows where the live traffic is. But when it comes to predicting future traffic, things get complicated.
However, Google has very extensive databases on traffic around the world. For more than 15 years, it has been collecting information to improve its services. In this case, to predict traffic jams, artificial intelligence analyzes traffic patterns throughout history and makes opposite predictions.
high complexity calculation
The application makes estimates based on live data The number of users, historical data, and artificial intelligence predictions to choose the fastest route to reach a location. The app is not limited to predicting traffic but also calculates routes according to the conditions you specify – toll yes or no, shortest or fastest route, etc.
Google takes this into account andl Number of traffic lights, type of roadthe time when cars stop and even accident history, to calculate the time you will arrive at a destination. In addition, thanks to the collaboration with local governments, you also know the speed limit, tolls or if a road is restricted to traffic. Every time the application is asked for a route, it uses a large amount of overall calculations managed by artificial intelligence.
After email address leak: Atlassian changed settingsAccording to GoogleYour application is capable of doing this Predictions with 97% accuracy. It also ensures that, thanks to its services, it has managed to reduce global traffic by 50%. It is clear that Google loves to win medals, but it is true that it has made navigation much easier for individuals in any corner of the world, except in North Korea and other places where there is no access to this service.
