• kbal@fedia.io
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    6 months ago

    spotted the new ad format during their commute

    Are people really using google maps during their regular commute now?

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      6 months ago

      It has access to traffic data and is pretty good at estimating trip time

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        6 months ago

        Yeah my commute is either 7 minutes or 30+ depending on traffic so it’s nice to know which before I get on the freeway

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      6 months ago

      Regularly. There are three potential routes I can take to work and which one is best depends highly on the traffic that hour.

      I usually only need to glance at the map for the first turn to see which route it picked for me and after that I really only glance at the arrival time.

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        6 months ago

        I used to live in Maryland and work in Northern Virginia. It was a 42 mile drive, but a fast commute was 90 minutes, but could be over 3 hours. I wish I had gps back then to give me traffic info and route navigation.

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      6 months ago

      With as often as folks have to change jobs these days, it doesn’t surprise me.