SA gets Google Maps Live Traffic

OMG. This is the single biggest day and news all year, hell even century! Finally! I have been waiting for this day all my life
 
This is a great step forward.....

Now they need to add Durban :)
 
Great news for a great app. I think I will be using Google maps more often now
 
Tim182 said:
OMG. This is the single biggest day and news all year, hell even century! Finally! I have been waiting for this day all my life
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Really???

EDIT : Whoops, my sarcasm detector clearly wasn't working there for a moment :)
 
Fixx0red the link. Relative linking bites me in the ass yet again. You'd think I'd learn.

It is going to be interesting to see how Google's traffic data compares against TomTom's use of TrafficNet and crowdsourced data. Right now TomTom seems to give far wider coverage, but if there are enough Android devices feeding the Google machine in SA that might change...
 
Awesome! Seems to work like Waze since they say keep using Maps on your devices :)! Anybody who's tried Waze here on a busy road knows its benefits ;)
 
Jan said:
Fixx0red the link. Relative linking bites me in the ass yet again. You'd think I'd learn.

It is going to be interesting to see how Google's traffic data compares against TomTom's use of TrafficNet and crowdsourced data. Right now TomTom seems to give far wider coverage, but if there are enough Android devices feeding the Google machine in SA that might change...
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I say google must make it mandatory for for Android devices to have its GPS switched on...does not have to have maps open...but needs to be able to monitor your speed and location to feed data into live traffic system. :p
 
ocleroux said:
I say google must make it mandatory for for Android devices to have its GPS switched on...does not have to have maps open...but needs to be able to monitor your speed and location to feed data into live traffic system. :p
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Would need to use data link to upload this tho ;)
 
Just tried browsing it on my iPhone, the congested routes are marked in red and they are blinking...looks very cool on Satelite view :whistling:
 
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I love 'driving' around on google maps streetview.

google rocks
 
JStrike said:
Really???

EDIT : Whoops, my sarcasm detector clearly wasn't working there for a moment :)
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No, false alarm on your sarcasm detector. I am serious although slightly exaggerating. This is amazing, been waiting for this so long! Its an incredible feature if you have an android phone
 
Tim182 said:
No, false alarm on your sarcasm detector. I am serious although slightly exaggerating. This is amazing, been waiting for this so long! Its an incredible feature if you have an android phone
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eh? But if this was such a major thing for you, why didn't you just buy the TomTom app? I understand that this is nice, since it's free, but the TomTom app already has it
 
Bye-fscking-bye Waze. The is the next best thing to TomTom HD-Traffic (which is not yet available for Android)
 
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