Google adds improved biking directions to Maps
Daily MailGoogle Maps will now show directions to bikeshare docks in 10 major cities around the world, including London. The red Santander Cycles already appear on the popular navigation app but are not integrated with the biking directions, which Google Maps also offers. Google says that since February, usage of cycling directions on Google Maps has increased by 91 per cent Other cities getting the feature today include Mexico City, Rio De Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Taipei. Google is releasing the bikeshare feature following increased demand in the directions for bike tab on Maps, which was first launched a decade ago. Now, when users in the 10 chosen cities - including London, pictured - go to the bike section of Maps, they will see end-to-end directions that include docked bikeshare information Cities that will get instructions for bikeshare schemes Chicago, U.S. New York City, U.S. San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Washington, DC, U.S. London, England Mexico City, Mexico Montreal, Canada Rio De Janeiro, Brazil São Paulo, Brazil Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan Then there will be turn-by-turn cycling directions to arrive at the docking station nearest the destination.
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