Google Maps shows a way to help people prevent traffic jams by giving different directions to its users


Google Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google. It offers street maps and a route planner for traveling by foot, car, bike, or with public transportation.It also includes a locator for urban businesses in numerous countries around the world. 

Google Maps satellite images are not updated in real time; rather they are several months or years old. Google gets it's traffic data from Android users on the roads and is considering ways to prevent traffic jams by giving different directions to different users. So that the users can get to their destinations in time.

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