Being one of the most used apps, Google Maps has many functionalities that allow users to travel hassle-free. These features include Street View, Toll Estimate, Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and more. The Google app can also send speed limit warning alerts to users if they are about to exceed a particular route. This way, users can check their speed and adjust it accordingly.
Here are steps you can take to turn on these speed limit alerts on your device.
How to turn on speed limit warnings on Google Maps
- Open the Google Maps app on your smartphone
- Tap on the profile icon in the top right corner
- Scroll down and tap on Navigation Settings
- Now turn on the toggle for Speed Limit
- turn on the toggle for speedometer
And you are good to go. Now, if you exceed a certain speed limit, the app will send you an alert immediately. This feature is now available for users in India as well.
According to the company’s blog recently, “To help support road safety efforts in the country, Google Maps will now show speed limit information shared by traffic officials, starting with Bengaluru and Chandigarh. We’re on Google Maps.” But we look forward to partnering with more cities to bring out speed limit information.”
Additionally, Google has teamed up with the Bengaluru Traffic Police to help them optimize traffic light timings – and we have some exciting preliminary results. It uses existing traffic patterns and machine learning to help cities better optimize their traffic light timings, “helping them reduce waiting times at intersections, road congestion and carbon emissions as well.” ”
As the company claimed, “the pilot resulted in about 20 percent reduction in congestion at all intersections.” Google also plans to expand this collaboration to Kolkata and Hyderabad in the coming months.
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