Google Maps now shows bike-sharing routes in 10 cities
Google Maps has rolled out an update that will now show biking routes that take into account the pick-up and drop off points of some bike-sharing apps and services.
If you look up directions and select bike-share, the app shows walking directions to the nearest bike dock, the cycle route to the dock closest to your destination, and then your walking route to the destination.
For some but not all cities, Google Maps will provide an in-app link that takes you the bike share app needed to unlock a bike.
The service will be applicable to these cities and bike services:
Googlesaidthat the new feature builds on the existingreal-time bike share informationavailable in 24 cities announced last year thanks to a partnership with data firm Ito World.
The feature should be pretty handy as it acts as the missing link between looking up a cycle route and then actually being able to find the nearest bike dock, the latter being information that isn’t as easy to get as you might think, particularly in an unfamiliar city.
Author: Henry Burrell, Contributor
Previously Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, Henry covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.
