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Tuesday, 30 June 2015

07:29

Google to add Audio & Visual Alerts to warn Train Drivers about upcoming Rail Crossings in US

Google to add Audio & Visual Alerts to warn Train Drivers about upcoming Rail Crossings in US

Washington, USA: Google will add audio and visual alerts to warn drivers about upcoming railroad crossings on Google’s navigation system, the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration announced on Monday.

The agency also asked four other companies – Apple, Garmin, Tom Tom and AOL’s MapQuest – to join similar map partnerships using the agency’s data to pinpoint the crossings, it said. AOL is owned by Verizon.

The FRA said about 270 people died last year in road-rail collisions. With more drivers using smartphone navigation apps to reach their destinations, the agency said they will be safer if they know about rail crossings they are approaching.

Acting FRA Administrator Sarah Feinberg, a former Facebook Inc executive, said the agency’s geographical data pinpoints nearly every rail crossing in the country.

Representatives for Google could not be immediately reached for comment
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Thursday, 14 May 2015

08:58

Google Maps adds Indian Railways Schedule, will Show Live Status of 12,000 Trains

Google Maps adds Indian Railways Schedule, will Show Live Status of 12,000 Trains

The passengers of Indian Railways would now be able to access real-time status of nearly 12,000 trains on their smartphones and laptops. The live information of all the trains will be available from Google Maps desktop and smartphone apps.

According to PTI, Google Maps will also keep updating the Metro Rail routes in nine Indian cities - New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad and Thane.

Google Transit, a feature integrated with Google Maps, will help the users plan their travel using public transport. The Google Transit feature is available with Google Maps app on Android and iOS smartphones as well as for the desktops and laptops.

To use the service, one just needs to give destination and from location as the inputs and then click the Public Transit option following the Get Direction option. The feature will show four options - walking, car, bus and train.

"Google Transit is part of our effort to make Google Maps more comprehensive, accurate and useful for millions of people around the world who take buses, trains, metros or trams to their next destination," Google Maps director, program management, Suren Ruhela said.

"We hope that the addition of Indian Railways schedules pan-India and updated information for eight cities to Google Transit in India will make it a little easier to plan your next trip," he said.

Goggle Maps already features public transport schedule for more than one million transit stops, including 2,800 cities globally. For making the database, Google has been collaborating with worldwide public transit agencies since 2005.

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Tuesday, 12 May 2015

18:11

Indian Railways schedules will now be available on Google Transit, a feature on Google Maps.

MUMBAI: Indian Railways schedules will now be available on Google Transit, a feature on Google Maps.

In addition, the updated public transport information for eight Indian cities would be available on the App, a company release said.

Google Transit, a feature in Google Maps, helps in planning public transport trips efficiently, and is available through Google Maps app on any Android or iOS device, as well as on the desktop.

The current update will allow access to information for 12,000 trains, as well as updated details for bus and metro routes from Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune, the statement said.

"Google Transit is part of our effort to make Google Maps more comprehensive, accurate and useful for millions of people around the world who take buses, trains, metros or trams to their next destination," Google Maps director, program management, Suren Ruhela said.

"We hope that the addition of the Indian Railways schedules pan-India and updated information for eight cities to Google Transit in India will make it a little easier to plan your next trip," he said. 

Google Maps has public transportation schedules for more than one million transit stops worldwide in 2,800 cities, including New York, London, Tokyo and Sydney.

Since 2005, Google has collaborated with hundreds of public transit agencies worldwide to make their schedule information accessible to all Google Maps users. 

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