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Avoid daily travel stress with Google Maps’ new commute tab

Former Google Contributor

Getting ready to leave for school or work can be hectic, especially when you have morning traffic or unpredictable public transit. So Google Maps launched a new feature to help you plan ahead and avoid delays. The new commute tab gives you live traffic and transit information that’s personalized to your daily trips.Caption: A gif that shows a phone using the new commute tab on Google Maps.Caption: A gif that shows a phone using the new commute tab on Google Maps.

With just a tap, you can see current travel times, live traffic information, alerts, and alternative routes. Even if your trip involves both driving and public transit, you can see details about every leg of your journey.

 

In 80 regions worldwide, you can see exactly where your train or bus is in real time on the map. Tap on the moving transit icon to see more details like direction and estimated arrival time. If you’re in Sydney, Australia, you can even see how crowded the transit vehicles are. Caption: An image that shows the new music controls on Google Maps.Caption: An image that shows the new music controls on Google Maps.

We also built Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music controls right into Google Maps navigation, so you don’t have to switch between apps while on the go. Now, you can listen to the music or podcasts you love, uninterrupted.

 

To get the new commute tab, be sure to update to the latest version of Google Maps from the Play Store or App Store. If you don’t see it yet, you will get it soon! To learn how to set up your commute, visit the Help Center.

 

 

120 Comments
Level 1
Level 2

Hey @TiffanyL99, I heard that Google maps now accepts multiple modes of transport. Is this true? Because I ride my bike to a bus station and then take the bus from there, which is obviously a lot faster than walking to the bus stop. Does Google Maps accomodate for this?

 

Level 7

Molto interessante ma in Italia è già attivo questo servizio ? 

Level 10

Google Maps always make peoples' life easier:((

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Level 5

That's awesome. 

 

I just wish I'd have an option to actually customize my commute in certain ways, using labeled places and specific days I gotta do something else other than the ordinary: 
- If on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I'll go straight home, then my commute is a 2-point commute

- But, if on Tuesdays and Thursdays I gotta pick my kid at school before going home, I could add a stop

- Then, let's imagine that on Tuesdays, my kid also has music lessons, so I won't head home straight up, instead, I'm heading to the conservatory;

 

Got the idea? 

 

I hope you guys can implement this.

 

Cheers,

Anonymous
Not applicable

hey grandma suck it

Useful Information with Google Maps’ new commute tab!

Dhanasekaran
Level 10

This is very useful and help me plan my day with traffic free routes.

 

Thank so much team for the continual updates.

Sheriff Sammo
Level 7

Do you plan on having Pandora support in the future?

Level 6

It's brilliant Google helpful feature to get back home or to go office. It's remind me the time for leave office or home and to go to my destination. 

Thanks for sharing with us 

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Wow great features! Waiting for update @TiffanyL99

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Wow really great pictures!!!

Thanks for sharing @TiffanyL99

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Level 9

Already updated

Level 7

Wow, that is so great. Thanks for sharing the details

Level 8

This is a great tools for our daily commutes.

 

I wish this can be further developed to also apply when we are out of town for long time.  Say, a two weeks stay in another place.  

 

For this kind of trips, it is normal to stay in the same place (temporary home) and meet people in the same place (temporary office).  

 

For this type of trips, as of now, I need to change my home and my office.  Which is not the best as they should me my permenant home and office.

Time saver

Great feature

Thanks @TiffanyL99 for introduce us.

Level 10

Amazing it's really useful feature @TiffanyL99 thanks for sharing with us.

Level 6

Taungoke stadium

Level 6

This a great.. Cant wait to try it tomorrow. 

Level 7

@TiffanyL99

I like the commute app, but it is only partially useful because you cannot set different times for different days. I am convinced you will soon adjust this somehow.

I will pay attention.

Thank you for your post. I am getting addicted to this forum!

Level 4

That's great @TiffanyL99, It will be very helpful to us. I'm very excited to try it. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

Jalis Mahamud
Level 1

love it i just love it

Level 8

Google map is my navigator when I find the street. Google Maps help a lot to find the street. Usually I use Google Map when I find the direction.

Anonymous
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@TiffanyL99  Useful article.   I use this feature a lot.

Level 7

Well, that’s pretty neat. Live traffic and alerts really help out a lot when you need to go somewhere important and don’t want to be late.

Level 8

This is so great! Can help so much when we're lost in our travels. Help to plan our journey better too 🙂

Level 1

I really like they integrated spotify and other apps together to make it smooth and not interrupted 🙂

Level 7

This is really helpful love it!

James Edeani - Lagos Local Guide

Excelente una manera facil y sencilla de encontrar lugares

 

Level 7

google map eazy to share place

I love the new feature to integrate this with apple music as it make music management much easier while following directions from maps. Good update from google. 


Local Guide From India


 

This new approach in google's apps for design with the new materia design is simply amazing. Looking forward to it also in Android Auto.


Local Guide From India


 

Level 5

good opinion

Level 10

Hi @TiffanyL99,

 

Thanks for the tips. 

 

I have used it since I read your post and it is very useful.

 

See you around

 

Jul

Level 8

This is the great feature for google maps user. With Commute Tab with can choose where to go and leave with time stamp and how we use the transpation. We can use motobike here but on iphone maps route are not availble for motobike yet. Waiting for another update from google 

Level 8

Nice feature I love to use it specially get rid of jam avoiding traffic and save time I also spreading this info to other to use this feature by communicating, meeting  them I love working local guide happy to part of google 

That was a rich information @TiffanyL99 . Kudos to you on trying to make life to be very easy. #life made easy

 #Life of a localguide.

Level 10

@TiffanyL99 Hectic life simplified thanks Google!

jojo
Wonderful feature
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Have a lovely day, wherever you are!

Round of applause... always innovating and making one of the best apps ever even better!!!

Anthony Aloye Oghieakhe
Level 9

informative and something great!!

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Level 5

That's pretty helpful. 

Level 6

Now THAT'S progress! Thanks Google! 😎

Level 8

@TiffanyL99 

Thanks for sharing this with  us . Lovely idea.

Very good feature, but I am waiting for new options like ability to add additional stops and to add temporary home.

Level 7

@TiffanyL99 

Thank you very much. Very useful and informative.

This one is great... I hate traffic.

Anthony Aloye Oghieakhe
Level 7

I think the expected of time to reach the destination so important 

I mean connect the time of mobile or screan with Google Maps. 

 

Thank you .

Level 9

Great!

It is very useful and important tips and changes on Google Maps.

Thank you @TiffanyL99 

Level 10

Thank you, my dear friend, @TiffanyL99 


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