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Google Maps announced this back in October:

> Drive , walk and ride : support for mixed-mode commutes

> There’s a new feature for people whose commutes involve both driving and public transit. You can see helpful information about when to leave, and for each leg of your trip: you’ll know if there’s traffic on your drive, when the next train departs, and how long it’ll take to walk from the train station to the office. We do the work for you and automatically factor this into your ETA so you can anticipate exactly when you’ll get to work.

https://www.blog.google/products/maps/take-control-your-comm...



Hmm, I just tried this but it makes you choose your mode of transit. One option is “car and public transit” but then when I tried it it had me walking 17 minutes to a bus to a train station. For a total of 81 minutes right now (when just driving would be 30). Also they’re not taking scooters into account it seems, or the ability to take an Uber from a train station..


Caveat: That feature only works if you pay with enhanced access to your (unrelated) data, by enabling Web and App Activity tracking/logging.


I recently flushed years of Google history but I kept the tracking enabled. I’ll keep flushing it regularly and you could do the same.

I don’t really care that they track me for a short time, it’s not like they don’t keep logs anyway.


This is completely absurd and should be grounds for a GDPR complaint for any EU friends.

Wonder if that’s why this is US only.




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