More people are discovering what they can do with a bicycle as the transportation picture shifts during the coronavirus pandemic. Google Maps reported a 69% increase in requests for bicycling directions since February and is handling record high demand. So, in response to this demand, it is patching up a hole in its offerings by introducing biking directions centered on journeys with docked bikeshare systems.
Google is working with transport data platform Ito World as well as bikeshare operators and governments to offer real-time navigation data at docking locations which users will see when they ask for directions.
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