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At some point, there was also this undocumented feature where it fetches not just the directions, but a little extra data so it can reroute you on the device if
by puzzle 8y ago
At some point, there was also this undocumented feature where it fetches not just the directions, but a little extra data so it can reroute you on the device if you miss a turn and your phone has gone offline. It only works for small detours, does not take traffic into account, etc.
- lorenzhs 8y agoThere's a paper on how this works from Microsoft Research and KIT (where all of the commonly used routing techniques were developed!): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/corridor_alenex.pdf https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/wp-content/uploads/...
- puzzle 8y agoYeah, Google hired Robert Geisberger...