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And now all your "fast" routes become slow because all your users are attempting to use them... This is hardly a trivial problem. It might be trivial to deal
by defen 12y ago
And now all your "fast" routes become slow because all your users are attempting to use them...
This is hardly a trivial problem. It might be trivial to deal with a simplified mathematical model of it, but throw people into the mix and it suddenly gets very complicated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflexivity_%28social_theory%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflexivity_%28social_theory%29
- anomalous 12y agoGoogle appears to already take care of the 'fast routes become slow routes due to popularity' issue. Frequently in London, Google Maps will pop up a "Faster Route Detected" alert and will divert onto a quicker path. Sometimes three separate "Faster Route Detected" alerts will pop up during a single commute. Google Maps would also change my London commute route on a daily basis given the changes in traffic patterns.
- danieltillett 12y agoI have often thought the applications like Maps should randomise the suggested routes (within reason) to spread the traffic load around and improve things for everyone.