Eli5 how does the GPS know exactly how Long it will take you to get somewhere? Factoring in driving at different speeds or unforseen traffic that’s an hour away

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Eli5 how does the GPS know exactly how Long it will take you to get somewhere? Factoring in driving at different speeds or unforseen traffic that’s an hour away

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Years ago Google bought Waze. That service tracked all it’s users and told you about traffic. Now Google puts that in maps. Even if you don’t have maps running Google knows where you are and how fast you are going. It takes all that data and puts it together to give other users a picture of traffic.

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