How does a GPS work with ETA?

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I noticed this the other day, I turned my Google Maps GPS on, put in destination. It told me the trip would take 9 hours. I drove ~8-10 over the speed limit, hit almost no traffic, it took a bit under 9 hours.

How does it calculate time? I would have thought going 8 over the limit for 9 hours would have meant I would have gotten back over an hour earlier, no?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

How many times did you stop for breaks and fuel? GPS arrival times don’t include any stops. It calculates a straight though trip based on posted speeds.

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