Google is rolling out its real-time bike-share information on Google Maps to 24 cities in 16 countries.
Originally launched in New York City, the service allows people to use Google Maps to locate bike-sharing stations and pinpoint how many bikes are available at a station in real-time.
Google has worked with Ito World to incorporate global bike-share data into Google Maps, allowing riders to find an empty space at a station to leave bikes.
This ‘bird’s eye view into bike-sharing’ is available in
In Sweden, marketing company DDB Stockholm employed a mock speed camera as part of a promotional campaign for automotive manufacturer Volkswagen. The result was worldwide online interest and promotion of the debate over excessive speed to the national level. A developing trend in traffic management policy is to look at how to induce road users to modify their behaviour by incentivising change rather than forcing it through the application of penalties. There have been several studies conducted into this; an
Lime is building on a partnership with Google Maps which it says will allow riders to locate bikes and scooters in 80 cities worldwide.
Last December, Lime launched an initial pilot with Google Maps in 13 cities such as Brisbane, Australia, and Seattle, Washington.
Lime says the estimated costs and arrival times will be visible next to each vehicle to help users better gauge their transportation options.
Riders can view nearby Lime bikes and scooters by tapping the transit icon in Google Maps. Onc
