Google Maps now shows real-time public transit info in San Francisco, Chicago, UK and more

The public transportation info found in Google Maps is about to display real-time for San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Budapoest, Netherlands and the UK. Google Maps will show you info like whether a bus is running late, or a train is ahead of schedule. To accomplish this, Google has partnered with over 6,000 transit authorities to get a current view of where their vehicles are. For all Maps users, public transit options will now be lumped into groups when you plan a route. If the subway line you wanted to take was behind schedule, Maps now makes it easier to find a different…

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