After setting a destination and start navigation and my journey, if a new incident occurs and slows/blocks the route, is Google Navigation able to update the route and find a faster alternative automatically before I get near?
Answer
In the new Google Maps app we finally have this feature. From this post on the official Google blog:
Enhanced navigation: In addition to current traffic conditions, we’ve added two new features to help you navigate around traffic. You can now see reports of problems on the road that you can tap to see incident details. While on the road, Google Maps will also alert you if a better route becomes available and reroute you to your destination faster. This feature is available only on Android and is coming soon to iOS.
From http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/maps/hL8UXVgRMcE/6PfnMZP8tIQJ
Once you are in the "navigation" mode, you will see a status bar on the bottom that gives you an estimate of time remaining to your destination. The text of the time remaining changes color based on the traffic situation. The colors correspond to the former colored traffic light dot. If the words are red, that means there is some serious traffic on your route. Yellow indicates areas of slowed traffic. Green indicates that there are no anticipated delays.
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