On my recent trip to LA, the biggest change I saw from 2 years ago is how freeway traffic is now a daylong affair. No longer are the roads wide open from 10am to 3pm.
LA drivers need a m more sophisticated way to figure out where the congestion is. Of course, they also need more highways.
"If you want to understand what an Internet-map-powered world might be like, look to Europe, where there's a higher adoption rate of mapping technology. In the United States, for example, commuters get traffic updates from frenzied helicopter pilots shouting over muddled AM radio; it's literally a top-down model. Many European drivers enjoy a more elegant solution. TomTom, Europe's leading in-car navigation company, dynamically updates traffic conditions on the maps in users' GPS devices, including which roads are congested because of an accident or roadwork and even the location of speed traps, all with the help of its subscribers. In effect, travelers are forming instant communities to cooperatively learn about their environment."
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