Comments on: New Google Now Allows You to Specify Mode of Transportation for Commutes or Other Trips

By: Mr. Shah

Mr. Shah — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:21:00 +0000

Does anyone get the news cards to show up? I can’t seem to get them even when I google stories. I wish it would do it from my Google News page.

By: Mr. Shah

Mr. Shah — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:18:00 +0000

It worked for my exchange calendar as well the other day telling me that I should leave at so and so time to make to my meeting on time. One of the best features Google Now has.

By: Matt M

Matt M — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:41:00 +0000

Isn’t it supposed to show up “when I need it”… not all the time?? That’s what I thought the whole point was..

By: JetBlue

JetBlue — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:28:00 +0000

What you could do is set up your Home in the settings that if you go to another place after work it’ll still show how much time you have until you’d arrive Home

By: Ian Winchell

Ian Winchell — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:08:00 +0000

ya know what, having looked at it again, it is showing the correct route, its just the travel time that is off, no way it take me 38 minutes to get from work to home, 25 minutes tops, 20 if i speed a little. So it seems to have learned my route, the place i couldn’t edit it was in google maps, but in navigation it works well and can edit the routes. So basically i’m an idiot

By: MikeSaver

MikeSaver — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:46:00 +0000

Wow this is exactly what i was looking for as I take the T to work, drive everywhere else

By: SJFee

SJFee — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:19:00 +0000

Just noticed too – that’s new.

By: SJFee

SJFee — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:17:00 +0000

Yeah, that’s been around since Now launched – but the ability to customize your mode of transportation & differentiate btw commuting and ‘other trips’ is new

By: Corey Marrier

Corey Marrier — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:07:00 +0000

It also shows the daily Google Doodle, at least for me.

By: Seth Schorr

Seth Schorr — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:30:00 +0000

It may only update every 30 minutes or so.

By: Seth Schorr

Seth Schorr — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:28:00 +0000

It is showing the card because it knows that you have driven to work. It doesn’t know the time that you are returning and is updating based on traffic.

By: Seth Schorr

Seth Schorr — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:25:00 +0000

Try using Google Navigate for each trip. Even though you don’t need it, it probably will send the info to Google and it will learn from that.

By: Alan Burnstine

Alan Burnstine — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:18:00 +0000

If you are near Union Station, it will supply MARC schedules, but I have never seen it give Amtrak or Metro information even though both are available from Google Maps.

I would like to see the ability to combine transport methods, and learn my habits. If it is a nice day, I ride my bike to the bus, then the bus to the metro. If it is cold and rainy, I drive to the metro, but if it snowing, or warm but rainy, I walk to the bus. I would like to know the expected commute time for all three methods, preferably with Google Now guessing which method I will use.

By: TheDrunkenClam

TheDrunkenClam — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:21:00 +0000

I live in DC, I commute to work by car because taking the metro (subway train) would be too long. When I take trips to Ohio, of course its by car. But when I go out for leisure downtown I always take the metro and never drive. How should I set mine. Also, it says it’ll notify you about the train schedules when it detects you’re standing at the train platform, but I have never gotten a card popup here for this. Anyone else in the Washington DC area care to weigh in? Thanks in advance for any help.

By: Justin Winker

Justin Winker — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:28:00 +0000

From some other people that have had similar issues, it appears to learn the route you take to/from location after a certain amount of time. My problem is that I rarely go home right after work (and my schedule is on a two week rotating basis), so it’s probably never going to get it right.