Google Maps partners with TfL to prioritize safer cycling routes in London

Google Maps will soon start to prioritise safer, quieter roads when giving cycling instructions for journeys within London — thanks to an information sharing partnership with Transport for London (TfL).The update to Google Maps follows on from an innovation summit held last July, where cyclists highlighted that some of the key barriers to cycling include the need for travel planning tools to include up-to-date data. What was noticed is that existing digital journey planners do not always c