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Paying your ticket via Google Maps to take public transport will soon be possible.
The service will be available to 80 transport agencies around the world, says the digital giant in a blog note relayed by
01Net
.
It will work with the metro, bus, tram or even train.
A practical service for those who travel a lot because it will allow the user not to have to worry about downloading the application dedicated to each transport company.
To use the service, the user will first need to plan a public transport trip with the GPS application.
When possible, the option to pay with your phone will appear.
However, a bank card will be required to be associated with the traveler's Google Play account.
Once paid, the ticket must be presented to the contactless validation terminals or presented to the controller.
Paying for parking in the United States
Also new to the navigation app, paying for parking directly through Maps will be possible in more than 400 cities across the United States.
The deployment of this service is underway for Android users.
IPhone owners will still have to wait.
This remote payment is a solution to avoid touching parking meters during this period of the coronavirus epidemic.
It is difficult for the moment to know if this feature will be available in France.
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