This page is updated with each new release of the
Distance Matrix API. The changelog lists releases by date and
includes any new features, bug fixes and significant performance improvements.
Consult the developer's guide for information on how to
use the Distance Matrix API.
November 10, 2015
Features and improvements
The API now returns predicted travel times with traffic for times in the
future, based on historical averages. Previously, the API only returned travel
times in traffic for times very close to now. To receive predicted travel
times with traffic, specify a departure time of "now" or some time
in the future, with a travel mode of driving. You can also
specify a traffic model of optimistic, pessimistic, or best guess (default),
to influence the assumptions used when calculating the travel time. For
details, see the
developer's guide.
Standard Plan customers now have access to optimal routes and travel times in
traffic - these features were previously available only to
Google Maps Platform Premium Plan customers.
About these release notes
This document describes releases from November 2015 onwards. The
Distance Matrix API existed before that date and had a number of
releases, but they're not included in these notes.
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