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Google Maps brings Motorbike Mode to Kenyan boda bodas
- Tuesday | 16th October, 2018
Kenyan roads are full of motorcycles taxis, known as boda bodas, that are much cheaper rides to car taxis. NAIROBI (Reuters) – Google, said on Monday it would offer Motorbike Mode on Google Maps in Kenya, offering the voice navigation service for bike riders in Africa for the first time. Streets in Kenyan cities and towns are often poorly signposted and frequently congested, making it hard for boda boda drivers to pick up customers when they hail them by phone. If the road doesn’t have a clear name and you are new to the area, you get lost,” said Ben Chelule, a 24-year old boda boda driver in Nairobi. “With Google Maps’ new Motorbike Mode, users across Kenya will now be able to get directions and turn-by-turn navigation, to suggest routes that are more efficient,” it said.
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