Anyone who has driven through the M-30 tunnels and tried to use Google Maps and Waze in them will have noticed that These services do not work insideAnd this is the most logical thing in the world, of course, since both services are based on the global positioning function, which depends, of course, on the signal constantly sent to the surface of the Earth by a network of satellites. Of course, the problem is that these signals cannot be received from underground.
The problem, and practically anyone who has traveled through them will know this, is that The M-30 tunnels are somewhat complex, So it is very easy to not realize which is your exit until the last moment, to doubt whether you should take a fork to the right or the left… in short, they have their thing and, therefore, in fact, they are precisely the scenario in which it would be ideal to be able to use Google Maps and Waze to receive timely instructions on the route you should follow.
Thus, I know of quite a few people, both from Madrid and people who come to the capital by car from time to time, who They prefer to wander around the streets, with all that this entails, to using a network of tunnels. which is actually quite efficient. And even as a driver, I admit that I myself have sometimes hesitated about whether to take them or not, when I had to take an exit that I hadn’t quite identified. However, and fortunately, it seems that this is about to change.
According to the information provided by the Europa Press Agency, Madrid City Council will install beacons in the M-30 tunnels, which will allow the use of Google Maps and Waze positioning servicesSpecifically, we are talking about beacons with Bluetooth connectivity (so we understand that it will be necessary to have this connection activated on the devices on which we use both apps), located on both sides and with distances between them that will range from 20 to 40 meters and that, by having a unique identifier, will allow (probably in combination with the accelerometer) to constantly determine the location of the vehicle.
Beacons for assisted navigation indoors are not a particularly new technology; we have been aware of projects for years to implement them in a wide variety of spaces. However, this is The most important project we have seen so far in our countryand which also has a fairly reasonable execution period, since the tender for its implementation has just been opened, and the City Council’s plans are for it to be operational in spring 2025.
Source: www.muycomputer.com
