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Behind the Scenes: How Google Maps Finds the Fastest Route
Graph AlgorithmsNavigation
Every time you open Google Maps to find the fastest route to your destination, a fascinating algorithm called Dijkstra's algorithm (and its variants) springs into action. But how does it actually work, and how does Google handle real-world complications like traffic jams, road closures, and millions of simultaneous requests?
In this engineering story, we take you inside Google's navigation system to explore how graph algorithms are applied at a massive scale to help billions of people find their way every day.