• Traffic events

    Do you remember the traffic delay introduced in one of the last versions of the PTV Developer Routing API? For the delay we compare the travel time with and without live traffic on the same route (see this blog post).

    In the new version of the PTV Developer Routing API V1.11.0 the request parameter ‘TRAFFIC_EVENTS’ provides traffic events chronologically along the route in the event list, together with all other events like waypoints, maneuvers or toll (see this concept).…

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  • Guided navigation

    With guided navigation you have the possibility to use a calculated route from PTV Developer in our truck app PTV Navigator. For this we offer in the new version of the PTV Developer Routing API V1.11.0 the request parameter ‘GUIDED_NAVIGATION’ to get the calculated route in an additional format easy to import in PTV Navigator.…

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  • Choose a ferry or rail shuttle connection

    Up to now ferries or rail shuttles are automatically used on a route, if it is advantageous compared to road (as so called combined transport) and of course, if you don’t want to avoid them (see this blog post). In the new version of the PTV Developer Routing API V1.9.0 you even have the possibility to choose a specific ferry or rail shuttle connection.…

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  • Once again too late…

    Today the traffic load is more or less the same as before the coronavirus pandemic and so are traffic jams. In order to estimate the impact of the current traffic situation on a route, we offer in the new version of the PTV Developer Routing API V1.8.0 the response parameter ‘trafficDelay’ for the complete route, leg or alternative route.…

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  • Avoid toll or ferries? Yes, indeed!

    There are use cases where you want to avoid toll or ferries on a route, e.g. to reduce extra costs. Of course, this could lead to longer routes (see below the left route using a ferry and the right route avoiding ferries).

     

    In the new version of the PTV Developer Routing API V1.7.0 you have the possibility to avoid toll, ferries and rail shuttles by using the parameter ‘avoid’.…

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  • Using electronic toll collection systems

    Electronic toll collection (ETC) systems provide a fast alternative to pay the toll without stopping the vehicle, normally using a wireless transponder. As the driver does not have to stop, traffic delays are reduced. Moreover ETC systems are cheaper and more flexible.…

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