Yandex has improved its search for gas stations with fuel…
Yandex has improved its search for gas stations with fuel information and queue data, and now learns to build routes that save fuel. Users can now view fuel availability and station conditions in Maps and Navigator, as well as immediately plan a route to their chosen gas station.
Consensus
- Yandex has launched or improved features for finding gas stations with available fuel.
- Information about fuel availability and queues is now accessible in Yandex Maps, Navigator, Go, and Zapravki apps.
- The data is based on anonymized user data, traffic conditions, driver reports, and surveys.
- Users can build routes directly from the gas station card in Maps and Navigator.
- Routes are suggested to minimize fuel consumption by using smoother driving patterns and fewer traffic lights.
- The feature is available in major cities including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Novosibirsk, and others.
Points of divergence
- The status of gas stations is based on driver hints and anonymized statistics. — tg_moscash
- Route suggestions prioritize fuel savings over speed, even if they are not the fastest. — tg_bazabazon
- The feature is available in 15 specific cities and will expand to other cities as data becomes sufficient. — tg_mash
Coverage (3 sources)
- Yandex launched a search for gas stations with fuel and occupancy ratings for drivers. — Московский кэш
- Yandex improved fuel station search with queue data and learned to build routes for fuel savings — Baza
- Yandex improved search for gas stations with fuel without queues and learned to build routes for saving gasoline. — Mash