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GPS navigation apps and the price of anarchy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2020

Leonard M. Wapner
Leonard M. Wapner*
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Division of Mathematical Sciences, El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA90506USA e-mail: lwapner@elcamino.edu
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Folded paper road maps are found next to sextants in the pile of obsolete navigation tools. GPS navigation apps like Waze and Google Maps, accurate to within a few metres, are available on all smartphones and most new cars. These apps provide drivers with real time traffic conditions and suggest minimum drive time routes, giving drivers the ability to avoid congestion and delays caused by heavy traffic, accidents, road construction and other hindrances.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 104 , Issue 560 , July 2020 , pp. 235 - 240
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© Mathematical Association 2020

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