Public transport commuters in Edinburgh and Glasgow are to benefit from a congestion feature to be added to the Google Maps app.
The new feature is designed to help commuters avoid packed trains and buses during rush hour.
Crowdedness predictions, which work out how busy trains, buses and Tube journeys are likely to be based on past rides, are coming to 18 cities and towns across the UK. They are among 200 world locations where it will be available on iOS and Android devices.
London, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Coventry, Crawley, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Reading, Sheffield and Southampton are also on the list.
Earlier this year, a study by the Labour Party found the most overcrowded route in 2018 was the 4.22am train from Glasgow Central to Manchester Airport, with twice the number of passengers as the service was designed to carry, the study suggested.
Google is also rolling out live traffic delays for buses in locations where it does not already have access to real-time information direct from local transit agencies, informing users whether their bus is running late or on time.
