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Commuting annoys, and its cost goes beyond gas-tank refills and public-transit fares. The time consumption in getting from work to home and home to work is very irritating. This time can be productive for you and your family also you can enjoy time by doing things which you admire. Commuting can contribute to stress, obesity and loneliness. A commute longer than 45 minutes can even be hazardous to health. In the meantime apps given below can help you stay sane, save money and lead a healthy lifestyle.

AUTOMATIC ( $100 at the Automatic site, Apple, Amazon)

The fuel consumption of your vehicle is directly affected by the way you drive. As per San Francisco based Automatic, driver can save up to a third of money spends on fuel just by braking and accelerating gradually, and keeping the speed limit.

Automatic dongle can be plugged into car’s on-board diagnostics (OBD) port, located under the steering wheel of your car. It uses mobiles GPS and data plan and connect with the iPhone app. With the help of phone’s GPS feature, Automatic also keeps a track of your daily travel, fuel consumption for each of the trip. In case of any disaster automatic will call up your friends or relatives automatically with accelerometer fitted in it.

Waze (iOS and Android, free)

Waze is a game based navigation app that uses user sourced data from around 50 million users to prompt you the best route to your destination. By reporting traffic conditions such as road closures, accidents, stalled cars, speed traps, traffic cameras and bottlenecks user can earn points. The pins are shown on live maps to identify the conditions.

Moovit (iOS and Android, free)

As anyone who depends on public transport knows that transportation services are likely to delay. By integrating crowdsourced information Moovit gives a correct route of your daily schedule. You can more accurately catch your boat, train by avoiding crowds, and even plan Meetups with friends or coworkers as Moovit provides the exact status of what you want.

Bike Maps (iOS, free)

Biking to job is great for health, wealth and the environment, but the commuting by bike is more complex as compare to taking public transportation. Bike Maps represent by giving you look around the corners. It lets you know paved roads, heavy vehicle traffic, are public or private, are near water, food or rest stops, and more. Also maps are also available without an active Internet connection.

Daily Commute (iOS, free)

The past experience helps you prepare for the present. The daily commute app lets you do the same thing. It prepares with your data so you can make your departure accordingly. As a timer, it tracks how much time you get to and from work , including any time delay and saves the data. It then uses the data to give an accurate estimate of the time you need to leave each day, and how long your route will be. The more data it compiles, the more exact predictions and the best results to get if you use it regularly.

 

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