As lifehacker reports Similar to Windows Live Maps’ traffic-based directions, Google Maps releases its own traffic predictions!

The interface is pretty similar to what is being developed in TNT, i.e., providing a slider to produce future travel times probably based on historic information.

The predictions are based on past traffic at those times, similar to Windows Live Maps, but the option to choose your travel time and get predictions based on when you’re heading out put Google Maps’ traffic predictions one up on Windows Live Maps.

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