An elegant way to find shortest and fastest route in Google Maps API v3?

Question

I am making a taxi fare calculator. One of the business requirements is that, the company wants the shortest and fastest route options. I know Google directionService by def

Answer 1

Use optimizeWaypoints: true  in Request perameter. See below code snippet

var request ={
                origin: sStartLatLng,
                destination: sStartLatLng,
                waypoints: waypts,
                optimizeWaypoints: true,
                travelMode: google.maps.DirectionsTravelMode.DRIVING
            };