Optimal map routing with Google Maps

Question

Is there a way using the Google Maps API to get back an \"optimized\" route given a set of waypoints (in other words, a \"good-enough\" solution to the traveling salesman proble

Answer 1

It always gives them in order.

So I think you'd have to find the distance (or time) between each pair of points, one at a time, then solve the traveling salesman problem yourself. Maybe you could convince Google Maps to add that feature though. I guess what constitutes a "good enough" solution depends on what you're doing and how fast it needs to be.