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CNET on MSN.com · 17d

New Google Maps AI Tool Could Help Congestion and Fix Roads Near You

Google Maps is getting a handful of new paid AI-powered tools to help businesses and cities improve roads, manage traffic congestion and learn trends about local areas.
CNET on MSN.com · 3d

If Google Maps Isn't Working for You, Try These 7 Tips for Summer Travel

Trying to find a restaurant in an airport or check how busy a location is? Try these hidden Google Maps features.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Mar 26, 2025

Google Maps might predict more than just the traffic for you soon

As of now, Google Maps on Android shows only three complications: traffic, distance to the destination, and time taken to travel. However, Android Police tipster Moshe spotted that Google Maps ...
autoevolution · 2d

Google Maps Copies the Best Apple Maps Feature, Users Will Certainly Love It

Google has started improving the maps with rich road details; similar data is part of Apple's ambitious detailed city experience rollout
Icon for www.androidauthority.comAndroid Authority · 9d

How to use Google Maps offline

That’s why we’re here to show you how to use ... walking directions, traffic details, lane guidance, and all those goodies that make Google Maps stand out. Almost everything else should ...
Icon for www.computerworld.comComputerworld · 27d

14 handy hidden tricks for Google Maps on Android

Google Maps’ glanceable directions options ... to arrive — with a specific day and time — and Maps will show you the likely traffic conditions and estimated travel time for that exact ...
autoevolution · 10d

Google Maps User Gets Stuck on Railway Tracks, Speeding Train Obliterates the Car

A violent crash took place this week in India, where a man following Google Maps navigation ended up with the vehicle stuck on the tracks
Icon for www.tomsguide.comTom's Guide · 19d

Google Maps just announced an update that should help millions of drivers — here's how

Google Maps is about to open itself up, and potentially help improve local roadways in the process. It could even potentially predict traffic congestion. How, you might ask? By giving local ...
Icon for www.theverge.comThe Verge · 21d

Google Maps is launching tools to help cities analyze infrastructure and traffic

Google is integrating new datasets for Google Maps Platform and Earth Engine into BigQuery so cities can easily access them. Google is integrating new datasets for Google Maps Platform and Earth ...
Icon for www.businessinsider.comBusiness Insider · Jun 25, 2017

How Google Maps knows when there's traffic

An curved arrow pointing right. Google Maps is a very useful tool for navigating your way around the world and getting to your destination as quickly as possible. One way it accomplishes this is ...
Icon for www.fastcompany.comFast Company · Jan 27, 2017

Google Maps

Take Google Maps, add a dash of ChatGPT, a pinch of Perplexity, and a hint of Wikipedia—and PamPam is what you get. Is it called Gulf of America now? Google Maps renames the Gulf of Mexico.
Icon for www.cnet.comCNET · 8d

You Don't Need Service to Use Google Maps on Your Phone

turning on your favorite playlist and firing up Google Maps to help you navigate to where you're going. Turn-by-turn directions make traveling easier, whether you're just trying to avoid traffic ...
Icon for www.businessinsider.inBusiness Insider India · Jun 9, 2020

These Google Maps pics show how some of the most crowded places in India are at least half empty in Unlock 1.0

How does this work? Google uses location pings to determine the status of traffic and other information. This information is then used in Maps to show the traffic status in that particular area.
Icon for www.searchenginejournal.comSearchenginejournal.com · Mar 26, 2025

Google Rolls Out AI-Powered Travel Updates For Search & Maps

Google launches AI travel planning upgrades across Search, Maps, and Lens with expanded itineraries and price tracking features. Google has expanded AI tools for comprehensive trip planning.
Icon for www.yahoo.comYahoo · Jun 23, 2024

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So, Google Maps has applied the new name for users in the US. Yes, Google Maps is renaming the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America," but it's still waiting for the Geographic Names ...