"Over the last year, Google has added multiple AI-powered features to Maps to improve discovery and enable users to ask questions about places. Now, the company is upgrading the app with Gemini to let users ask its AI bot questions while driving, improve navigation, and perform more tasks. While driving, users can now ask Gemini to answer questions about places of interest on their route, return results about other topics (like sports or news), and even perform tasks like adding events to their calendar."
"Google is also adding a new feature to Maps that combines Gemini with Street View data to improve navigation instructions. So instead of telling you to turn right after, say, 500 feet, Maps will now mention a nearby landmark, like gas stations, restaurants or famous buildings, and highlight them before you have to make the turn. The company said that Gemini cross-references information about 250 million places with Street View images to identify important and visible landmarks for navigation."
Google upgraded Maps with Gemini to let users query an AI assistant while driving, improve navigation, and complete tasks like adding calendar events. Drivers can ask about points of interest along a route, request other information such as sports or news, and hold multi-turn conversations about availability, pricing, and parking. Users can report traffic incidents through Gemini, and Maps will proactively notify drivers of route disruptions. Landmark-based navigation uses Gemini combined with Street View to reference visible places like gas stations or famous buildings before turns. Gemini cross-references 250 million places with Street View images. Lens integration enables camera-based questions about nearby places.
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