Google Maps Is About To Get Way Easier To Use While Driving

On Wednesday, Google rolled out a bunch of updates to its Maps app that promise to use its Gemini chatbot to make navigating ...
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Google Maps lets you customize your car icon on Android Auto and CarPlay – how to do it

New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps ...

Google Maps on cars will 'see' what lane you're in to give you better directions

Cars with Google built-in are getting a new Google Maps feature that will tailor navigation based on the lane you're driving ...
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Google Maps Has New Car Icons, and Users Will Love Them

Waze is not only the king of traffic data thanks to its built-in incident reporting engine, but at the same time, it's also the king of customization options in the navigation software space. It ...

Google Maps now offers real-time lane guidance, but only in this one car

Google explains how it works: “Our AI in the vehicle analyses lane markings and road signs as they’re captured by the car’s ...