Google Map gets speed limits, radar locations
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Map gets speed limits, radar locations

Live Mint  

After running tests in the US and elsewhere, Google is rolling out speed limits and mobile radar locations in over 40 countries, including India, EnGadget reported on Thursday. The search engine giant confirmed to TechCrunch that Maps would now let users see speed limits, speed cameras and mobile speed cameras in more than 40 countries worldwide including the US, UK, Mexico, Russia and Japan. Android users will additionally be able to report mobile speed cameras and stationary cameras, while both iOS and Android users will be able to see those updates during their drive. Waze comes with the ability to crowdsource reports like police ahead, crashes, cars pulled over on the side of the road, gas prices, road closures, obstacles on the path like red light, cameras and more.

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Google Maps To Soon Rollout Speedometer & Speed Limit Indicators For iPhone Users
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Google Maps To Soon Rollout Speedometer & Speed Limit Indicators For iPhone Users

ABP News  

The battle between Android and iOS is one that never ends. According to reports, Google Maps is now rolling out a global update that would enable users to see a speedometer and speed limit indicators on their iPhones on Google Maps. The speedometer and speed limit indicator features were introduced in Android back in 2019 only and now after after …

Google Maps is coming with the strongest update ever: Now, you can save money on highway toll
2 years, 11 months ago

Google Maps is coming with the strongest update ever: Now, you can save money on highway toll

India TV News  

Google Maps is one such application that made us find ways easily, removing the hassle of stopping the car in the midway and asking for the way every now and then. In the new feature, now Google Map will tell the user in advance about the number of tolls that will be on the way ahead, and how much tax …

Google Maps Will Now Show Live Transit Crowdedness Info, Food Delivery Status and More
4 years, 4 months ago

Google Maps Will Now Show Live Transit Crowdedness Info, Food Delivery Status and More

News 18  

Google has announced a bunch of new updates for Google Maps Android and iOS apps. The latest version of the Google Maps app will have an improved COVID-19 layer that will display live transit crowdedness information to aid social distancing as well as quick links to COVID-19 resources from local authorities that also includes all-time detected cases of an area. …

Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful
4 years, 7 months ago

Google Maps redesign to get more detailed and colourful

India Today  

Google Maps is getting a redesign that will detail in the street features and help distinguish between natural features in the environment, whether they’re mountainous ice caps, deserts, beaches, or dense forests. “We’re rolling out new visual improvements that bring even more detail and granularity to the map, making it easier to understand what an area looks like whether you’re …

Google Maps to alert users about Covid-19 travel restrictions
4 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps to alert users about Covid-19 travel restrictions

Live Mint  

Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet Inc unit said on Monday. The update would allow users to check how crowded a train station might be at a particular time, or if buses on a certain route are running on a limited schedule, …

Google Maps to now show bike sharing stations on app
5 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps to now show bike sharing stations on app

The Quint  

San Francisco, July 17 To make Maps more useful for users, Google is adding support for bike-sharing stations to let people be informed on docked bike sharing services near them. On a similar issue, on December 2018, Google Maps gained a feature to direct users towards shared Lime scooters and bikes, the report said. In July 2019, Maps also added …

Check out 'Off-route' test feature on Google Maps, exclusively in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Check out 'Off-route' test feature on Google Maps, exclusively in India

India TV News  

Check out 'Off-route' test feature on Google Maps, exclusively in India Intended to keep users safe while they are riding in a taxi, the "Off-route" feature would notify users everytime their cab gets sidetracked from the intended course by 500 metres, XDA Developers reported on Monday. As part of the many new features Google is experimenting with and adding on …

Google Maps get test 'off-route' alert feature in India
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Maps get test 'off-route' alert feature in India

Live Mint  

San Francisco: As part of the many new features Google is experimenting with and adding on Maps, the search engine giant is testing an "Off-route" alert feature, exclusively in India for now. Intended to keep users safe while they are riding in a taxi, the "off-route" feature would notify users everytime their cab gets sidetracked from the intended course by …

Google Map roll out new speed limits and radar locations
5 years, 9 months ago

Google Map roll out new speed limits and radar locations

India TV News  

After running tests in the US and elsewhere, Google is rolling out speed limits and mobile radar locations in over 40 countries, including India, EnGadget reported on Thursday. Also, read: Meizu 16Xs with Snapdragon 675, in-display fingerprint sensor and triple rear cameras announced The search engine giant confirmed to TechCrunch that Maps would now let users see speed limits, speed …

Google Maps' speed camera and speed limit alerts are expanding to users in India
5 years, 10 months ago

Google Maps' speed camera and speed limit alerts are expanding to users in India

Firstpost  

Google has not officially published a list of countries that are receiving these features yet. Google Maps may be among the most widely used car navigation system in the world but there are a number of areas where Google could improve. Since acquiring Israel-based company, Waze in 2013, we’ve seen a whole raft of new features being brought to Google …

Google Maps adds traffic information to 12 more Indian cities and national highways
9 years, 8 months ago

Google Maps adds traffic information to 12 more Indian cities and national highways

Firstpost  

The latest update to Google Maps will make traffic information available for all national highways and expressways in India. This means Google Maps will let users see real time traffic conditions across a total of 34 cities. “We’re constantly working on making Google Maps a more comprehensive, daily tool for Indians, and we hope that this new real-time traffic information …

Google launches Navigation in MENA countries
12 years, 6 months ago

Google launches Navigation in MENA countries

Firstpost  

Google has been rolling out a lot of updates to its Maps app on Android. Google Maps Navigation, an Internet-connected GPS navigation system, offers users turn-by-turn voice-guided driving directions and it has been a free feature of Google Maps for mobile on smartphones running Android version 2.2 or later. As part of the Google Maps for mobile application, Google Maps …

'Live Traffic' on Google Maps comes to India – Firstpost
12 years, 6 months ago

'Live Traffic' on Google Maps comes to India – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Check Google Maps on your Android mobile or your desktop and you will notice a new layer, called Traffic. Clearly, Live Traffic layer on Google Maps seems to have come to India now. Google Maps Live Traffic If users do not want Live Traffic updates, but want something more specific as traffic during a particular time on a particular day, …

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