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With the new Google Maps update, the app will automatically recommend pit stops along your route, whether that means grabbing a croissant whilst on a stroll through Paris, or checking out the ...

A major feature dump for Google Maps just rolled out to make getting around easier during the holidays. New features include ...

Google announced a number of new features to ease holiday travel covering everything from public transit to EV driving.

Google Maps' new trailer-friendly route planner will help you avoid that. You can input the dimensions of the trailer you're hauling, and Maps will help you avoid low-hanging obstacles like train ...

Maps is also getting an updated travel planner, up-to-date road reports and the ability to add vehicle cargo dimensions.

Google Maps: Immersive View for routes will get new details ... Imagine a transportation planner wants to install new electric vehicle (EV) chargers in their city. All they need to do is ask ...

Google Maps Immersive View gives a preview of what to expect along the route and at the destination. As head of Google’s Geo division (Google Maps, Waze and Google Earth) Chris Phillips ...

You can easily draw a route on Google Maps using the directions feature. This allows you to see the quickest route between two or more points. Drawing a route on a custom map can be useful in ...

That includes turn-by-turn directions, just like you'd get on the road, and the ability to tweak the route yourself. Google Maps does have a terrain layer, but nothing quite so extensive.

Google Maps will flag traffic or obstacles it knows about on-screen, as does Waze, but the difference is Google will happily send you on the same pre-set route regardless of how things change.