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Google Maps gets a new feature — here’s how it works. Angela Lang/CNET Google announced on Thursday that it expanded its… Source link

Wherever you’re headed, Google Maps can give you a snapshot of what you’ll find when you get there, from real-time crowd numbers to menus, prices and contact information. Angela Lang/CNET … Source link

If your town is partly closed or you’re wary of travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, it might feel as if your phone’s map app is just sitting there gathering digital dust. But even if you’re not tapping Apple’s Maps or Google Maps to explore an exotic vacation spot or to belt out turn-by-turn directions on a long road trip this summer, your interactive travel aid can be useful. Here are a few things you can do. Find What’s Open (or Closed) Major American cities have been in varying… Source link

(Photo: Pixabay) Cycling is the happy medium we need during a global pandemic: It’s quicker than walking and safer than taking public transportation. A recent spike in requests for cycling directions in Google Maps reflects that; up 69 percent since February and an all-time high last month. On Monday, Google vowed to “raise the (handle)bar” on biking routes—using a combination of machine learning, complex algorithms, and crowdsourced data to provide the most up-to-date options, including… Source link

Google Maps is making it easier for bikeshare users to navigate their city with an update to Maps now rolling out across 10 major markets. Already, Google Maps could point users to bikesharing locations and it has long since offered cycling directions between any two points. The new update, however, will combine both walking and biking directions in order to provide end-to-end navigation between docked bikeshare locations. That is, Google Maps will first provide detailed walking… Source link

Starting today, Google Maps can show you directions using rented bikes from docked bike-share schemes like Citi Bike in New York City or Santander Cycles in London. It works by giving walking directions to get to a nearby dock, cycling directions to get from one dock to another, and finally walking directions once more to get from the dock to your destination. It’s similar to what Google started offering for Lime’s dockless scooters and bikes back in 2018, but for the many docked… Source link

Drivers for Uber Technologies’ (NYSE:UBER) ridesharing service and food delivery business will continue relying upon Google Maps to get people and orders to their destination after the master agreement between Uber and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) was updated and extended. How drivers find… Source link