The success of Google Maps as a navigation app is due to its easy-to-use interface. Simply enter the name of an establishment or a street and the application will show you the fastest way to go. However, many times it is not very clear which lane we should take on the map and that can be a problem. With the latest update the developers have been working on, this is being fixed.
Those drivers who use Google Maps to know where to go while driving are not always attentive to which lane is best for them to be in. Although the app’s voice warns you to change to the one on the right, the middle or the left, it is difficult to follow all the instructions. The best thing is that it appears marked in the graphics, as is happening with the latest version of the platform.
Google Maps is visually indicating the lane in which cars should drive to make the next intersection. This way, they will be able to turn on the turn signal and turn in advance, something that will avoid many scares and accidents on the road. As you can see in the image below, the map will show the different lanes that exist, when there is a continuous or broken line and the traffic lights. This way, with a simple glance, you will be able to know which lane you have to drive in.
Sometimes, it is difficult to determine if we have to stay on the highway or exit on the right, and changing lanes at the last moment can end up in trouble if there is a car behind. For this reason, graphic support on the map of the navigation app would facilitate immediate and safe action.
Initially, the feature is rolling out on Android and iOS in 30 metropolitan areas in the United States. However, if the tool works, it is most likely that they will expand it to more territories in the world. It will undoubtedly be a solution for those who get confused with Google Maps directions.
Other Google Maps features coming
In addition to providing information about the lane you will have to go on, Google Maps will bring out other new features. One of them is the “destination guidance” function that they already talked about in July. This will be in charge of highlighting the entrance of the building when the user arrives at their destination, for those who find it difficult to find their way. Thus, Internet users will have clear instructions on how to walk to the main door of the establishment in question.
With this other tool they have prepared, Google Maps will also indicate the closest parking spaces. In this way, those who arrive by vehicle will be able to park in a parking lot close to the destination, so that they do not have to walk far later.
In short, the developers have improved their reporting system so that they also provide data on possible adverse weather conditions that could affect driving. These will be activated in cases where problems of low visibility, fog, snow, uncleaned roads or flooding are detected.
Likewise, the navigation application is also implementing artificial intelligence functions. As we have detailed in other articles in ADSLZone, Google is using Gemini so that site searches through the platform have better results.
Recently, Alphabet reported that Google Maps had joined the list of its products or services with more than 2 billion monthly users. A big part of its success, according to CEO Sundar Pichai, was the arrival of AI features to the app. However, there are many more new features that make Google Maps successful among Internet users, as we have seen in this article.
