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The tech behind Google Maps: How AI, real-time data power its navigation

AI-Powered Navigation: Google Maps is revolutionizing travel with real-time routes and traffic updates with advanced new features

Google Maps expands free usage for developers worldwide on all products

The move is aimed at encouraging developers, so they can build more for free

UP Police books PWD, Google Maps officials in Bareilly bridge death case

Police here have booked officials of the Public Works Department and Google Maps in connection with the death of three men whose car rolled over an under-construction bridge while following directions on the navigation app, an officer on Monday said. The car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge in Dataganj Police Station area early Sunday. Nitin and Ajit, aged 30, both brothers from Farrukhabad district, and Amit, 40, from Mainpuri district, were on their way from Noida to Faridpur in Bareilly to attend a wedding. According to police, the driver was led by Google Maps into taking the unsafe route. The incident took place on the Bareilly-Budaun border. Dataganj Police Station SHO Gaurav Bishnoi said an FIR on charges of laxity in duty and others was filed against four engineers of the PWD, along with some unknown people. The regional officer of Google Map has also been brought under the scope of investigation. His name is yet to be included in the ...

Commuting in Bengaluru: Walking 6 km will take you less time than driving

Google Maps showed that it would take 44 minutes to drive between Brigade Metropolis and KR Puram Railway Station, and only 42 minutes to cover the same distance on foot

Map war intensifies; Google announces new features to woo users in India

Google recently announced price cut on its Maps platform for developer, applicable from August 1, just weeks after Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal openly nudged Indian developers to shun Google Maps

Google Maps location in Chennai warns motorists of police checkpoints

A user on Google Maps marked a popular Chennai police checkpoint to alert commuters to the presence of officers. The post got more than 260,000 views in a short period of time and witty comments

Google maps navigation leads Hyderabad-based tourists into stream in Kerala

Using Google maps to navigate resulted in a tourist group from Hyderabad driving into a stream swollen with water near Kuruppanthara in this south Kerala district, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred late Friday night when the four-member group, including a woman, were going towards Alappuzha. The road they were travelling on was covered by water overflowing from the stream due to the heavy rains and since the tourists were unfamiliar with the area, they drove right into the water body while navigating using Google maps, they said. All four managed to escape unharmed due to the efforts of a nearby police patrolling unit and local residents, but their vehicle was completely submerged under the water. "Efforts are on to pull it out," an officer of Kaduthuruthy police station said. This is not the first such incident reported in Kerala. In October last year, two young doctors died in a car accident which occurred after they allegedly followed directions on Google Maps an

Now, Google Maps for Android shows weather and AQI data: Know what is new

Google Maps for iOS also has the weather and AQI data overlay available, but the information offered is limited and not as pronounced in comparison to Android counterpart

Google announces India-first AI-powered experiences for Maps: Details here

Among the new AI-powered experiences is the address descriptors, lens integration, and live view walking navigation. Below are the details of the features soon coming to Google Maps

Google announces AI-enabled updates to its search, maps, translate services

Google has announced a number of artificial intelligence-enabled updates across its products, including Search, Maps, and Translate, amid rising competition from Microsoft

Google starts Street View in India with local partners after policy change

Tech Mahindra and mapping firm Genesys will work with US technology giant to 360-degree view of streets, landmarks

Google Maps rolls out estimated toll charges for your journey in India

Google has rolled out a new feature in Maps for users in India, the US, Japan and Indonesia that will give estimate of toll charges on a given route.

Google Maps to roll out toll prices for Indian users, move to help people

Google on Wednesday said it is rolling out toll prices on Maps in India, the US, Japan and Indonesia that will help users make the choice between toll roads and regular roads.

Google Maps to get a facelift with colourful detailing for visual appeal

The update will be available worldwide and will cover a variety of natural and man-made features

Soon, Google Maps to help you walk home safely by showing well-lit paths

As discovered by XDA Developers, the new feature called 'Lighting' will help users identify streets that are brightly lit.

Google starts rolling out incognito mode for Google Maps on Android devices

The new mode was first announced four months ago at Google IO, and has now started to land on smartphones globally

Google Maps gets 3 India-first features, to show dining offers and more

The Offer feature is being launched in partnership with online table reservation company EazyDiner

Find the nearest loo on Google maps; 45,000 toilets added in 1700 cities

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs joined hands with Google to launch the Loo Review campaign in September 2018 to encourage all local guides in India to rate and review public toilets on Googl

Google woos 'Bharat' to add 1 bn users globally

The company is making huge efforts as it wants to capture the largest chunk of the Indian market in order to add a billion users globally