Google introduced a bunch of recent regional options for Google Maps at its Building for India occasion in New Delhi on Thursday. The search engine large is bringing enhancements to Google Maps Street View, introducing stay view strolling, Lens in Maps, and extra. Maps can even get enhancements for prepare journey and public transport within the nation, with the Where Is My Train characteristic including help for Mumbai and Kolkata native trains within the app. The new Google Maps options are coming to Android first, with iOS launch set to reach within the coming months.
Google Maps showcased India-specific options like Live view strolling, Lens in Maps, gasoline environment friendly routing, tackle descriptors, native trains help, amongst others, on the Building for India occasion. With the brand new updates, Google goals to develop richer and extra complete map for India that’s extra visible and immersive and caters to the nation’s numerous mobility wants.
According to Google, Live view strolling navigation is coming to three,000 cities within the nation, beginning first with Android units, with iOS help coming later down the road. The Lens in Maps characteristic, which is able to add Google Lens help within the utility to assist it utilise the telephone digital camera for native info, is ready to reach by January 2024, Google mentioned.
Fuel environment friendly routing, which brings extra eco-friendly routes to Maps, can even be added to Google Maps in India. According to Google a inexperienced leaf image will present up on gasoline environment friendly routing in Maps, making it distinct from common navigation. The characteristic is ready to reach in January 2024 and can be obtainable in over 20 cities.
The Where Is My Train characteristic, which permits for stay monitoring of trains, will add help for Mumbai native trains quickly. Local trains help for Kolkata is subsequent in line. Additionally, Maps can even get tackle descriptors in early 2024.
Back in October, Google rolled out “Immersive View for routes” and some different AI options to Google Maps. The Immersive View for routes characteristic will let customers preview their route step-by-step whereas driving, strolling, or biking. The characteristic has began rolling out in choose cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, Florence, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Tokyo, and Venice this week on each Android and iOS,
