Google Maps gets its biggest navigation redesign in a decade, plus more AI - Ars Technica

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Google Maps is rolling out Immersive Navigation, a major redesign using Gemini AI to provide 3D views, smarter route info, and better turn-by-turn guidance.

Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation: New AI features in Google Maps
Google Maps integrates Gemini models to launch Ask Maps for conversational location queries and Immersive Navigation with 3D driving visuals and real-time guidance.
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Android Auto is now one (screen) size fits all
Google rolls out Android Auto updates for any screen shape, video streaming when parked, Gemini agentic tasks, and widgets to blend phone projection with embedded car software.
also on Google Maps, #automotive, Gemini, #user-experience
Wanderfugl - AI trip planning that's as fun as the trip
Wanderfugl is a map-based AI trip planning tool that generates walkable itineraries by considering proximity, routes, and bookings.
also on Google Maps, #mobile, #user-experience, #ai
I’m Signing Off From This Column After 12 Years. Here’s What’s Changed in Tech. - WSJ
After 12 years as a WSJ columnist, Joanna Stern reflects on the consumer-tech shifts that reshaped daily life, including phones becoming everything, cars becoming computers, and AI becoming the new interface.
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