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            Google Maps gets Gemini AI upgrade with ‘Ask Maps’ feature

            OUR BUREAU                                                                                 pabilities, Google Maps can generate personalised
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                   oogle Maps is undergoing its biggest transfor-                                         Users planning road trips can also ask for sug-
                   mation in more than a decade, as Google rolls                                       gestions along multi-stop routes.
            Gout a new set of artificial intelligence-pow-                                                The new feature could recommend stops along
            ered  features  designed  to  make  navigation  and                                        the  way,  returning  directions,  estimated  arrival
                                                                                                       times and suggestions sourced from community in-
            trip planning more conversational and immersive.                                Login|Register with your eMail then
                At  the  centre  of  the  update  is  ‘Ask  Maps,’  a                                  sights.
            new  feature  powered  by  Google’s  latest  Gemini                                           ‘Ask  Maps’  also  connects  planning  to  action.
            AI models that allows users to ask complex, natu-                                          Once a destination is selected, users can book reser-
            ral-language questions about places and travel plans                                       vations, save places to lists, share them with friends
            directly inside the Maps app. The feature is rolling                                       or immediately begin navigation.
                                                                                                          Alongside Ask Maps, Google has introduced
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            States and India.                                                                          Immersive Navigation, described as the biggest up-
                The  launch  was  highlighted  by  Google  CEO                                         date to the app’s driving and route guidance experi-
            Sundar Pichai, who shared details on X about the                                           ence in over ten years.
            integration of Gemini into Google Maps and de-                                                Powered by Gemini models, the feature gener-
            scribed it as a major step toward more intelligent   best three-hour family hikes with a place to stop for   ates realistic 3D views of roads and surroundings by
            navigation tools.                            lunch,” locating a charging spot when a phone bat-  combining Street View imagery with aerial photos
                                                                                                       and AI processing. The system recreates buildings,
                                                         tery is low, or identifying public tennis courts with
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            ple location searches to a more conversational ex-  lighting available for night play, as per Google.  overpasses, crosswalks, traffic lights and landmarks
            perience. Users can tap the ‘Ask Maps’ button and   According to the Google blog, the feature re-  to provide a clearer sense of the route ahead.
            interact with the app through a chat-style interface   lies on a vast dataset that includes information from   For users in India and the United States, the
            similar to Gemini.                           over 300 million places worldwide and insights from   update  is  already  appearing  in  the  Google  Maps
                                                                                                       app, marking what Google calls the beginning of a
                                                         more than 500 million contributors.
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            ers can ask nuanced questions such as finding “the   By combining this data with Gemini’s AI ca-  new era in AI-powered navigation.
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