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Climate change has brought an increasing number of wildfires and air quality problems. In the US, the West Coast has seen more than its fair share of fires over the past several years. Here on the East Coast, we were affected by wildfires in Canada last year, creating a haze across the skies and warnings ...

Google Maps is one of the most widely used navigation apps in the world, with 60 million active users in India alone as of 2023, according to Miriam Daniel, Vice President and Head of Google Maps. The web mapping platform introduces new features and improvements to existing ones on a regular basis, helping solo travellers ...

There’s no elegant way to say this: going to the bathroom in New York is a nightmare. Public restrooms in the city are hard to find and are often either out of order or require you to buy something at a store or café to be able to use. The problem is so bad that ...

At its annual Google I/O 2024 conference, Google announced that users will soon be able to access geospatial augmented reality (AR) content directly on Google Maps on their phones. The feature will first appear in Singapore and Paris as part of a pilot program launching later this year. Users will be able to access the ...

A group of 63 doctors filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court on Thursday against Google seeking ¥1.45 million (about $9,400) in compensation for causing harm to their businesses through what they described as one-sided, hateful reviews for their clinics on Google Maps. The suit is the first in Japan — and possibly the ...

While some places will go to any lengths to attract visitors, residents of La Salut neighbourhood in Barcelona are celebrating a move to wipe themselves off the map. For years, residents had complained that they could not get home because the number 116 bus was always crammed with tourists visiting Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell. The ...

Google Maps has become an invaluable tool to navigate and to find the best spots to eat, get coffee, or to see sights. But with some bigger buildings and attractions, it can get hard to find the entrance. That’s where a new experiment comes in that Google appears to be testing with a few users ...

GPS makes it possible to navigate the globe with relative ease, but tunnels have long been a sore spot for apps like Google Maps. But, widely available now, Google Maps now supports Bluetooth beacons to fill in the gap left by tunnels. Bluetooth beacons are not really a new idea. Google-owned Waze has supported the ...

The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence, claiming it had been informed of the collapse but failed to update its navigation system. Philip Paxson, a medical device salesman and father of two, drowned ...

Police are urging travellers to properly prepare before driving in the outback after botched Google Maps directions left an Alice Springs nurse stranded in the Central Australian desert without food or water. The 22-year-old, who asked their name not be used, was driving solo from Alice Springs to the popular Harts Range rodeo late at ...

Claudio Garrido es un joven estudiante de Técnico en Turismo y Naturaleza de la Universidad Austral de Chile, coyhaiquino que emprende con “360° Future View”, un proyecto que busca contribuir a la comunidad regional y al futuro turista con la actualización de mapas en la región, mediante Google Maps. Este joven emprendedor, prepara su equipamiento, ...

Google Maps is expanding the Immersive View format it revealed last year to an important part of the app: routes. When you look for directions in Google Maps on iOS and Android in select cities, you’ll see a more detailed view of the route. The feature isn’t just about making your journey look nicer than ...

Over the past year, Google Maps has really evolved, offering impressive features, that provide more immersive experiences. Now the firm is taking things to another level, leveraging AI and computer vision to take you places that you never thought possible within Google Maps. While you could previously take an aerial tour of locations, you’ll now ...

Google, owned by Alphabet Inc., plans to merge its teams working on Maps products and the mapping service Waze with effect from December 9, reports said. The decision to consolidate processes comes as the search giant is facing pressure to streamline operations and cut costs. The restructuring is expected to reduce overlapping work across the ...

Navigating peak rush hour traffic has become a familiar fixture of city life, leading to interminable gridlocks, frustrating congestions and severe pollution, along with crucial hours lost daily. The problem is quite acute in Bengaluru, where, as per a 2019 TomTom report, residents lose over 243 hours every year due to traffic. In order to ...

The latest beta update to Google Maps, version 11.39, includes preparations to specify the engine type of the vehicle you’re currently driving. This selection — with options for gas, diesel, electric, and hybrid — will be used by Google Maps to “tailor” your navigation to find what will “save you the most fuel or energy.”

Quando si usa Google Maps, di solito si controllano le indicazioni per un nuovo posto. Non ci si aspetta però di imbattersi in qualcosa che solleva più domande che risposte. Gli utenti di Reddit sono infatti rimasti a bocca aperta per un post bizzarro. Una telecamera di Google Maps avrebbe infatti ripreso un cane randagio ...