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Google is tote up a tidy sum of new feature of speech to Google Maps in India as it seeks to pull in more user by customizing its service to serve the country ’s unique needs and dish more use cases .
Notably , Maps is get an AI manakin that helps driver better navigate flyovers ( overpass ) and narrow-minded roadstead in India . The troupe is also partnering with a government - backed initiative to lease commuters book local gearing and subway system tickets from within the Maps app . The app is even getting a feature that will come on curated list of democratic places one can inflict in certain metropolis .
Navigation features
On Thursday , Google say it has progress an AI model specifically for Indian road that estimates road width using satellite imagery and Street View data . The model also view information such as the type of road , space between building , tree cover , poles and drains to help drivers avoid minute roadstead .
Maps will now show motorcar , motorcycle , and walker routes that forefend minute road during navigation . When such roadstead are inescapable , Maps will exhibit callouts to warn users about narrow sections ahead .
The company said this feature will get to Android gadget in eight cities first , and will be twine out to iOS gimmick presently .
Google Maps has also integrate flyover callouts during sailing so you’re able to see approaching flyovers along their route .
Until this update , Maps would apprise drivers to “ take a ramp ” while getting on or off flyovers , but the terminal figure “ incline ” is not commonly used in India in this linguistic context . Also , the app would frequently name to roads by their prescribed names during navigation , but these are often not prominently displayed on roads , so drivers oft have to guess which road they are on . A clear instruction like , “ take the fly-by ” is a adept prompt in such caseful .
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Flyover callouts will be undulate out in 40 cities across India and will first come to Android devices and Android Auto . The feature will also be available on Apple ’s CarPlay before long , Google suppose .
map will now also show entropy about EV charging stations in the area — more than five year after the feature wasrolled out in the U.S. Google said it has partner with EV charging providers and aggregators such as ElectricPe , Ather Energy , Kazam and Statiq to show selective information about more than 8,000 charging stations on Google Maps .
Users will also see entropy such as the ballyhoo types stick out at the available stations when they search for charging post on the app .
Notably , this will be the first clip that Google Maps will show result for two - Sir Mortimer Wheeler EV charging stations — elsewhere in the humans , mapping only shows buck stations for cars .
Public transport
Google has also partner with India ’s Open internet for Digital Commerce ( ONDC ) , a government - backed open source mesh for infrastructure , and Namma Yatri , a Google - backed ride - hail app , to allow users reserve tickets for local trains and subway system , and hail auto rickshaws in Native American cities from within Google Maps .
This week , the fellowship is rolling out support for booking metro tickets in Kochi and Chennai from within Google Maps . user will get their tickets as a QR code after they bear for it . Google said it would bring this feature to more cities and support additional modes of ecstasy eventually .
Google Maps used to display Uber and Ola Cabs Leontyne Price when user typed in a destination , but the feature was eventually discontinued . The company said that the partnership with Namma Yatri and ONDC is a deeper integration and these booking features are here to stay .
Community updates
Earlier this year , Google Maps starteddisplaying curated lists of recommend places to visit in blue-ribbon cities in the U.S. and Canada . The company is now bringing this feature to India in partnership with Magicpin and NDTV Food . Starting this hebdomad , Indians will be able to see recommended places to visit in Bengaluru , Delhi , Mumbai , Goa , Hyderabad , Pune , Ahmedabad , Chennai , Kolkata and Jaipur .
Google Maps will show up these lists when users search for terms like “ respectable sea - view cafes in Goa ” or “ Top breakfast places in Mumbai . ”
The society said that it has also updated the Maps user interface to make it easier to report crashes , lag , construction , lane stoppage , stalled vehicle , and object on the road via tappable picture .
