Google Maps just got a big upgrade, becoming smarter, easier, and more hands-free thanks to a push of new Gemini AI features.

Google describes this update as being like “having a knowledgeable friend in the passenger seat who can confidently help you get where you’re going.”

While Google Maps has had AI features built in before, this upgrade brings some noticeable improvements, mostly to the driver’s ability to find destinations along their routes. It boils down to four new features.

These new features will begin to roll out on both Android and iOS Google Maps over the next couple of weeks. Android Auto will then follow after this first initial rollout.

A conversational assistant

By bringing the Gemini assistant to Google Maps, users will be able to interact with the map system more e

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